Parker TC provides specialist consultancy, training and support to residential children’s homes throughout Durham and the surrounding areas. We specialise in therapeutic and trauma-informed care, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) services.
Our children homes consultancy services help providers establish, maintain and improve residential care services. We work with Ofsted-registered children’s homes, offering an experienced external perspective and clear, practical recommendations.
Our consultancy services include:
Opening a new children’s home involves careful planning, service development and preparation for Ofsted registration. Parker TC provides start-up consultancy to new and developing providers throughout Durham.
Our support can include home development, policy writing, reviewing proposed systems and helping providers prepare for the registration process. We work collaboratively, helping you understand what is required and establish strong foundations for the service.
Parker TC does not work with unregulated provisions or providers unless the support required relates to Ofsted registration.
Knowledgeable and confident staff are essential to the delivery of safe, consistent care. Parker TC offers a range of accredited children homes training courses for residential care teams and organisations within the wider care sector.
Our training can cover areas such as:
We aim to make each course relevant to the work staff carry out every day. Training encourages participants to consider how their learning applies in practice and how it can contribute to better experiences and outcomes for children.
Effective children safeguarding depends on staff recognising concerns, understanding their responsibilities and taking appropriate action. It also requires clear policies, reliable procedures and a culture in which the welfare of the child remains central to decision-making.
Parker TC provides safeguarding consultancy and training to children’s homes across Durham. We can review policies and procedures, consider existing working practices and help providers identify areas that may need further development.
Our safeguarding level 3 training provides relevant staff with a more detailed understanding of how to protect children and young people.
The course covers important subjects including safeguarding concerns, risk assessment, child protection legislation, effective communication and professional responsibilities. Participants can develop the knowledge and confidence needed to respond appropriately when concerns arise.
Safeguarding Level 3 training is available to residential care providers and other relevant organisations throughout Durham.
Regulation 44 visits provide independent scrutiny of the care and safeguarding arrangements within a children’s home. They help providers understand how effectively the service is operating and identify areas in which improvements may be required.
Parker TC offers Regulation 44 support to children’s homes across Durham. We can help providers review their current position, consider findings from visits and inspections, and respond to recommendations or identified areas for improvement.
Providers may require children homes support when developing a service, preparing for regulatory activity, responding to concerns or reviewing current practice. Parker TC can provide support for a particular issue or as part of a wider programme of consultancy, audits, policy development and training.
Our routine and specific audits can help providers assess standards, recognise good practice, and address areas requiring attention. We can also provide investigation support and assist with reviewing or writing policies that are clear, relevant and suited to the operation of the home.
Parker TC provides consultancy and training across County Durham, including Durham City, Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, Seaham, Spennymoor and the surrounding areas.
If you are looking for children homes consultancy, children safeguarding services, children homes training, Regulation 44 support, safeguarding level 3 training or wider children homes support in Durham, contact Parker TC to discuss your requirements.
