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The paper presents some ‘out of the box’ thinking around how homes for children in care could be commissioned differently. It looks at how residential care & foster care operate in separate silos in the U.K and argues that radical reframing is needed.
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NCB Deputy Director, Caroline Coady: “The research makes clear there are complex & intersectional factors driving high-cost placements. However, we heard from providers, local authorities & other stakeholders that an important part of the solution is relational commissioning."
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Thanks for the signal boost. We’re gearing up for a proper David and Goliath battle with @CambsCC at a public inquiry — they’ve got public money to bludgeon us with so @CambridgePPF need to raise a fighting fund, anyone able to chip in, here’s the link: app.sheepcrm.com/cambridgepp…
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I met with President Zelenskyy before his meeting with Trump and Vance. As always, he expressed his gratitude for America's support for the people of Ukraine.
He has something Trump will never have or understand: courage and principle. Every American should be outraged⬇️
“Unless policy steps away from the hyperbole, we run the risk of making life worse for children and young people – something we have a duty to avoid”
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BREAKING: Will.i.am just dropped a new track titled "Yes She Can"—and yes, “She” is Kamala Harris.
This is the anthem America needs to hear right now.
“Fundamentally, they are confirming what care providers have been saying from the outset; local authorities are not cheaper, they do not provide better outcomes and the provision of Local Authority Operating without Registration facilities is increasing” linkedin.com/posts/paul-will…
Ofsted have published the results of their children’s social care survey. It shows quite a different picture from the one the media often portrays…
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MSs have told the Welsh Government it needs to work much harder to assure care providers about plans to eliminate profit from the care of vulnerable children and young people in Wales
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As the @WelshGovernment forges ahead with plans to remove profit from children’s social care, concerns increase about the unintended consequences of the policy. anthonymorganclark.com/antho…
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As pressures on budgets mount & the cost, in particular, of placing children in foster care & residential care continues to increase, a growing number of councils are appointing people with procurement backgrounds to lead on addressing the challenge ...
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An analysis of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill 2024 by the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child care (NCERCC). ncercc.co.uk/ncercc-independ…
So encouraging to hear the emphasis on collaboration and relationships in this podcast.
🎧NEW EPISODE: Tune into #RadicalReformers with @aglaird & Lucy Butler, Director of South East Regional Care Cooperative. Lucy's career started in adult #socialcare & now sees her leading sustainable improvement in #childrensservices. An inspiring listen: buff.ly/4gBEaOT
“Kind eyes - How do we replace judgement with curiosity?”
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Another day, another parent receives a very serious letter in the post.
Their child's school attendance level has triggered legal action under the Single Justice Procedure.
The parent has to respond by telling the magistrate if they are guilty or not guilty.
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“Ultimately, it delivered a successful outcome - because the best decisions were being made at all levels. It allowed the right people to be involved and not have everything sit with the 'Exec'.”
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