ResiNotes News https://resinotes.co.uk/news.html 2026-07-11T14:00:00+00:00 Ofsted's tougher approach to unregistered children's homes: what providers should know https://resinotes.co.uk/news/ofsted-unregistered-childrens-homes-new-approach-2026.html 2026-07-11T14:00:00+00:00 2026-07-11T14:00:00+00:00 Ofsted has set out a sharper enforcement and registration approach to illegal children's homes. Here is the practical read-across for registered residential providers. Ofsted inspections in 2026: evidence the difference your children's home makes https://resinotes.co.uk/news/ofsted-sccif-2026-impact-not-paperwork.html 2026-07-11T13:00:00+00:00 2026-07-11T13:00:00+00:00 The 2026 children's homes inspection framework keeps the focus on children's experiences, progress, protection and the effectiveness of leaders and managers. A vacancy is not a placement: what the new children's care sufficiency analysis tells us https://resinotes.co.uk/news/childrens-home-sufficiency-suitability-staffing-distance-2026.html 2026-07-11T12:00:00+00:00 2026-07-11T12:00:00+00:00 New national analysis says children's care sufficiency depends on suitability, staffing, location, safety and wellbeing, not simply the number of available beds. The children's social care reset: what workforce reform could mean for residential homes https://resinotes.co.uk/news/childrens-social-care-reset-workforce-residential-homes-2026.html 2026-07-11T11:00:00+00:00 2026-07-11T11:00:00+00:00 The government's implementation plan puts stable registered placements, stronger professional standards and workforce stability firmly on the children's homes agenda. Working Together 2026: safeguarding changes children's homes should notice https://resinotes.co.uk/news/working-together-2026-residential-childrens-homes.html 2026-07-11T10:00:00+00:00 2026-07-11T10:00:00+00:00 The 2026 safeguarding guidance strengthens expectations around looked-after children, information sharing, exploitation, residential risk and learning from serious incidents. Sibling relationships and Staying Close: recording the connections that matter https://resinotes.co.uk/news/sibling-relationships-staying-close-residential-care-2026.html 2026-07-11T09:00:00+00:00 2026-07-11T09:00:00+00:00 New policy on enduring relationships strengthens the focus on sibling contact, trusted adults and support as young people move from residential care towards adulthood. Children's homes sector radar: England, July 2026 https://resinotes.co.uk/news/sector-watch-england-residential-childcare-july-2026.html 2026-07-04T12:00:00+00:00 2026-07-04T12:00:00+00:00 A short sector watch on the pressures shaping children's homes, and why staffing, evidence and oversight need to stay connected. From daily note to operating picture: connecting the work around the record https://resinotes.co.uk/news/resinotes-public-site-now-includes-new-modules.html 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 ResiNotes starts with the Daily Logbook, then connects the surrounding home activity that gives each daily record its context. Why home operations belong beside care recording https://resinotes.co.uk/news/why-home-operations-belong-with-care-recording.html 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 Handover, visitors, checks and manager oversight are not side admin. They are part of the live care picture around the child. Safe staffing evidence before cover becomes unsafe https://resinotes.co.uk/news/safe-staffing-recording-and-resirota.html 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 ResiRota is presented as a safe-cover and manager-attention tool, not just a grid with names in boxes. Protected triggers, medication evidence and the audit trail https://resinotes.co.uk/news/protected-hashtags-and-emar-evidence.html 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00 Structured tags and medication timelines help important records stay easier to follow when the home is under pressure.