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January 5 2026

Christmas at Fevaca was a time for both staff and young people to enjoy the magical festive fun together within the homes. From building gingerbread houses to decorating the homes and cooking everyone’s favourite Christmas dinner classics – and we want to share some of that Christmas magic with you all!

December 16 2025

On the 14th November we held our highly anticipated Fevaca Conference focused on developing the residential workforce. The energy throughout the day was one that was full of people with a desire to bring about industry change, learn more about the sector, and looking to hear from our incredible speakers. Set in the iconic Cambridge […]

December 15 2025

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that our recent Supported Accommodation service has received Outcome 1 in our Ofsted Inspection (the best possible rating!)🙌 Assessed differently to children’s homes, outcome 1 is determined as the following sentence: “Consistently strong service delivery leads to typically positive experiences and progress for children. Where improvements are neede   d, […]

July 2 2025

We are excited to announce the launch of the Relational Movement Hub in the East of England, a dynamic and inclusive space dedicated to transforming social care through relational, ethical, and justice-led practices. Across the UK, relational hubs are already having a powerful impact; supporting practitioners, fostering collaboration, and driving meaningful change. Now, it’s time for our region […]

February 19 2024

FEVACA Children’s Homes: Triple Threat of “Good” Ofsted Ratings!

Ofsted has now published all the reports regarding the inspections we had in December/January in all three Children’s Homes, and we’re thrilled to announce that we achieved “Good” ratings across ALL THREE of our children’s homes, with areas of “Outstanding”! This incredible achievement wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of our incredible staff, who go […]

June 9 2023

Supported Accommodation Application Accepted by Ofsted

We are thrilled to announce that our Supported Accommodation application has been accepted by Ofsted. FEVACA is one of the first providers to reach this stage of the registration process and this wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering dedication of our passionate team members, who work tirelessly to ensure the well-being and progress of […]

May 18 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week – Wear it Green Day

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, and this year’s theme is anxiety. Anxiety is a human emotion and plays a crucial role in our fight or flight responses. However, in certain circumstances, anxiety can escalate and become a mental health issue. Various factors, such as exams, a new job, life changes, or financial […]

May 5 2023

Supported Accommodation Providers Forum

During the 2023 FEVACA Conference on Supported Accommodation (see website here), it was raised by Local Authorities that several outstanding small providers are considering not registering as a Supported Accommodation provider, due to aspects such as the potential complexity of the registration process, articulation with Ofsted, doubts and concerns around the structure needed. As a […]

April 20 2023

FEVACA Conference on Supported Accommodation

Thank you all for your presence at the 2023 FEVACA Conference on Supported Accommodation yesterday. It was a day to share knowledge and ideas around the new Regulations for Supported Accommodation and how we can all work together to develop this sector and caringly support all our young people. All your presences were fundamental to […]

April 4 2023

The FEVACA way

With the start of April, we reach the end of the 2022/2023 inspection cycle of residential children’s homes, and we couldn’t be more proud of our team. All our homes are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We work together to provide real homes that feel like homes and to develop real relationships. People that […]

March 25 2023

The National SaILS Conference

On the 16th of March 2023, FEVACA attend the first National SaILS Conference, a conference for the supported accommodation sector. This event was launched with the purpose of bringing together key stakeholders across the country that work to support young people. As the new Ofsted regulations and standards are published and registrations for providers start […]

February 28 2023

FEVACA on BBC’s Newsnight

3 years ago, today, we were on a debate about “unregulated children’s homes”. This debate was promoted by BBC’s Newsnight following an investigation into unregulated children’s homes and the government announcement of  a review of the sector. Katie Razzall was joined in studio by Councillor Richard Watts of the Local Government Association, Children’s Commissioner for […]

February 21 2023

FEVACA at The National SaILS Conference

While looking forward for the Supported Accommodation regulatory framework, FEVACA will be at the National SaILS Conference, on the 16th of March. It is an important moment for the sector, becoming even more important that all the partners are able to sit together and articulate in order to promote the best outcomes possible for the […]

February 8 2023

Clipping: DfE care review response: key points

“From regulating agency social work and overhauling early help to investing in kinship care and regionalising the commissioning of care placements, here are the key takeaways from the DfE’s children’s social care strategy On 2 February 2023, the Department for Education issued its response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, the Child Safeguarding […]

January 22 2023

An outstanding end of 2022

The end of 2022 was an exciting moment in FEVACA, We have implemented a new structure (including training) to prepare us for the future regulations for Supported Accommodation provisions (that will be in place in our Supported Housing) and we also had two extremely positive OFSTED inspections in our Residential Children’s Homes. The first one […]