Parker TC provides specialist consultancy, training and support to residential children’s homes throughout the North West. 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 are available to providers looking to establish, maintain or improve residential care services. We work with Ofsted-registered children’s homes, providing an experienced external perspective and clear, practical recommendations.
Our consultancy services include:
Opening a children’s home requires thorough preparation, careful planning and an understanding of the Ofsted registration process. Parker TC provides start-up consultancy for new and developing providers across the North West.
We can support providers with home development, policy writing, the review of proposed systems and preparation for registration. Our aim is to help you establish a strong foundation and create a service prepared to meet its responsibilities from the outset.
Parker TC does not work with unregulated provisions or providers unless the support required relates to Ofsted registration.
Parker TC offers a range of accredited children homes training courses to residential care providers and organisations across the wider care sector.
Training can cover subjects including:
Our training is designed to be relevant to the responsibilities staff hold and the situations they may encounter in practice. We encourage participants to consider how the learning applies within their own service and how it can support safe, consistent care.
Effective children safeguarding requires more than written policies. Staff need to understand their responsibilities, recognise potential concerns, and feel confident in taking appropriate action.
Parker TC provides safeguarding consultancy and training to children’s homes throughout the North West. We can review policies and procedures, consider existing safeguarding practices and help providers identify areas that may require further development.
Our safeguarding level 3 training gives relevant staff a more detailed understanding of safeguarding children and young people.
The course covers key areas including the recognition of safeguarding concerns, risk assessment, child protection legislation, professional responsibilities and effective communication. It helps participants develop the knowledge and confidence required to respond appropriately when concerns arise.
Safeguarding Level 3 training is available to residential care providers and other relevant organisations across the North West.
Regulation 44 visits provide independent scrutiny of the quality of care and safeguarding arrangements within a children’s home. They can help providers understand how effectively the home is operating and highlight areas that may require further attention.
Parker TC offers Regulation 44 support to children’s homes throughout the North West. We can help providers consider findings from visits and inspections, review their current position and respond to recommendations or areas for improvement.
There are many circumstances in which a provider may benefit from additional children homes support. This may be while developing a new service, preparing for regulatory activity, responding to a concern or reviewing the quality of existing practice.
Parker TC can carry out routine or specific audits to help providers identify strengths and areas for improvement. We also offer investigation support, policy reviews and policy writing for organisations requiring experienced, objective assistance.
Parker TC supports children’s homes across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria. This includes providers in Manchester, Liverpool, Salford, Bolton, Wigan, Warrington, Chester, Preston, Blackburn, Blackpool, Lancaster, Carlisle and the surrounding areas.
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 the North West, contact Parker TC to discuss your requirements.
