Institutional The term usually is applied in 2 ways – size of building and practice The evidence Children’s homes are mostly ordinary houses in ordinary streets. They are not large.…
An updating of ‘The Principles of Newspeak’ in 1984 by George Orwell In this second piece of creative writing using the Care Review as its starting point ‘Eric Irwell’ many…
“Wherever professional conviction coincides with the direction dictated by financial constraints, it always proves a powerful combination” “…justice versus welfare, ideology becomes more significant than empirical evidence” …personal or local…
In a situation where permanent crisis and instability is normal how do you find your way through? Maybe there are readers of Greek mythology and lovers of film amongst us.…
This situation uncovered by these statistics is a significant change in understanding and requires urgent actions by government. The statistics show that the supported accommodation sector is now broadly as…
When children think they have found what in fact has been prepared a home has been ‘good at finding stuff’. From a secure emotional base a child reaches out into…
Buzz words of the moment impossible to avoid – cooperative, collaboration, co-production. Recently NCERCC has been party to some excellent close productive partnerships recently. There are some role models, individual…
The latest in the NCERCC series recovering words in the Residential Child Care vocabulary Understanding listening is key to providing an environment in which all children feel confident, safe and…
What types of needs do children’s homes offer care for? (Published 8th July 2022) Ofsted report indicates that Government interventions at local and regional level as yet have had little…
Introduction Care is something that most of us are fortunate to be able to give and receive, something we experience every day in most cases. We don’t need to think…