Better knowledge about how poverty and abuse and neglect affect children of different ages, backgrounds, and particularly children with disabilities is vital. Prof Paul Bywaters The Government’s Child Poverty Strategy…
Ofsted transparency data (extracts) Regulatory activity of providers between April 2035 and March 2026 Registered managers As at 31 March 2026, 970 (20%) children’s homes in England that were active…
Shifting English Residential Child Care from a technocratic, market-driven procurement model to an ecosystem anchored in relational governance and community power, English residential child care development planning must undergo structural…
This blog is not about the music or the fashion, it is about the philosophy and the practice. (Punk music is 50 years old this year. 8,000 tickets were sold…
Professionalisation of Residential Child Care is a structural and cultural process. Residential child care must be understood as a relational profession rooted in emotional labour, attunement, and reflective practice. CPD…
Integrates the annotated bibliography sources, synthesises themes, and provides a coherent argument structure. Introduction Continuous Professional Development (CPD) has become a central pillar in the professionalisation of residential child care…
Theme Key Insights Leading Authors / Sources Implications for Practice Professionalisation of Residential Child Care Residential care has historically lacked clear professional identity; CPD and workforce registration strengthen legitimacy and…
How? Profit still flows out, only through debt instead of dividends. Private equity is a form of capital investment aiming for value creation through active management, long-term commitment, and strategic…
Social finance aims to achieve measurable social or environmental outcomes alongside financial returns, distinguishing it from pure philanthropy or conventional investing …“hard nosed economic feel while restating the importance of…
The Ubercaring concept develops a critical framework for understanding emerging transformations in Residential Child Care in England arising from the rapid policy activity of the Department for Education - Home…