Ubercaring ‘#2 – ‘All of children’s lives will be digitalised’
Please read Ubercaring #1 here– this provides the context for this lyric. Some say Gil Scott- Heron with his jazz poetry was a forerunner of rap (in that case you…
Residential Child Care Workers Negotiating Board – the new government’s commitment to ending low pay.
We all want ‘The right homes for the right children in the right place at the right time (indeed it was NCERCC that first used these words) This means we…
UberCaring © being ushered in by DfE Home Again plans for Regional Care Cooperatives – here’s how.
Ubercaring © article #1 The current DfE plethora of policy is not being given time for reasoned cool consideration. No space is being given to reflective, critical or alternative thinking…
No low pay for residential workers because of the ‘new and ever-growing Jenga tower we are holding together’
This year’s ADCS President made reference to Josh MacAllister’s Jenga allusion. The actual quote is from 2021 Case for Change report is, "Our children's social care system is a 30-year-old…
To whom it may concern: Preventing policy failure during transitions
To prevent policy failure during transitions, policymakers use structural frameworks designed to minimise disruptions, maintain public trust, and allow administrative systems time to adapt. Structural Transition Frameworks Phased Rollouts (Sequencing):…
Required reading: Home Again by DFE
This DFE strategy will affect the future of residential child care. A Children’s Homes Information and Evidence Factchecker document NCERCC - independent experts in Residential Child Care and its planning…
Why Residential Child Care Cannot Be a “Pick and Mix”
Why Residential Child Care Cannot Be a "Pick and Mix" Residential child care cannot operate like an old time high street shop's, some will remember the name, "pick and mix"…
A world away from where we are now – insight into Residential Child Care in New Zealand
New Zealand operates on a model (civic and bicultural) that completely rejects commercial, for-profit extraction in child welfare, treating the care of children as a core public and cultural responsibility…
How might Burnham Labour plan the funding of Residential Child Care?
A Burnham Labour government could finance Residential Child Care by restructuring the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) into an independent body and expanding the definition of "infrastructure" to include social care…
NCCTC Special Issue Blog
Contents We have put together some songs, some stories, and something serious Songs Name that tune! Placements for you. DOWNLOAD HERE 99 placement moves DOWNLOAD HERE More coming soon on…