Beyond a boundary. Learning from cricket about residential child care (3)
#3 in the series of four. Practice and the social context Cricket and residential child care reflect the social context of the age, So, what? Cricket clubs are no longer…
Beyond a boundary. Learning from cricket about residential child care (2)
#2 in the series of four. Of teams and time Given provision meeting needs, the stabilisation stage of recovery in a residential child care placement can be rapid. That is…
Beyond a boundary. Linking the learning from cricket to residential child care (1)
#1 in the series of four. What’s the link between cricket and residential child care? English cricket and residential child care have turned towards short-termism. In cricket the one-day game…
How is fair and transparent decision-making to be established and enacted for children’s social care placements?
The High Court ruled that the government’s creation of a 'VIP Lane' for preferential treatment in procurement is unlawful as it breaches the principles of open and fair competition (or…
Expediency crowding out strategy? Scottish or local placements? The centre cannot hold
The best interests of every child are being addressed, debated, defined, by words and deeds. In the absence of strategy there is a plethora of often contradictory proposals each its…
Government announce investment in residential child care
The DfE has announced the first phase of their £259 million investment in children’s homes and secure children’s homes announced at the Spending Review. An initial £12 million will create new places…
Does funding deliver on children’s rights in practice, not just in principle?
Open access paper of importance: 'More Money, More Problems? Addressing the Funding Conditions Required for Rights-Based Child Welfare Services in England' https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/1/9 Callum Webb is an independent knowledgeable and experienced…
New Perspectives for Residential Child Care in 2022
Change is necessary: 2021 - Providers, property, profits 2022 - People, practice, pay Unless we shift we're on a carousel. This is the work NCERCC is committed to in 2022.…
Two New year Resolutions – Models and Morals
“Even now there are places where a thought may grow” (Derek Mahon) There is a significant space to be filled in our thinking about childrens social care placements. Simply put,…
Sufficiency then efficiency.
This piece follows thinking from Calum Webb. We have extracted and linked and reordered. As ever with NCERCC we advise readers to go to source material calumwebb: Sufficiency is more…