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Notes from the floor.

What’s changing in the sector, what it means for providers and how it affects young people. Practical perspectives from Tee, alongside updates on what we’re building at Hande.

Registration is not optional
Sector8 August 2026 · 10 min read

Ofsted’s first illegal children’s home prosecution. The real lesson is bigger than ‘get registered.’

Ofsted has prosecuted its first illegal children’s home provider. The more important questions are why unregistered provision grew so fast, why enforcement is escalating now, and what legitimate providers should take from it.

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Sector1 August 2026 · 8 min read

The apprenticeship push matters. But young people still need a way in.

New apprenticeship funding could open doors. For children’s homes and supported accommodation providers, the question is how we turn that national announcement into a real opportunity for the young person in front of us.

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Running a Home10 June 2026

The 4pm email: surviving same-day evidence requests

A social worker needs evidence by end of day. What that hour feels like when records are scattered, and what it looks like when they keep themselves.

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Running a Home6 June 2026

Handovers that don't leak: a 10-minute structure

Most incidents trace back to something the previous shift knew. A simple structure that carries it forward, every time.

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Founder Notes3 June 2026

Why I didn't build another "everything platform"

Tasks drift. People forget. The story of the one problem Hande refuses to leave unsolved.

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