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20 courses for children's homes

Every course is mapped to the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and comes with slides, a trainer guide, a workbook, two knowledge-check papers and an observed sign-off.

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MGR-INDHalf day + 12-week workbooklet

Manager Induction

New and current registered managers

Your first 90 days leading the home. A half-day workshop, then a 27-sheet workbooklet worked in your own home and signed off by your RI.

  • What you answer for, and what you can delegate
  • Allegations, Reg 40 notifications, restraint records
  • Supervision, safer recruitment, your monthly rhythm
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PATH-RM3 hours

Managing the Home: Regulation and Ofsted

Managers, deputies and aspiring managers

Reg 44 and 45, notifications, inspection, enforcement and safer recruitment, including the 2026 changes.

  • Reg 44 visits and Reg 45 reviews
  • The Ofsted enforcement ladder and email notices
  • Barred list checks after 1 September 2026
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MGR-WSHalf day (3.5 hours)

Ready Every Day

Managers, deputies and senior team leaders

Leading an inspection-ready home: how Ofsted judges, evidence of impact, stable homes and a steady rhythm.

  • The children inspectors sample
  • Telling each child's story with evidence
  • A 31-day readiness sprint
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PATH-TL3 hours

Leading a Shift

Team leaders and seniors stepping up

Handover, the shift plan, safeguarding, sign-offs and knowing when to escalate.

  • A handover that leaves nothing behind
  • Sign-offs and timescales
  • When to call the manager
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IWUWorkshop + written exercise

Writing an Incident That Stands Up

All staff who write incident records

Incident records that are factual, timely and fair to the child, and that hold up when someone else reads them.

  • Facts, not labels
  • The child's words and view
  • A marked written exercise
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SGInduction day

Safeguarding in the Homes

New residential care workers

Recognise, respond, record and refer, in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026.

  • Disclosures and the first conversation
  • Allegations and the LADO
  • Observed sign-off within four weeks
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MEDInduction day

Medication in the Homes

New residential care workers

Safe handling, storage and MAR recording, then three observed rounds before giving medicines alone.

  • Reg 23 and safe practice
  • Recording and errors
  • Three observed rounds
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PACEHalf day

PACE and Therapeutic Practice

New residential care workers

Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy on a real shift. An introduction to PACE attitudes, not DDP certification.

  • What has happened to this child?
  • PACE in everyday moments
  • An observed interaction with feedback
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MOD-MISS2 hours

Missing From Care

All care staff

The Philomena Protocol, the first hour, and the return interview.

  • The first hour, step by step
  • Return interviews within 72 hours
  • Patterns and exploitation risk
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MOD-EXP2 hours

Exploitation in Depth

All care staff

CSE, CCE, county lines and online harm: spot it, record it, share it.

  • Signs staff miss
  • Recording that helps police and partners
  • Sharing information safely
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MOD-FA1.5 hours

First Aid Awareness and Home Procedures

All care staff

Knowing who, where and when, until qualified help arrives. Awareness only: certificated first aid comes from a qualified provider.

  • Who the first aider is on every shift
  • Where the kit is, and what to record
  • Calling for help
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MOD-KW2 hours

Key-Work Sessions That Change Things

Key workers

Planning from the placement plan, hearing the child, and writing it up so something changes.

  • Plan from the placement plan
  • The child's view, in their words
  • Actions that get done
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MOD-EDU2 hours

Education, PEPs and Attendance

Key workers and all care staff

The education standard, the Virtual School, PEPs, Pupil Premium Plus and the home's daily routine for learning.

  • What a good PEP looks like
  • Working with the Virtual School
  • Attendance every day
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LIEF-PATHS90 minutes

Lief Footpaths: Click by Click

All staff using Lief Care

Click-routes for everyday Lief tasks, from daily logs to the training matrix. Independent training, not endorsed by Lief.

  • Fifteen everyday click-routes
  • Use the slides as job aids
  • Check routes on your own tenant
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LIEF-PLUSThree sessions

Lief Plus: by Role

Care workers, seniors and managers

What each role does on Lief, from night checks to Reg 44 uploads. Independent training, not endorsed by Lief.

  • Care worker tasks
  • Senior and team leader oversight
  • Manager dashboards and regulatory dates
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ORG-KITTemplates

Training Lead Toolkit

Training leads, RIs and directors

Training strategy and policy, training needs analysis, qualification clock, quarterly report to directors and a 90-day evaluation pack.

  • Find the gaps, fix the biggest first
  • Never miss a Level 3 or Level 5 deadline
  • Show directors what changed
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IND-ASMPapers A and B

Assessment Bank

Trainers and training leads

Knowledge checks with a resit paper and observed sign-off checklists for the induction modules.

  • Pass mark 8 out of 10
  • A different paper for the resit
  • Observed sign-off checklists
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Lief courses are independent training for homes using Lief Care and are not endorsed by Lief. First aid is awareness only; certificated first aid comes from a qualified provider. Physical intervention is never taught.

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