NCERCC summers are always spent industriously. This one is proving remarkably productive. It's proving a season of surprising new insights. Not having the daily involvement in a home we see…
A response to the Education Select Committee report re government proposed legislation regarding children in care (Children's WellBeing and Schools Bill) and Parliamentary business, Distant Placements Bill. What if there…
The Care Review, now Children's WellBeing + outriding legislation, is for Residential Child Care "no more than a rug placed over a trapdoor" (TLS 08 08 25) over an oubliette.…
Lots of people have helpfully written about the importance of language in ‘the care system’ and in particular how that can impact on children and young people. Some of that…
second-edition-therapeutic-child-care-standards-cofc-ccqi-2025.pdf These are essential for providers and commissioners to know… Many residential and foster care services describe themselves as offering therapeutic care but there has been no agreed standard available…
A contribution to the Public Accounts Committee Financial sustainability of children’s care homes Inquiry It is necessary to understand Residential Child Care as an economic bubble. In doing so we…
A new announcement by government is yet another reason for an Education Select Committee inquiry into Supported Accommodation. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/connecting-people-to-a-supported-accommodation-service The change removes a vital step in assessment of suitability and…
From trait to state: how Ofsted might consider conceptualising vulnerability for inspection and regulation This research was commissioned by Ofsted and carried out by Research in Practice, which is a…
A Bill to require local authorities to publish information about looked after children in distance placements; to require local authorities to develop and publish sufficiency plans in respect of their…
Regulating provider groups New powers to Ofsted - ‘parent undertakings’ for providers with multiple settings Ofsted ability to require provider to develop and implement an improvement plan when it is…