Parker TC provides specialist consultancy, training and support to residential children’s homes throughout Newcastle upon Tyne 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 support providers looking to establish, maintain or improve residential care services. We work with Ofsted-registered children’s homes, providing an experienced external perspective alongside clear, practical recommendations.
Our consultancy services include:
Opening a children’s home involves careful planning, service development and preparation for Ofsted registration. Parker TC provides start-up consultancy to new and developing providers across Newcastle and the wider Tyneside area.
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 your 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 providing safe, consistent and child-focused care. Parker TC offers a range of accredited children homes training courses to residential care providers and organisations within the wider care sector.
Training can cover areas such as:
Our training is designed to be relevant to the responsibilities staff hold and the situations they may encounter. Participants are encouraged to consider how the learning applies within their own home and how it can support their day-to-day practice.
Effective children safeguarding requires clear policies, reliable procedures and staff who understand their responsibilities. Team members must be able to recognise possible concerns and take appropriate action when a child may be at risk.
Parker TC provides safeguarding consultancy and training to children’s homes across Newcastle. We can review policies and procedures, consider current safeguarding practices and help providers identify areas that may require 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 areas such as recognising safeguarding concerns, risk assessment, child protection legislation, effective communication and professional responsibilities. It helps participants 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 Newcastle and the surrounding areas.
Regulation 44 visits provide independent scrutiny of the quality of care and safeguarding arrangements within a children’s home. They help providers understand how effectively a service is operating and identify areas where improvements may be required.
Parker TC offers Regulation 44 support to children’s homes across Newcastle. We can help providers review their current position, consider findings from visits and inspections, and respond to recommendations or areas for improvement.
Providers may require additional children homes support when developing a service, preparing for regulatory activity, responding to concerns or reviewing existing practice.
Parker TC can conduct routine or specific audits to help providers recognise strengths and identify areas requiring attention. We also offer investigation support, policy reviews and policy writing for organisations requiring experienced and objective assistance.
Parker TC works with children’s homes throughout Newcastle upon Tyne and nearby areas, including Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland and the wider Tyne and Wear region.
If you require children homes consultancy, children safeguarding services, children homes training, Regulation 44 support, safeguarding level 3 training or wider children homes support in Newcastle, contact Parker TC to discuss your requirements.
