For the Sake of the Children: Inside Dr.Barnardo's - 120 Years of Caring for Children

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By 1900 the Barkingside ‘garden village’ had 65 cottages, a school, a hospital and a church, and provided a home – and training – to 1500 girls. Caring for more and more children Although he was famous for his children’s homes, Barnardo believed that ideally a child should grow up in a family setting.

The Barnardos were early adopters of the ‘cottage homes’ model. They believed that children could be best supported if they were living in small, family-style groups looked after by a house ‘mother’.We interview all applicants who have a disability, impairment or mental or physical health condition who meet the essential criteria for the job. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please tell us in the appropriate part of the application form. Keeping in touch Barnardo went on to found many more children’s homes. By the time he died in 1905, the charity had 96 homes caring for more than 8,500 vulnerable children. This included children with physical and learning difficulties. Barnardo’s experience of caring for his daughter Marjorie, who had Down’s syndrome, strongly influenced his approach to the care of disabled children. Growing up in families

Then simply fill out the online application form for that vacancy. You can save your application and return to it later if you need to. Our Interview Guarantee Scheme Barnardo’s work was radical. The Victorians saw poverty as shameful, and the result of laziness or vice. But Barnardo refused to discriminate between the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ poor. He accepted all children, regardless of race, disability or circumstance. The disruption brought by war highlighted the harmful effect that separation from their families had on children. World War II was a turning point in Barnardo’s development, and in the history of childcare in the UK.The 1960s were a time of radical social change: single parenthood was more acceptable, contraception more widely available (leading to fewer unwanted pregnancies) and a growing welfare system meant that fewer families needed to put their children into care. As well as our decision to work more with families, the need for children’s homes was decreasing, so we began to focus less on residential services. Instead, we developed our work with disabled children and children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. New challenges and new supporters