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Module 1: Health and Safety – ½ day

1. Legal Framework: Health and Safety at Work Act, relevant regulations and guidance.
2. Risk Assessment: Identifying and managing hazards by conducting risk assessments.
3. Manual Handling: Safe lifting and moving techniques and the use of equipment.
4. Fire Safety: Fire prevention, evacuation procedures, and use of fire extinguishers.
5. First Aid: Emergency first aid at work, including CPR and basic life support.
6. Infection Control: Preventing the spread of infection, as well as hygiene practices.
7. Food Hygiene: Safe food handling, storage, and preparation.

Module 2: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion- ½ day

1. Equality Act 2010: Understanding the legislation and its implications.
2. Protected Characteristics: Recognising and valuing diversity, challenging discrimination.
3. Unconscious Bias: Identifying and Addressing Unconscious Bias.
4. Inclusive Communication: Communicating effectively with diverse individuals.
5. Promoting Equality: Creating an inclusive environment for children and staff.

Module 3: Professional Boundaries ½ day

1. Code of Conduct: Understanding professional boundaries and ethical behaviour.
2. Power Dynamics: Recognising and managing power imbalances in relationships with children.
3. Confidentiality: Maintaining confidentiality and respecting privacy.
4. Social Media: Using social media responsibly and professionally.
5. Managing Challenging Situations: Responding to situations that may test professional boundaries.

Module 4: Record Keeping ½ day depending on need

1. Importance of Records: Understanding the purpose and legal requirements of recordkeeping.
2. Types of Records: Familiarisation with different types of records in a children’s home
3. Confidentiality and Data Protection: Protecting sensitive information and complying with GDPR.
4. Accurate and Timely Recording: Developing skills in accurate and timely record keeping.
5. Storage and Retrieval: Maintaining organised and accessible records.

Module 5: Medication Administration and Controlled Drugs – 1 full day

1. Legal Framework: Relevant legislation and guidance on medication management.
2. Safe Practices: Following safe procedures for administering medication.
3. Controlled Drugs: Handling and administering controlled drugs securely.
4. Record Keeping: Maintaining accurate medication records.
5. Error Prevention: Strategies to Prevent Medication Errors.

Module 6: Infection Control – 1 full day

1. Understanding Infection: Types of infections and how they spread.
2. Hygiene Practices: Hand hygiene, personal hygiene, and environmental cleaning.
3. Preventing Cross-Contamination: Safe practices to prevent cross-contamination.
4. Outbreak Management: Responding to outbreaks of infection.
5. Specific Infections: Information about common childhood infections.

Module 7: Fire Safety – ½ day

1. Fire Prevention: Identifying fire hazards and preventative measures.
2. Fire Detection and Alarm Systems: Understanding fire alarm systems and how to respond.
3. Evacuation Procedures: Safe evacuation procedures at assembly points.
4. Fire Extinguishers: Types of fire extinguishers and how to use them.

Module 8: Alcohol, Substance, and Drug Misuse – 1 full day

1. Recognising Signs and Symptoms: Identifying signs of substance misuse in young people.
2. Risk Factors: Understanding risk factors associated with substance misuse.
3. Support and Intervention: Strategies for supporting young people with substance misuse issues.
4. Referral Pathways: Knowing how to access specialist services.

Module 9: Self-Harm, Ligature, and Suicidal Ideation – 1 full day

1. Understanding Self-Harm: Recognising different forms of self-harm and their underlying causes.
2. Risk Assessment: Assessing the risk of self-harm and suicide.
3. Intervention and Support: Providing support to young people who self-harm.
4. Ligature Awareness: Understanding ligature risks and prevention strategies.
5. Suicide Prevention: Recognising warning signs and responding to suicidal ideation.

Module 10: Positive Behaviour Support – introduction – 1 day – full course 3 days

1. Understanding Behaviour: Theories of behaviour, functions of behaviour.
2. Positive Behaviour Support (PBS): Principles of PBS, developing PBS plans.
3. De-escalation Techniques: Strategies for de-escalating challenging situations.
4. Promoting Positive Behaviour: Reinforcement, rewards, skill building.

Module 11: PPR, De-escalation, and Restraint – 2 days, can be pushed to a 5-day course

Human Rights and Legal Framework:

1. Understanding the legal framework for restraint, Including human rights considerations and relevant legislation.

PPR (Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression):

1. Principles of PPR, emphasising prevention and de-escalation.
2. Recognising triggers and early warning signs.
3. Verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques.
4. Personal safety strategies.

Safe Restraint Techniques:

1. Principles of safe restraint, including the use of minimal force.
2. Approved restraint holds and techniques.
3. Dynamic risk assessment during restraint.
4. Post-restraint procedures (debriefing, documentation).

Restraint Reduction:

1. Analysing incidents to identify patterns and trends.
2. Developing strategies to reduce the need for restraint.

Module 12: Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) – 1 full day

1. Understanding CSE: Definitions, signs, and indicators of child sexual exploitation.
2. Vulnerability Factors: Identifying children and young people at risk of CSE.
3. Grooming and Online Safety: Understanding grooming tactics and online exploitation risks.
4. Reporting and Referral Pathways: Procedures for reporting concerns and accessing specialist support services.
5. Trauma-Informed Support: Providing sensitive and appropriate support to victims of CSE.
6. Preventative Strategies: Education, awareness, and safeguarding measures to prevent CSE.

Module 13: Criminal Exploitation – 1 full day

1. Understanding Criminal Exploitation: Definitions, types of criminal exploitation (e.g., county lines, forced criminality, modern slavery).
2. Signs and Indicators: Recognising the signs that a child or young person is being criminally exploited.
3. Vulnerability Factors: Identifying children and young people at risk of criminal exploitation.
4. Impact on Young People: Understanding the psychological, emotional, and physical impact of exploitation.
5. Reporting and Referral Pathways: Procedures for reporting concerns and accessing
6. specialist support services.
7. Multi-Agency Working: The importance of collaboration with police, social services,and other agencies.
8. Preventative Strategies: Education, awareness, and safeguarding measures to prevent criminal exploitation.

Module 14: Emergency First Aid at Work – 1 full day

1. Primary Survey: Assessing the situation, checking for responsiveness and breathing.
2. CPR: Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
3. Choking: Managing choking emergencies.
4. Bleeding: Controlling bleeding.
5. Shock: Recognising and managing shock.
6. Other Emergencies: Dealing with burns, fractures, and other common injuries.
7. Training Packages for Other Companies

These modules can be adapted and combined to create bespoke training packages for other

companies and organisations working with children and young people, such as:

1. Schools and Colleges: Focus on safeguarding, child protection, positive behaviour
2. support, and inclusion.
3. Foster Care Agencies: Focus on attachment theory, trauma-informed care, managing
4. challenging behaviour, and supporting children's emotional well-being.
5. Youth Offending Teams: Focus on risk assessment, intervention strategies, positive
6. behaviour support, and working with young people who have offended.