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Residential Children's Care

Regional care co-operatives will test the commissioning of residential and foster care placements in two areas. Picture: Studio Romantic/Adobe Stock

Features 30 May 2023

Commissioning Children’s Social Care: Special Report

National guidelines state carers should avoid police involvement whenever possible. Picture: -Marcus-/Adobe Stock

Analysis 25 April 2023

Councils must review behaviour policies

Financial and recruitment pressures are leading to a crisis for children in residential care. Picture: insta_photos/Adobe Stock

Analysis 25 April 2023

Wider factors influencing the closure of children's homes

Young inspectors can be more attuned to any gaps in service quality that adult inspectors might not pick up on. Picture: Miljan ŽivkoviC/Adobe Stock

Features 25 April 2023

Inspections Clinic: Young inspection volunteers

Providers also would be expected to create a ‘homely’ environment with private bedrooms and internet access. Picture: Алексей Филатов/Adobe Stock

Features 28 March 2023

Inspections Clinic: Supported accommodation

Supporting providers in the recruitment and retention of experienced foster families can help bring down costs. Picture: Alex S/peopleimagescom/Adobe Stock

Features 28 March 2023

Commissioning: Coping with price rises

Denying charges of ‘cherry picking’, providers argue they have a responsibility to match the needs of children to others in their care. Picture: Synthex/Adobe Stock

Analysis 31 January 2023

Children's care providers dispute ‘harmful’ profiteering rhetoric

Access to nature and interaction with nature can have beneficial effects, particularly on individuals who are experiencing distress. Picture: Anna Tkach/Adobe Stock

Research 31 January 2023

Can the physical environment of residential children's homes make them feel more therapeutic? Recommendations from a rapid evidence assessment

Data shows St Christopher’s placements are more stable than the national average. Picture: Antonioguillem/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 31 January 2023

St Christopher's Fellowship embeds therapeutic approaches in children's care homes

Dnipro Kids organises excursions for the young people such as taking them to a Hibernian Football Club match

Features 3 January 2023

Escaping the war in Ukraine: A new life for children in care

Monitoring a child’s progress in a home is paramount. Picture: Insta_Photos/Adobe Stock

Features 29 November 2022

Commissioning: Assessing provider quality

Children are living in homes far from their families. Picture: Joaquin Corbalan/Adobe Stock

Features 30 August 2022

Inspections Clinic: Children’s home challenges

Social entrepreneur and 2018 fellow Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang and consultant and 2018 fellow Laurelle Brown.

Best Practice 30 August 2022

Care-experience Fellowship

The sufficiency duty requires authorities to do more than simply ensure a sufficient number of placements be provided. Picture: NDABCREATIVITY/Adobe Stock

Research 21 June 2022

Commissioning Care – Research evidence: Sufficiency report

Large providers have called for moving to a national system of care commissioning. Picture: methaphum/Adobe Stock

Features 21 June 2022

Commissioning Care: Special Report

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