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Resources specifically for Registered Managers leading the care, compliance and culture of a children's home.
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The Registered Manager of a Children's Home: A Practical Guide to Regulation 28, Leadership and Management
The Registered Manager is not simply the most senior person on the rota, they are responsible for leading a service wher
Regulation 45: Review of Quality of Care : Six-Monthly Quality Review, Children's Outcomes, Consultation, Analysis & Continuous Improvement
A practical deep dive into Regulation 45 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 : the six-monthly quality-of
Preparing for Ofsted Inspection: Understanding the SCCIF for Children's Homes
How Ofsted inspects children's homes under the Social Care Common Inspection Framework: the three judgement areas, how e
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Regulation 13: The Leadership and Management Standard: Governance, Staffing, Supervision, Quality Assurance, Regulation 44, Regulation 45 and Continuous Improvement
A practical guide to Regulation 13 for children's homes in England, covering leadership culture, the registered person framework, management visibilit…
Regulation 41: Admissions and Discharges Notifications to the Local Authority
The complete guide to Regulation 41 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. Covers admission and discharge notifications to the host local…
Staff Induction, Supervision, Training and Development in Children's Homes
How to meet the workforce development requirements in the Children's Homes Regulations: induction, supervision, training, qualifications and appraisal…
Safeguarding Beyond Regulation 12: Exploitation, Self-Harm, Online Safety and Peer Harm
The specific safeguarding risks that children in residential care face: exploitation, self-harm, online harm and peer-on-peer harm, and how staff shou…
Staff Wellbeing, Retention and Culture in Children's Homes
How workforce stability, wellbeing and team culture affect what children experience in residential care, and how leaders can create a culture where st…
Commissioning, Contracts and Local Authority Relationships for Children's Homes
How children's home providers should manage the relationship with placing authorities, from placement enquiries and information gathering through to c…
The Deputy Manager Role in a Children's Home: Delegated Authority, Shift Leadership and Developing Towards Management
The Deputy Manager role in a children's home: delegated authority, shift leadership, staff supervision, acting in the RM's absence, professional bound…
Regulation 5: Engaging with the Wider System to Ensure Children's Needs Are Met
Regulation 5 is an overarching requirement that runs across all nine Quality Standards. It requires the registered person to engage with the wider sys…
Regulation 15: Duty to Have Regard to Statements of Standards Under Section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000
Regulation 15 requires the registered person to have regard to any statement of standards published by the Secretary of State under section 23 of the…
Regulation 37: Other Records
Regulation 37 requires the registered person to maintain the records set out in Schedule 4 to the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, keep them up to d…
Regulation 42: Notification of Offences
Regulation 42 requires the registered provider, registered manager, responsible individual, directors and partners to notify HMCI in writing without d…
Regulation 48: Notice of Absence
Regulation 48 requires the registered person to give HMCI written notice if the person in day-to-day charge of the home is absent for 28 days or more.…
The Information Sharing Duty: What Children's Homes Need to Know from 30 September 2026
A practical guide to the statutory information-sharing duty in section 16LA of the Children Act 2004, including scope, decision-making, data protectio…