Why is a children’s home like a bee?
Because there are many types for many circumstances. ‘A bee’ is a vague way of describing the 270 different bees named in the Field Guide of Bees of Great Britain…
Coronation learning for children’s commissioning?
The coronation brought with it discussion about the form of sovereignty, a monarchy or a republic? They are different ways of governing. How you see it determines how you arrive…
A care system built on Recognition – New South Wales shows need for rethink of the English Care Review
Reference link Agenda for Change: Ensuring a safe and supportive out-of-home care system for children and young people in New South Wales It is a ‘call for critical actions’. With…
Social Harm Impact Assessments to counter social policy indifference and intent.
The idea and practice of care has developed over time; it is very different than it was even a short while ago. Look at the legislation and it is clear…
Pause for reflection to confirm there is realism about Supported Accommodation thresholds
From feedback there is still too much that has not been thought through. Here’s some concerns being raised: management, leadership, inspection schedules, workforce qualifications, affordability. A pause for reflection is…
Supported Accommodation – Freeports of Social Care.
Freeports provide many exemptions for traders. Freeports - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Supported accommodation is being described as a form of accommodation outside of regulated children’s homes, kinship care and foster care,…
This is the most important research report regarding children in care for decades – it is required reading
Children deprived of their liberty: An analysis of the first two months of applications to the national deprivation of liberty court Children deprived of their liberty: An analysis of the…
Strengths: Gifts Taught and Caught
(slightly revised version found of parts of Strength(s) and Environment jan2014.vp (cyc-net.org) …sometimes strengths need to be re-taught (via encouraging relationships, nurturance and helping others see what is already there).…
Regional Care Co-operatives
When I was a small child in the late 50’s and early 60’s the Co-op was a big deal. Properly the Co-op was an abbreviation for the Co-operative Wholesale Society…
The ‘I’s have it The I’s have it – ‘I’ messages and the Care Review – how to take a response ‘To infinity and beyond!’
This is a story about the Care Review Stories do not exist in isolation, they are always part of a larger shared story. Stories when part of an organisation link together,…