The DCSF's boarding school proposal differs from the residential ideas found in the policy papers of Care Matters or Couldn't Care Less, both of which primarily consider family placements, fostering and kinship care. It is encouraging to also see further residential options now being explored.
Research into residential settings shows good outcomes are more likely when the needs of the young people are matched with the right placement. Some will gain great benefit from attending state boarding schools; others will not. Acknowledging this fact will ensure the correct training and safeguarding is provided as part of a regional placement strategy.
The National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) has produced a document entitled What Works in Residential Child Care. Here, the needs of children in residential care are set out, along with how these needs can be met through various placements.
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