What is the relationship of care work and love?
Over Christmas there may be a moment for us to reflect on the relationship of care work and love. This is the focus for the NCERCC review of the collaboration…
NCERCC Analysis and learning – New Ofsted RCC registrations April – August 2020
Headlines Demand has been met with a response. Looks unplanned and uncoordinated Appears to address immediate situation Size and character seem insufficient. No one dominant narrative rather there are multiple…
Look beneath headlines – new homes are from small and new providers not from the large ones.
Knowing that small children’s homes providers have been ‘out-opening’ large providers by 3.5:1 over the last 6 months has potential to change everything we have been thinking about the setting…
The English Care review – a sister or brother for a review like no other
This is a proposal for children in care and the professionals working with and for them in England to proactively propose what they want from a care review. Reviews such…
MEDIA RELEASE | NCERCC returns with Residentialism and the Children’s Residential Network.
With new thinking in a publication with the title ‘Residentialism’ the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) has launched its new website and networks. “Residentialism is concerned…
NCERCC analysis and evaluation of government proposals for reforms to unregulated provision for children in care and care leavers
The situation is more complex than is presented in the consultation, there are many interrelated factors. Sophistication not simplification is required. It is not solely about placements A systemic analysis…
Theses on the Transformation of Children’s Care Commissioning
Current care commissioning and procurement practices are confounding the best of our collective intentions to do our best for children. In these theses we are asserting that: The current paradigm…
Residentialism
Whatever ‘residentialism’, is it is too important not to be stated as a means of starting its creation. Residentialism does not see itself as right or that group living is…
NCERCC response to LGA report
This response raises the requirement for wider and deeper analysis and does not make comment on the involvement of profit in children’s care. It looks at the current role and…
The perils of setting fire to children’s residential child care
In brief This is a situation fraught with danger. We need containment of thinking. We need deep extensive extended thinking before acting. Considering changes to the funding of children's homes…