The odyssey that is children’s care.
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…
We’re Going on an Unholiday Hunt
(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…
Continuous Professional Development in Residential Child Care: A Synthesis of Contemporary Evidence
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…
Taking forwards Lord Laming’s legacy through ‘Laming Principles for Residential Child Care’
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…
NCERCC tribute – Residential Child Care today cannot be understood without understanding Laming’s influence
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…
The DfE review of Residential Child Care workforce development online survey needs your voice – here’s how
This is your chance to be heard and to feed directly into the policy makers The review team have been keen to engage as many people so as to gain…
A new book about the sector by the sector – Perfect Little Children’s Home?
The Perfect Little Children’s Home? Why children’s homes are getting smaller draws together a range of expert perspectives on these developments and provides valuable insights for providers, commissioners and policy makers…
Geopolitical shocks in the Gulf directly disrupt children’s social care – what to do?
The military and political activities affect children’s social care by accelerating inflation, squeezing council budgets, and compounding the systemic challenges targeted by the Department for Education (DfE) "Home Again" vision…
The plan is for Regional Care Cooperatives to be financially self-sustaining by the end of its second year?
The financial architecture of Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) operates on a hybrid funding model that transitions from central government pump-priming to local authority cost-sharing. The funding mechanism is designed to…
Ubercaring ‘#2 – ‘All of children’s lives will be digitalised’
Please read Ubercaring #1 here– this provides the context for this lyric. Some say Gil Scott- Heron with his jazz poetry was a forerunner of rap (in that case you…