National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care

Residential work is always collaborative and so is the work of NCERCC, therefore we create project groups to work together to explore and share learning and practice. Interested in joining the discussion and development of these practice areas? Send your details to [email protected]

In case you missed our recent blog on reflecting a children's home manager's role as a conductor, have a read here >> www.ncercc.co.uk/a-childrens-homes-is-an-orchestra-an-orchestra-needs-a-conductor-reflecting-on-registered-manager-as-conductor/

The NCERCC works with all participants in creating policy for residential child care and has a unique position and ability to take knowledge and communication from one to another. Find out more about us here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

The NCERCC is dedicated to creating Connection, Communication, and Community >> www.ncercc.co.uk

The work of NCERCC is to provide evidence informed practice and policy, theory and research that will improve practice and support continuous improvement. Find out more about us here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

As result of our Regulation 45 work, the NCERCC has identified the need for two new practice guides: Reflective Practice for Residential Child Care, and Action Research for Residential Child Care. Both are being designed for practical use by Registered Managers >> www.ncercc.co.uk/practice/ncercc/

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴? | Reflection not reaction necessary re new ofsted dataset re constituency inspection outcomes. Read more here >> www.ncercc.co.uk/reflection-not-reaction-necessary-re-new-ofsted-dataset-re-constituency-inspection-outcomes/

Our practitioners connect and communicate as part of an active community. Read more about us here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

At NCERCC we want to pioneer a method that allows policy for our sector to be developed directly and democratically by our sector. Find out more about us here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

NCERCC people have been at the forefront of advocacy for residential child care for many decades. You can find out more about what we do here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

At NCERCC, we work with all sectors, local authorities, and private and voluntary organisations. Read more about our work here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 | 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗳𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 A Government update by its agency Ofsted came on the day after term finished for many schools and on one of the busiest travel days of the year. People switching off work mode and into holiday mode. Others caring for children now in one of the busiest times of the year with little or no time for strategic thinking, discussion, development, or availability. Read more here >> www.ncercc.co.uk/reflection-not-reaction-necessary-re-new-ofsted-dataset-re-constituency-inspection-outcomes

NCERCC contributes to the development of the theory and practice of residential child care, distilling what is known into practical applications for use everyday >> www.ncercc.co.uk

𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 The Children’s Rights Charter. The Children’s Rights Alliance for England ( CRAE) and 90 supporting organisations are calling for the new UK Government to take urgent action on children’s rights. More here >> www.ncercc.co.uk/the-childrens-rights-charter-can-and-must-be-done-by-our-new-government

𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 The UNCRC, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) came into legal force in Scotland this week. Read more here >> www.ncercc.co.uk/the-united-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child-needed-to-be-in-the-kings-speech

Marie Stanley is one of the partners at NCERCC, she has extensive knowledge of residential child care. Read more about both of our partners, Jonathan and Marie here >> www.ncercc.co.uk/our-people/

We believe in the power of collaboration. Let's work together to support and develop residential child care, ensuring every child has the best possible environment to grow and thrive. Get in touch here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

The NCERCC is dedicated to building Connection, Communication, and Community within residential child care . Learn more about us here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

Our purpose at the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care is to engage, facilitate thinking, discuss, develop, reflect, and improve practice continuously >> www.ncercc.co.uk

NCERCC staff are recognised as leading experts in residential child care, and other contributing aspects such as commissioning, find out more about us here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

We have resources here so you can appreciate the history of Residential Child Care, as well as the development of key concepts and practices >> www.ncercc.co.uk/theory/

At NCERCC, we work with all sectors, local authorities, private and voluntary organisations. Read more about our work here >> www.ncercc.co.uk

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Dear new government,
We’ve heard lots about political and economic planning. We need to hear about the planning for the country emotionally and psychologically. This is not the same as the plans you have for our mental health, about how things can be put right. It is about our everyday wellbeing, how things will go right so they don’t go wrong.

Keep reading >> www.ncercc.co.uk/residential-child-care-theory-and-practice-thats-useful-for-the-new-government

NCERCC works to be at the centre of knowledge, practice and experience of residential child care nationally and internationally and to provide that expertise directly to each home. For more details >> www.ncercc.co.uk

Jonathan Stanley, Principal Partner has been involved in and with residential care for 45 years. Meet our people here >> www.ncercc.co.uk/our-people/

𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗖 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 | 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀? Does the evidenced exclusion of higher level needs of some children in care in the current election reveal they have fallen out of collective Parliamentary minds? What is to be done?

In this election period The Guardian newspaper has been prominent and consistent in its championing of children in care. A weekday editorial about the need but complexity in creating a plan for children in care followed an Observer James Mumby article naming a ‘moral scandal’ the situation of there being too few places for children with vulnerable high level co-occurring needs. Read more here online >> www.ncercc.co.uk/ncercc-2024-election-special-what-can-bring-the-higher-level-needs-of-some-children-in-care-into-parliamentary-minds

The heart of NCERCC is our commitment to continuous improvement. We're here to provide the tools, knowledge, and support needed to enhance the quality of care in residential homes. For more details >> www.ncercc.co.uk

𝗔 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 - 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 – 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 Thinking of a children’s home staff as an orchestra.

Sir Henry Wood, the founder of The Proms and a conductor, was once asked to list the essential attributes needed by a would-be conductor. Read more >> www.ncercc.co.uk/a-childrens-homes-is-an-orchestra-an-orchestra-needs-a-conductor-reflecting-on-registered-manager-as-conductor

Attachment is an affectionate bond between two individuals that endures through space and time and serves to join them emotionally. At NCERCC we provide materials to understand Attachment in residential child care >> www.ncercc.co.uk/theory/attachment/

Interested in the historical development of residential child care in England? Find out more here and the work that we are doing in this space >> www.ncercc.co.uk/theory/history/