Parker TC delivers specialist consultancy, training and support to residential children’s homes in South Shields and across the surrounding area. informed by experience within residential childcare. Our specialist areas include therapeutic and trauma-informed care, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) services.
Residential care providers can require additional assistance for many reasons. A home may be preparing for regulatory activity, reviewing its current standards, addressing a particular concern or planning the next stage of its development.
Our children homes support is shaped around the circumstances of the individual service. Parker TC can help with a defined piece of work or provide wider support through a programme of consultancy, training, auditing and policy development.
Parker TC provides children homes consultancy to Ofsted-registered residential services. We work alongside providers, responsible individuals, registered managers and staff teams to help them maintain and strengthen the quality of their provision.
Our consultancy services include:
Regulation 44 visits provide independent scrutiny of the care and safeguarding arrangements within a residential children’s home. The findings can give providers valuable insight into how the home is operating and where further action may be beneficial.
Parker TC offers Regulation 44 support to children’s homes in South Shields. We can help providers review their current position, understand findings from visits and inspections, and respond to recommendations or identified areas for improvement.
Strong children safeguarding practice depends on clear procedures and a staff team that understands how to recognise and respond to concerns. Safeguarding must be reflected in everyday decisions, communication and working practices throughout the home.
Parker TC provides safeguarding consultancy and training to residential care providers in South Shields. We can review safeguarding policies, consider existing procedures and help organisations identify where further development may be required.
Our safeguarding level 3 training gives relevant staff a more detailed understanding of safeguarding children and young people.
The course addresses key subjects such as recognising safeguarding concerns, assessing risk, understanding child protection legislation, communicating effectively and meeting professional responsibilities. It is designed to build the knowledge and confidence staff need when concerns arise.
Safeguarding Level 3 training is available to children’s homes and other suitable organisations across South Shields and the wider South Tyneside area.
Parker TC offers a range of accredited children homes training courses for residential care staff and organisations within the wider care sector.
Available subjects can include:
Our training connects learning with the situations staff may encounter in their day-to-day roles. Participants are encouraged to consider how the subject relates to their home, their responsibilities and the needs of the children they support.
New providers must make important decisions about the development, policies and operation of their proposed children’s home. They must also prepare thoroughly for the Ofsted registration process.
Parker TC provides start-up consultancy to new and developing providers in South Shields. Support can include home development, policy writing, reviewing proposed systems and helping the organisation prepare for registration.
We aim to help providers understand the process and establish firm foundations for a safe, effective residential service. Parker TC does not work with unregulated provisions or providers unless the assistance required relates to Ofsted registration.
Parker TC works with providers throughout South Shields and nearby communities, including Hebburn, Jarrow, Cleadon, Whitburn and the wider South Tyneside area.
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 South Shields, contact Parker TC to discuss your needs.
