Jedburgh Out of School Club
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 31 July 2025, to ensure positive outcomes and that children’s care and support needs are met. The provider must make arrangements for the suitable management of the service. To do this they must at a minimum provide a written plan to the Care Inspectorate detailing how the provider will ensure that effective management and leadership arrangements will be put in place. This is in order to comply with Regulations 4(1)(a) The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for care Services) Regulations 2011. (SSI 2011/210) This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes' (HSCS 3.14).
1. By 30 August 2025, to promote the safety and wellbeing of children, the provider must ensure that staff take part in training and development opportunities to enable them to be competent in their roles. To do this the provider must at a minimum: a) undertake a training needs analysis to identify what training and development is required for each role b) implement quality assurance systems to evaluate the effectiveness of training and development opportunities to gauge increased competency of staff. This is to comply with section 8(1)(a) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled
1. To support children's overall wellbeing. The system for personal planning should be developed, maintained and include monitored support strategies for children who need them. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My personal plan (sometimes referred to as my care plan) is right for me because it sets out how my needs will be met, as well as my wishes and choices.' (HSCS 1.15) This are for improvement was made on 20 June 2024.
2. Staff should develop a system to plan for children's play activities. This should be based on children's interests and evidence achievements and skill developments. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I am supported to achieve my potential in education and employment, if this is right for me.' (HSCS 3.13) This area for improvement was made on 20 June 2024.
3. To enable children to be actively involved in leading their play, staff needed to provide a wider and improved range of activities and play resources. This should include play opportunities which interest and challenge the age range of children present. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable to my age and stage, which stimulates my natural curiosity, learning and creativity.' (HSCS 2.27) This are for improvement was made on 20 June 2024.
1. To improve upon outcomes for children, quality assurance and self-evaluation procedures should be developed further to assess and improve the quality of the provision in line with best practice. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes.' (HSCS 4.19) This area for improvement was made on 11 April 2023.
2. Children should benefit from a club which is well run. To achieve this, the committee and manager should be familiar with their legislative responsibilities. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice.' (HSCS 4.11) This area for improvement was made on 11 April 2023.
1. To support the development of staff skills and monitoring of professional practice. There should be an effective staff appraisal process and regular opportunities for team meetings to reflect and develop their practice. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice ad follow their professional and organisational codes.' (HSCS 3.14).
1. To ensure that children are provided with a safe, secure and well-maintained environment, staff should update risk assessments for the service. These should include demonstrating how risky play can be supported in the club. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'My environment is secure and safe.' (HSCS 5.19) This area for improvement was made on 20 June 2024.
Conditions of registration
To provide a care service to a maximum of 44 children who attend primary school or S1 at any one time.
Adult: child ratios will be a minimum of:
3 and over: 1:8 if the children attend more than 4 hours per day or
1:10 if the children attend for less than 4 hours per day
If all children are over 8 years old and over 1:10.