Care Review idea of ‘Family Help’ – nothing to exclude Residential Child Care
What does family mean for you? The Care Review states, ‘Every child deserves to live within a loving, safe and stable family. (page 15). As NCERCC explained to Sir Martin…
An Existential Risk is Posed to Residential Child Care by the Care Review.
On page 62 the Case for Change asks “a broader question about whether children’s homes are the right long term option for children in care and the extent to which…
An NCERCC easy guide – What does the Care review Case for Change say about Residential Child Care?
Extracts of all entries + page numbers from the Case for Change Page 26 In Northern Ireland, strong family and community ties seem to play a role in rates of…
It’s risky out there – the Care Review and its existential risk to Residential Child Care
An existential risk is posed to Residential Child Care by the Care Review. Context – considerations of the Care Review Case for Change On page 62 the Case for Change…
NCERCC response to CfC
Overall It is no more than a collating together of things already known and being worked on now. It is difficult to see how it will assist. It may even,…
Case for Change – a NCERCC abbreviated version
Case for Change – a NCERCC abbreviated version (original = 103 pages – NCERCC = 15) An interpretation of the evidence Asks for ideas, views and further evidence More engagement…
Funding formula, the buried ‘must read, must know’ to understand the Care Review
The Care Review terms of reference has not yet been challenged by its leader, Josh MacAllister. One of the opportunities for him is to join social work/care sector in a…
Values and principles for residential child care to evaluate the Care Review Case for Change
Values and principles inform what we do and how we do it. A set of values and principles underpin the Quality Standards for Children's Homes. (You can find them in…
What does family mean for you?
An inclusive view of families appreciates ‘some children, sometimes, for some reasons need something more and different. Gavin Williamson asked in his speech to the Centre for Social Justice, ‘What…
Children in residential child care should be loved, happy, healthy, safe from harm and able to develop, thrive and fulfil their potential.
The title of this blog is the first principle in the statutory guidance the Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations including the Quality Standards[1]. As statutory guidance it must be…