Care Review Creative writing #2 – The Principles of Famspeak
An updating of ‘The Principles of Newspeak’ in 1984 by George Orwell In this second piece of creative writing using the Care Review as its starting point ‘Eric Irwell’ many…
A political economy of Residential Child Care
“Wherever professional conviction coincides with the direction dictated by financial constraints, it always proves a powerful combination” “…justice versus welfare, ideology becomes more significant than empirical evidence” …personal or local…
The Innovation Programme and the Care Review started and ended in the wrong place
In a situation where permanent crisis and instability is normal how do you find your way through? Maybe there are readers of Greek mythology and lovers of film amongst us.…
New DfE statistics – Looked after children in independent or semi-independent placements
This situation uncovered by these statistics is a significant change in understanding and requires urgent actions by government. The statistics show that the supported accommodation sector is now broadly as…
Essential for every children’s home – ‘good at finding stuff’ and imagination
When children think they have found what in fact has been prepared a home has been ‘good at finding stuff’. From a secure emotional base a child reaches out into…
A vital skill for these times is getting people to tune not turn off – how to do it.
Buzz words of the moment impossible to avoid – cooperative, collaboration, co-production. Recently NCERCC has been party to some excellent close productive partnerships recently. There are some role models, individual…
Listening to children – recovering words in the Residential Child Care vocabulary
The latest in the NCERCC series recovering words in the Residential Child Care vocabulary Understanding listening is key to providing an environment in which all children feel confident, safe and…
NCERCC initial response to the Ofsted research
What types of needs do children’s homes offer care for? (Published 8th July 2022) Ofsted report indicates that Government interventions at local and regional level as yet have had little…