“Children don’t need perfect adults. They need dependable ones.” Spend any time working in a children’s home and you’ll quickly realise one thing: children don’t just listen to what we say—they watch what we do. Every interaction, every decision and every response tells a child something about the adults around them. Are they safe? Can they be trusted? Do the rules change depending on who’s on shift? Does anyone actually mean what they say? For children who have experienced t

One of the things that we have noticed since we started to support our clients through their registrations with Ofsted and setting up of their homes is how difficult it is to get good staff. If we are being honest, this isn’t a new thing and everyone is fishing for staff in a very small pond. There are lots of recruitment agencies and consultants out there who are trying to connect applicants with vacancies. Some are very good at it. Some less so. Contrary to what some agenci

You may or may not be aware that there have been some recent changes to the Social Care Common Inspection Framework and by association,...