The title of this blog is the first principle in the statutory guidance the Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations including the Quality Standards[1]. As statutory guidance it must be…
The reasons for the resignation of Sir Kevan Collins needs to be heard loudly by the Care Review as it comes to publish its ‘Case for Change’. Sir Kevan, the…
At some time in life every person has need of dependency. If dependency is unseen it is not given a value. Dependency relies on care being present. Placing care front…
We have an archipelago of care, island exist and are strong, but surrounded by water, connected underwater to other islands, and always subject to flooding and being washed away. Care…
Carelessness is observed in a lack of care being present or available. There is a lack of preparedness to enter into the thinking and processing of psychological pain when acknowledging…
Care is an ethic of care, of relationships, a practice rather than a set of rules of principles Tronto conceptualises care as ‘a practice rather than a set of rules…
The experiences of children in care reflect the state’s responsibilities to them. It is remarkable that this is not the centre of the Care Review. The first act of the…
The first principle, in order to respond, is to know the definition of care being used. See NCERCC website for definition and explanation here. All of the indicators presented can…
Prince Charles wrote a piece today in The Guardian, ‘Small farms have a huge role to play in our sustainable future' Acting on his prompting, adopting his viewpoint, and using…
The pandemic has exposed inequality and insecurity, and made us re-evaluate what is most important to us. It has also exposed that children's lives, especially those of children in care,…