Defining Care, today, for children’s services
It’s impossible to ask the right questions when you don’t know the answers” (Dominique Manotti Escape 2013) What is needed is sophistication not simplification. (NCERCC, repeatedly) NCERCC is sharing…
Special issue of love in professional practice
A collaboration between the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care and the International Journal of Social Pedagogy. As England moves towards its promised to be broad Care review, ‘a review…
NCERCC analysis and evaluation of government proposals for reforms to unregulated provision for children in care and care leavers
The situation is more complex than is presented in the consultation, there are many interrelated factors. Sophistication not simplification is required. It is not solely about placements A systemic analysis…
Theses on the Transformation of Children’s Care Commissioning
Current care commissioning and procurement practices are confounding the best of our collective intentions to do our best for children. In these theses we are asserting that: The current paradigm…
Residentialism
Whatever ‘residentialism’, is it is too important not to be stated as a means of starting its creation. Residentialism does not see itself as right or that group living is…