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Published on 03 December 2018

Buckby House

Buckby House provides accommodation and care for up to five young people, both male and female. It is located in the semi-rural village of Long Buckby, Northamptonshire.


Ofsted URN no. 1256060
Rating - Good With Outstanding in Leadership and Management
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Buckby House opened in April 2007. It provides accommodation and care for up to five young people, both male and female. It is located in the semi-rural village of Long Buckby, Northamptonshire. The village setting offers good local amenities, including two supermarkets, bank, post office, railway station with a good commuter service to London, local bus service and health centre and a library. It is within the Guilsborough Secondary School catchment area. Strong relationships have been built with local colleges which provides various vocational courses for young people.

 

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Young People:

One young person says that “this is the best children’s home they have been to.”

 

“Abbey House has helped me with my substance misuse.”

 

“Abbey House is a welcoming home and easy to settle into.”

 

Parents:

“Everyone at Abbey House tries really hard to help my son with everything and god bless all the staff for helping him.”

 

“Thank you so much for everything you have done for K and our family. You are all really special people and you have given me much needed support and advice. I now feel confident that K’s future is us. Many thanks D and family.”

 

 

Ofsted:

An outstanding level of care is supported by caring and knowledgeable members of staff and underpinned by strong management leadership. Good outcomes for young people are promoted to a high standard. Care arrangements are extremely well structured with exceptional management oversight of all aspects of the service.”

 

“Young people are very positive about the quality of care that they receive and are able to identify the progress they have made while living at the home. There is a relaxed atmosphere within the home with young people befitting form positive relationships and mutual respect shown between staff and young people.”

 

“The outcomes for young people are outstanding. Young people are involved in placement planning and understand what is expected in relation to rules and boundaries.”

 

“This is an extremely well managed home which meets the aims and objectives of the Statement of Purpose. Young people’s needs are met to a high standard by experienced and well-trained staff.”

 

“Young people are cared for in a safe and well maintained environment. The organisation understands issues of health and safety and has implemented a range of monitoring checks and risk management strategies which support safeguarding arrangements”

 

 

Rebecca Maltby

The home is managed by Joanne Webb, Joanne has 10 years’ experience of working with young people in a number of residential settings including secure and open residential settings. Joanne’s qualifications include NVQ 4 in Management, NVQ 3 Childrens and Young People.

 

She is committed to working with children and young people promoting positive outcomes for their future.


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Paul Maginnis - Senior Education Engagement Coordinator

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Angela Day - Education Engagement Coordinator

Angela has worked in secondary school settings since 2009 working predominately in pastoral management. In this role Angela worked alongside social services, pupil referral units and various alternative provisions. Moving onto a position as Careers and Business Enterprise Coordinator in 2017 Angela qualified as a careers adviser before joining Homes2Inspire in April 2019.

Laura Trow - Education Engagement Coordinator

Laura joined Homes2Inspire in January 2020. Laura has a degree in Youth and Community Development as well as a PGCE in Further Education. Laura has worked with young people for 12 years in different educational settings, including schools, colleges and prisons. Laura’s previous roles have given her experience in pastoral care, IAG and course design and delivery.

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Homes2Inspire have three dedicated Education Engagement Coordinators who are the link between the home, the local authority and the school. They advise on admissions, attend statutory meetings to advocate for our young people and provide career's advice across all homes.

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As a registered Youth Awards Provider, we encourage all our young people to complete the Asdan Accredited Youth Achievement Awards. The awards range from Bronze to Platinum which upon completion, the young person will be credited UCAS points.
Assessing Development
We use the Boxall Profile to track the progress of cognitive development and behavioural traits of our young people. We work with local authorities and schools to identify and implement strategies for development and how we can best support them.