Join the Community to Safeguard and Empower Children

Connect with your peers and getthe training you need to help you safeguard children who are vulnerable and at risk

Wouldn’t it be great to be part of a community that supports you and empowers children at the same time? Be stronger together with the ability to connect to your peers for advice, access training courses to enhance your skills, and receive 1:1 consultancy support – all designed to help you safeguard children who are vulnerable, in care, and at risk.
 
We get how challenging meeting best practices and assessment criteria can be, which is why our experts in children’s rights, Regulation 44 inspections, and quality assurance have developed a complete digital support system for educators, carers, and guardians like you to join, anywhere.
Let’s start a dialogue…

National Communities For Staff and Leaders in Residential Care

Trauma Informed Residential Leads Support Programme
Children with disabilities in Residential Care
Safer Recruitment Leads
Young People’s Participation Leads
Residential Leadership Group
Online Safety Leads
Child Exploitation Leads

Alongside our training we’ve provided a highly valued support group for Responsible Individuals and Registered Managers. Leadership is not always about being at the front… a strong model of systemic leadership in residential care builds leadership and resilience in staff teams so they in turn look to encourage confidence, independence and resilience in young people. In line with guidance from the National Institute for Clincial Excellence and alongside the homes we currently work with we are building communities of practice – named individuals in homes who take a lead on specific areas.

dialogue will support the development of these roles through national focus groups, beginning with children’s participation leads in residential care across the country. Leads will have the opportunity of:

  • a regular 2-3 hour online forum every 2-3 months (the groups decide their frequency themselves)
  • CPD, project/group work on shared goals and an opportunity to share ideas, problems and successes with other leads
  • speakers on relevant topics
    facilitation by a highly experienced leader from dialogue
  • ad hoc initial advice and support to members in between sessions
  • relevant research and publications as they become available so your staff are always up to date.

To enrol your staff, select one of the buttons to read more and join.

Independent Person Network

Being a Regulation 44 or Standard 20 Independent Person is a skilled and important job. Working alongside children and young people, listening to staff and managers, making judgements about the safety and welfare of young people and being honest & open about the progress of a home is crucial to safe care. It can also be an isolating role and there is limited support on offer.

The Independent Person Network was set up in response to requests from Regulation 44 and Standard 20 visitors to meet this need. You’ll find details of the network, benefits and opportunities for Regulation 44 training opportunities below.

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South West Communities

In person meetings in South West England

We’ve created these local forums for leaders in the South West to come together 3 to 4 times per year.  These communities create opportunities for sharing best practice, ideas and problem solving, reviewing regulations and standards, mutual support and networking and links for sharing training.

To read more and sign up, chose from the options below:

RI Network
RM Forum