Budget, National Insurance increases, Residential Child Care
Transfixing the nation with the narrow mantra of no tax rises has led to not taking the wider view of take home pay. A Federation of Small Business spokesperson interviewed…
Publication of response from the Welsh Government Minister for Social Care to NCERCC Analysis and Evaluation
With permission of Dawn Bowden, Minister for Social Care, and Welsh Government, NCERCC are publishing their response to the NCERCC analysis and evaluation of the Health and Social Care Bill…
NCERCC Independent Analysis of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill 2024 sees ‘More Work is Necessary’.
NCERCC, being independent experts in Residential Child Care and its planning, and independent of governments, local authorities, and providers, offers a unique position to evaluate policy proposals. The major message…
Reflection not Reaction Necessary re New Ofsted Dataset re Constituency Inspection Outcomes
A Government update by its agency Ofsted came on the day after term finished for many schools and on one of the busiest travel days of the year. People switching…
The Children’s Rights Charter can and must be done by our new government
The Children's Rights Charter. The Children’s Rights Alliance for England ( CRAE) and 90 supporting organisations are calling for the new UK Government to take urgent action on children's rights.…
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child needed to be in the King’s Speech
The UNCRC, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) came into legal force in Scotland this week. It could and should have been in the Kings…
Residential Child Care theory and practice that’s useful for the new Government
Dear new government, We’ve heard lots about political and economic planning. We need to hear about the planning for the country emotionally and psychologically. This is not the same as…
NCERCC 2024 Election special – what can bring the higher level needs of some children in care into Parliamentary minds?
Does the evidenced exclusion of higher level needs of some children in care in the current election reveal they have fallen out of collective Parliamentary minds? What is to be done?…
A children’s homes is an orchestra – an orchestra needs a conductor – reflecting on Registered Manager as conductor
Thinking of a children’s home staff as an orchestra. Sir Henry Wood, the founder of The Proms and a conductor, was once asked to list the essential attributes needed by…
Fair Pay, Terms and Conditions for Residential Child Care workers can be enacted now.
Fair Pay terms and conditions is in the interests of children, their Residential Child Care workers and the public interest. It is also congruent with theory and practice of Residential…