CSDG membership consists of like minded children’s services providers
who aim to:
- Prioritise children’s wellbeing and individual needs in the delivery of services.
- Maintain consistently high ratings from regulatory authorities.
- Deliver outcomes-focused children’s services and promote this approach.
- Engage constructively in policy debates.
- Invest in high quality services and to innovate to improve outcomes
for children.
If you are interested in joining CSDG, please contact the Secretariat
Acorn
The Acorn Care and Education Group provide a diverse range of education and foster care settings for difficult to place children and young people. Acorn's specialist professionals offer high quality education and support to over 1500 children and young people in twelve well resourced schools and two independent fostering agencies.
Key Contact: Steve Page, Chief Executive
The Acorn Care and Education Group provide a diverse range of education and foster care settings for difficult to place children and young people. Acorn's specialist professionals offer high quality education and support to over 1500 children and young people in twelve well resourced schools and two independent fostering agencies.
Key Contact: Steve Page, Chief Executive
Cambian
Cambian is the UK's largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health and learning disabilities with 1,100 individuals, 60 facilities and over 3,500 staff working alongside 140+ authorities. For the past four years Ofsted and CQC have rated Cambian's educational facilities as 'outstanding' in both education and care.
Key Contact: Robin Thomas, Cambian Local Authority Relationship Consultant
Cambian is the UK's largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health and learning disabilities with 1,100 individuals, 60 facilities and over 3,500 staff working alongside 140+ authorities. For the past four years Ofsted and CQC have rated Cambian's educational facilities as 'outstanding' in both education and care.
Key Contact: Robin Thomas, Cambian Local Authority Relationship Consultant
Fostering Solutions
Fostering Solutions is a leading independent fostering agency offering high quality care within a family environment to some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our communities. Operating from regional offices, Fostering Solutions' dedicated staff team offer local, around the clock support to foster carers throughout the UK.
Key contact: David Johnson, Managing Director
Fostering Solutions is a leading independent fostering agency offering high quality care within a family environment to some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our communities. Operating from regional offices, Fostering Solutions' dedicated staff team offer local, around the clock support to foster carers throughout the UK.
Key contact: David Johnson, Managing Director
Hesley
For over thirty years the Hesley Group has provided specialist care, education and vocational services. The Hesley Group currently provide outstanding individual care for 69 children and young people from 37 local authorities. Ofsted have commended The Hesley Group's two schools, Fullerton House and Wilsic Hall School, for offering 'outstanding' residential and respite care.
Key Contact: Chris McSharry, Chief Executive
For over thirty years the Hesley Group has provided specialist care, education and vocational services. The Hesley Group currently provide outstanding individual care for 69 children and young people from 37 local authorities. Ofsted have commended The Hesley Group's two schools, Fullerton House and Wilsic Hall School, for offering 'outstanding' residential and respite care.
Key Contact: Chris McSharry, Chief Executive
NFA
The National Fostering Agency is one of the most established independent providers of fostering services. As a national organisation, NFA work in partnership with many local authorities throughout the country looking after over 1,700 children and young people.
NFA supports its foster carers to develop skills, knowledge and experience in order to support children and young people from a wide variety of backgrounds and provide them with the opportunity to live in a safe, caring and stable family environment.
Key Contact: Andrew Isaac, Marketing & PR Director
The National Fostering Agency is one of the most established independent providers of fostering services. As a national organisation, NFA work in partnership with many local authorities throughout the country looking after over 1,700 children and young people.
NFA supports its foster carers to develop skills, knowledge and experience in order to support children and young people from a wide variety of backgrounds and provide them with the opportunity to live in a safe, caring and stable family environment.
Key Contact: Andrew Isaac, Marketing & PR Director
Options Group
Options Group provides specialist person-centered services for children, young people and adults with autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities and behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. All of our service users have complex needs, so our services promote positive outcomes. Our “Pathway” approach enables us to offer pro-active and planned progression through our specialist schools, transitions services, fostering and supported housing services. By providing clear pathways for progression, we enable the young people we support to negotiate the sometimes challenging transitional stages from childhood and adulthood. We always aim to make a difference by supporting people to make choices about their lives and their futures.
Key Contact: Tommy MacDonald-Milner, Chief Executive
Options Group provides specialist person-centered services for children, young people and adults with autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities and behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. All of our service users have complex needs, so our services promote positive outcomes. Our “Pathway” approach enables us to offer pro-active and planned progression through our specialist schools, transitions services, fostering and supported housing services. By providing clear pathways for progression, we enable the young people we support to negotiate the sometimes challenging transitional stages from childhood and adulthood. We always aim to make a difference by supporting people to make choices about their lives and their futures.
Key Contact: Tommy MacDonald-Milner, Chief Executive
SENAD
SENAD have a portfolio of eight specialist schools, together with five care homes to support young people into adulthood. SENAD provide integrated education, therapy and care for people with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, moderate to severe learning difficulties with associated challenging behaviour, speech and language difficulties, acquired brain injury and social and emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Key Contact: Brian Jones, Chief Executive
SENAD have a portfolio of eight specialist schools, together with five care homes to support young people into adulthood. SENAD provide integrated education, therapy and care for people with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, moderate to severe learning difficulties with associated challenging behaviour, speech and language difficulties, acquired brain injury and social and emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Key Contact: Brian Jones, Chief Executive
Witherslack Group
Witherslack Group is a specialist provider supplying a totally integrated package of high quality residential care, special education and therapy and operates a number of residential and day schools for children with a wide range of special educational needs. Witherslack Group also has a number of children’s homes providing specialised high quality 52-week care. Our Homes operate in partnership with specific schools from the Witherslack Group. Witherslack Group Homes and Schools are regularly assessed by Ofsted as being “Outstanding” and several establishments have “Outstanding Provider” status.
Key Contact: Mike Davey, Group Development Director
Witherslack Group is a specialist provider supplying a totally integrated package of high quality residential care, special education and therapy and operates a number of residential and day schools for children with a wide range of special educational needs. Witherslack Group also has a number of children’s homes providing specialised high quality 52-week care. Our Homes operate in partnership with specific schools from the Witherslack Group. Witherslack Group Homes and Schools are regularly assessed by Ofsted as being “Outstanding” and several establishments have “Outstanding Provider” status.
Key Contact: Mike Davey, Group Development Director
Young Foundations
Young Foundations span the full range of residential child care and transitions for teenagers and young adults. Young Foundations bring together the best of social and clinical care in small homely settings. Young Foundations also have a specialist fostering service.
With homes and fostering teams in the north-east, north west and midlands of England, and a children's home in Scotland, Young Foundations care for almost 100 of the most challenging young people.
Key contact: Brian Durham, Managing Director
Young Foundations span the full range of residential child care and transitions for teenagers and young adults. Young Foundations bring together the best of social and clinical care in small homely settings. Young Foundations also have a specialist fostering service.
With homes and fostering teams in the north-east, north west and midlands of England, and a children's home in Scotland, Young Foundations care for almost 100 of the most challenging young people.
Key contact: Brian Durham, Managing Director
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