Resources
The purpose of this section is to provide a range of resources and information on current topics for Health and Social Care Professionals, with links to interesting articles, features, current and new legislation.
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Child Care Legislation
Child care legislation provides the framework for all child care. This section contains a comprehensive library of current legislation relating to the social care of children plus other related child care legislation.
Other related Legislation
Child care is a complex subject and is affected by a range of other legislation. This section contains a selection of legislation that is relevant to the social care of children and young people.
Government Guidance
The Government continually issue guidance about a wide range of topics to do with child care. This section contains a selection of the most important guidance current information.
Good Practice Information
Many child care organisations produce research and produce good practice suggestions and information. This section contains a selection of articles that we think are valuable and important to share.
Draft Consultation Documents
The government are committed to wide ranging consultations before they produce legislation and guidance. This section contains a number of current draft documents that will be of interest.
NVQ and Vocational Qualifications
The children's workforce is developing fast. The requirement and expectations for staff to achieve a range of nationally recognised qualifications is growing. This section contains up to date advice about this vital area.
Adventure Activities
Aquila Alternatives are committed to working at the interface of social care, outdoor adventure activities and education. This section provides a range of interesting information and articles that promote the use of adventure activities.
Useful Articles
At Aquila Alternatives we like to think about the bigger issues around social care of children and young people. This section contains a number of articles that we have found interesting. We hope that you may also find these helpful and interesting.
New Projects
Social care is constantly changing and developing. There are many new and innovative ideas around and in this section we try to bring you some information about some of these developments in order to share ideas and practice.
Working with Vulnerable Adults
At Aquila Alternatives we remain interested in working with vulnerable adults and this section is aimed at giving an overview of some of the current interesting information and developments in this sector.