Explaining the Theory and Practice for Fair Pay in Residential Child Care
NCERCC makes the case for why Fair Pay is necessary, and it is urgent to take the theory into practice for the Residential Child Care workers and the children they…
Wanted – Poet of Residence
As far as NCERCC knows there has never been a Poet in Residence in England, or as we are renaming the role, a Poet Of Residence. We think, with others,…
Thinking Aloud Together – Practitioners and Policy Makers
RCC offers many opportunities to engage in thinking aloud together. It can be role modelled in supervision between supervisor and supervisee, and it can be between a child and yourself.…
Mapping RCC = making our maps, making our future
Who uses maps and for what purpose? Yes, they tell you where you are or where you are going? You have to be able to read a map though. Maybe…
Recognising Recognition – realising the ambition to introduce the thinking of Axel Honneth to English RCC
NCERCC has the ambition to bring the thinking of Axel Honneth to an English RCC audience. We have been looking for an introduction that we thought could best promote English…
Children’s Homes – Places of Happiness and Joy.
The sound of happiness of laughing children and grown-ups playing together drifts over the neatly trimmed hedge. As I turn the corner of the road, I can see there are…
The Gruffalo, the Chief Social Worker, the Care Review, and the missing Theory of Change
Just last week, as Isabelle Trowler was speaking to Social Work Week (an online event organised by Social Work England) England, yet more experienced people, knowledge and culture carriers said…
A professional practice benchmark for RCC supervision – the Seven-eyed model
Residential Child Care needs to set its professional practice benchmark for Supervision. NCERCC are proposing the Seven-eyed model and look forwards to discussion. Download the Seven-eyed supervision document here It…
On reading Pioneer RCC books…
“When I think there was a day when a human hand first wrote these words, I am filled with awe”. One of the NCERCC folk read a review of Marilynne…
Practitioner action researchers needed! – a new role for thinking about thinking about children’s social care
To regenerate RCC we will need more people from more diverse voices involved than currently. We need to purposely change what we are doing, who is being involved. We need…