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Making a house into a home

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020
    • | CYP Now
The National House Project works with councils to support young people in care to move into their own homes. Jo Stephenson spoke to staff and participants to find out how it works and the difference it makes.

Cross-Regional Project

Seven-year contract between residential child care provider Keys Group and six neighbouring authorities to provide therapeutic residential care and education for 11- to 18-year-olds with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties

Wider factors influencing the closure of children's homes

There is a sufficiency crisis for looked-after children in residential and foster care. In the case of residential sufficiency, the crisis has now become more acute with the reported planned closure of a significant number of homes operated by Outcomes First Group (see "Guide to OFG" below).

Residential Care Special Report 2023

    Features
  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023
    • | CYP Now
A new government policy paper puts forward plans to change the way residential care placements are commissioned but the measures fall short of solving a shortage of children’s homes places, say experts.

Inspections Clinic: Inspecting stability

Ensuring looked-after children have a stable care placement, social worker and school place is vital to good outcomes, so Ofsted places great emphasis on stability when it inspects children's services, writes Jo Stephenson.

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