For Residential Care Homes
Educational Support and Compliance Solutions
Bespoke educational packages for young people not in education, alongside the One Connect app—transforming 1:1 meetings with SCCIF-aligned evidence for stakeholder reports, Reg 44, Reg 45, and Ofsted..
We Understand the Pressure
As a registered manager or care provider, you face a familiar challenge: young people arriving in your care who are not in education. Whether due to educational placement breakdown, short-term crisis placements, or the time it takes to source long-term education placements, many young people in residential care are missing out on learning.
We are here to bridge that gap.
With extensive experience—including Head of Service overseeing seven children’s residential care homes across Yorkshire and the Midlands—we understand the pressures you face. We have been in your position, managing complex placements and navigating the demands of Ofsted, Reg 44 vistors, and Reg 45 reporting.
ARK Inclusive Education operates on a simple but powerful principle: experts at hand. We provide residential care homes with access to experienced educational support and compliance solutions without the significant cost or long-term commitment of permanent appointments.
Our model is flexible, responsive, and deeply embedded in your setting’s unique context. We work alongside your leaders and staff, not as external observers, but as trusted partners committed to your success and sustainability.
How We Support You
1. Specialist Educational Packages for Young People Not in Education
We provide bespoke educational support for young people in your care who are not currently in education—whether due to placement breakdown, crisis placement, or awaiting long-term provision.
Too often, young people in residential care are supported by generic tutors who, despite good intentions, lack the specialist SEN knowledge, trauma-informed training, and experience of working with SEMH, ASD, and ADHD that this cohort requires. This mismatch can lead to disengagement, placement instability, and missed opportunities for progress. Our facilitators are different. Every facilitator we deploy has been carefully selected and trained to work with young people with complex needs—bringing deep SEN expertise, trauma-informed practice, an understanding that behaviour is communication, and extensive experience in residential and care settings. They are skilled in adapting their approach in the moment, building trust, and maintaining engagement even in challenging circumstances, using evidence-informed strategies to re-engage young people and support meaningful progress. Our RISE 2 Recovery curriculum provides a structured, therapeutic framework that underpins this work, ensuring that every young person’s journey is supported by a consistent, trauma-informed approach to re-engagement and recovery.
SEN Lead 1:1 tuition
Bespoke approach and tailored to individual strengths, barriers, and aspirations, delivered in your setting or in the community
Re-engagement programmes
Building trust, resilience, and a positive relationship with learning
Outcome-focused delivery
Ensuring statutory provision is met and progress is evidenced including young people with EHCPs
Short-term crisis support
Rapid response for young people arriving in emergency placements
Bridge to long-term education
Maintaining continuity of learning until a permanent placement is secured
Find out more about RISE 2 RECOVERY
Our RISE 2 Recovery curriculum provides a structured, therapeutic framework designed to re-engage young people who have experienced educational placement breakdown, crisis, or prolonged disengagement from learning . Combining trauma-informed practice, emotional literacy, and a holistic approach to wellbeing, the curriculum supports learners to build resilience, trust, and the foundational skills needed for successful reintegration into education or progression towards adulthood
2. One Connect (Beta) — Transformational 1:1 Care Meeting App
We are developing One Connect, a transformational digital application that will revolutionise how 1:1 meetings are conducted, recorded, and evidenced in residential care settings.
1:1 meetings are not just a regulatory requirement—they are the primary context for therapeutic progress. Our aim is to ensures that every supervision, key worker session, and stakeholder meeting is structured, evidenced, and report-ready, transforming meaningful conversations into inspection-ready evidence.
How One Connect Works?
The app follows a continuous, sequential pathway aligned to the SCCIF judgement areas, with regular monitoring and updates made for the entire duration of the young person’s residency:
1) Referral and Onboarding
Baseline BDSE assessment established within the first week of placement
2) Weekly 1:1 Sessions
Regular structured meetings tracking progress, setting goals, and capturing young person voice
3) Quarterly Progress Reviews
Thematic analysis, trend identification, and care plan adjustments
4) Pre-Inspection
Automated report generation with evidence mapped directly to SCCIF criteria
5) Transition
Comprehensive exit portfolio summarising progress for the next placement
Key Features of One Connect (Beta)
User Friendly Interface
Turn supervision and key worker sessions into structured, evidence-based discussions that directly link to SCCIF compliance and improve outcomes for young people.
Structured supervision frameworks — ensure every meeting has purpose, evidence, and impact
Outcome-focused discussions — link key worker sessions to individual progress and care planning
Evidenced decision-making — capture and record discussions for inspection readiness
Real Time Dashboard
Monitor individual progress against care plans and SCCIF outcomes in one place, giving you a live overview of compliance and enabling early intervention where needed.
Live dashboards — real-time visibility of progress across all young people
Early intervention — identify emerging concerns before they escalate
Care plan alignment — ensure every young person’s progress is tracked against their individual outcomes
Auto Generated Reports
Generate inspection-ready evidence with automated reporting that maps directly to the Social Care Common Inspection Framework. Our systems save staff hours, reduce administrative burden, and ensure that every interaction is captured and evidenced.
Automated records and reports — transform raw data into structured, inspection-ready documentation
SCCIF mapping — ensure every piece of evidence aligns with inspection criteria
Time-saving efficiency — reduce the burden of manual data entry and report writings
One Connect Beta — An Exclusive Opportunity
One Connect is currently in active development, and we are offering an exclusive opportunity for a small number of residential children’s homes to use the One Connect Beta app free of charge. This is a unique chance to:
Shape the future of the app — your feedback will directly inform development priorities and feature enhancements
Gain early access — be among the first to use a purpose-built digital solution designed by an experienced Head of Service
Influence stakeholder insights — help us understand what works, what could be improved, and what matters most to care staff, managers, and inspectors
No cost, no commitment — participate in the Beta programme at no cost, with no obligation to continue beyond the testing phase
In return, we ask for your honest feedback, insights, and suggestions to help us refine and improve the app before its full release. Your voice will help shape a tool that genuinely supports the sector.
Find out more about our One Connect App
One Connect transforms 1:1 meetings into inspection-ready evidence. Track progress across six SCCIF-aligned domains, generate automated reports for Reg 44, Reg 45, and Ofsted, and reduce administrative burden—all while evidencing measurable impact for every young person in your care.
Let’s Talk About Your Home
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support the young people in your care with bespoke educational packages, or arrange a demo of the One Connect app