Residential special schooling: the inclusive option! by Robin Jackson

Two and a half cheers for the national care standards by Kirstie Maclean

“…Nineteen volumes of National Care Standards were issued by the Scottish Executive in the Spring of 2002. The two volumes which are most relevant and important for residential child care owners, staff, children and young people and their parents, are the Standards relating to 'Care Homes for Children and Young People' (Scottish Executive, 2002a) and 'School Care Accommodation Services' (Scottish Executive, 2002b). …”

Book Reviews Vol12 no3 by Miguel Debono, Jackie Schiller, Robert Shaw

Are you managing? The effective management of anxiety in residential settings by Iain Macleod

Everyday life in focus in residential child care by Helle Schjellerup Nielsen

'Raising children': a character-based approach to residential child care by June Jones

St. Andrew's project: building inclusion using 'outcomes that matter' by Chris Walter

Using educational drama to improve outcomes for looked-after children by Will Barlow

Encouraging reading among children in care: the Edinburgh Reading Champion project by Colm Linnane

Acoustic ecology as therapy? by Louise Rossiter

Families: difficult to speak about? by Tarja Pösö

Inspecting for positive outcomes by Bryan Livingstone

Creating a space for strangers by Kirsty Hamilton, Kathleen Mulvey

A commitment to care: residential child care work in England by Amanda Mainey

Core skills appraisal project: assessing and preparing adults to return to learning by Eleanor Rafferty

“…With the introduction in 2003 of the Scottish Social Services Council's (SSSC) requirement to register, approximately 3000 residential child care (RCC) staff were faced with the prospect of returning to formal education. …”

Discovering Camphill: a personal narrative by Thom Garfat

Protection through inspection: an exploration of the effectiveness of Irish Inspection Services in relation to promoting a child's right to make a complaint in residential care by Lorraine O'Brien

Supporting the religious and spiritual needs of looked-after and accommodated children in Scotland by Chris Barratt

An equality perspective on residential child care by Niall Hanlon

Improving literacy through storytelling in residential care by Irene Stevens, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Claire McNicol