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…
There is a rational reading of English post-1945 Residential Child Care. It is the legislation. But those who have studied the history or compiled a literature review observe the context that…
(in the spirit and musicality of Julia Donaldson) We’re going on an Unholiday hunt, we’re going to make a brilliant day. The suitcase comes out of the cupboard. It’s packed…
Abstract Residential child care has undergone significant transformation in recent decades, driven by increasing recognition of the complexity of children’s needs and the centrality of relational, trauma-informed practice. Continuous Professional…
To take forwards his legacy NCERCC has distilled a set of ‘Laming Principles for Residential Child Care’. As with the man they are strategically rigorous and emotionally mobilising. They are…
To pay tribute to Lord Herbert Laming (19 July 1936 – 15 July 2026) is to recognise one of the most influential figures in the modern history of Residential Child…