Responsible Individual Training
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Welcome.
This 12-hour course explores the role and builds the skills of Responsible Individuals. The sessions cover the role, approaches to quality assurance, leadership, culture, regulation and building young people’s participation.
This page contains all the information you will need on the course with access arrangements, materials to download and work to complete between sessions. We will also send the recorded sessions to you after the training – you are able to watch a maximum of two recorded sessions and still complete the course.
The course handbook is centered on pilot Responsible Individual Standards, developed by RIs in the South West of England. The standards were written to create conversations, to support self-reflection and to structure appraisal and will form a useful backdrop to the course and as a tool for your practice.
Please explore the toggled sections below for more information.
Welcome to the programme.
You will find all the resources you need here to complete the course.
We hope you find it useful.
Where next…?
Supervising the RM and leadership are core to the RI role.
Please download a copy of the RI Standards from the previous column to use alongside the materials below.
Learning aim
This 12-hour course aims to equip Responsible Individuals with the skills to have oversight of the work of Registered Managers and improve the quality of work being undertaken with children and young people in residential care.
Learning outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand the role of the RI within the Regulatory Framework
- Explore their role in support for Registered Managers and the ongoing strategic development of the home(s)
- Undertake key areas for quality assurance to inform their supervision of the management of the home(s)
- Recognise value of young people’s input with an inclusive approach
- Manage the strategic and operational elements of the role
The course is run on the Zoom platform. There may be YouTube videos.
If you’re not familiar with Zoom you may find the following videos helpful before the course. It is reasonably intuitive, so you should not worry. We will also move you into small groups and may ask you to vote on questions – these instructions will appear clearly on your screen.
Being involved – our courses are pretty relaxed, interactive and work best when there are lots of questions. Please feel free to chip in during a gap, use the ‘raise your hand’ button or put a question in chat at any time. Chat is one of the assets of using Zoom as it makes sure you can get your question in. Our trainers try to avoid reading the chat when they’re speaking, but do look at very regular intervals and should come back to your question. If they’ve missed it please chip in or ‘raise your hand’.
Video and sound – We like to see you! It’s good for the trainer to be able to gauge the reaction of the group and that everyone is engaged with the training. Do check your background prior to going live to make sure there’s nothing that might embarrass you. There is a function in Zoom to hide your background if you wish. Ultimately, if you really cannot face having the video on this is ok. Please mute your sound unless you want to speak so that background noise does not affect everyone else – the trainer may mute everyone if there is interference. Don’t forget to turn it on before speaking!
Doing other work/dealing with other issues/breaks – this is important training. If you miss key elements of the course you may miss an opportunity to intervene to keep a child safe, so you should not be doing other work while the course is running. We recognise that people are working from home and this brings its own challenges. If you need to respond to something please do, but where possible try to limit this to the breaks. During breaks you should take an opportunity to be away from the computer screen where you can. Feel free to bring back coffee and cake!
If you need to leave the course please let the trainer know why using a private chat. The subject material can be difficult and it is important to look after yourself. We can point you to helpful sources of support during the breaks or after the course.
Problems accessing the course If you have difficulty accessing the Zoom platform on the day, please contact admin@dialogueltd.co.uk or contact us on 01803 493030. We will do our best to help you join, although we do not offer technical support.
The waiting room will be open 10 minutes prior to the start of the course. If you are coming in place of someone please Private Message the trainer at the start of the course. Otherwise, please ensure the name on your Zoom is the name you have registered with (see above if you need to change this).
To start each of the sessions, please click the launch button in the left column. If you have problems joining check the advice on using Zoom and troubleshooting options above. If you require them, the Meeting ID and Password are:
Meeting ID 850 5155 7458
Security Passcode 056258
If you have difficulty logging on read our Zoom guidance, above.
If you are unable to make one of the sessions please contact admin@dialogueltd.co.uk or telephone 01803 862 336.
Recording sessions – The sessions may be recorded for the purpose of enabling participants to review content and to catch up on a session if it is missed. It will only be accessible to the trainers and participants on the relevant session and a link will be emailed to participants who missed the session by admin@dialogueltd.co.uk 24 hours after the event. The recordings will be deleted three months after the end of the course and will not be used for any other purpose. By joining the course you are consenting to the recording for these purposes.
Agenda & aims of session
- Clarity about the regulatory framework
- Ofsted’s view
- Outline of a potential model for you – SW RI Standards – introduction
- Understanding of key leadership and management elements held in Regulation
- Differentiation of leadership / management skill sets and where the RM / RI have to have boundaries
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – where are we?
Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education
Other information and some links to progress models as requested by some colleagues:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance- search progress models
Thrive https://www.thriveapproach.com/
Well Being Web
Participants have the option to complete a portfolio to support their learning. This brings the advantage of individual tutorial support with Liz, a structure within which to reflect on your learning and an evidence base from which to develop your practice or use with the regulator. If you have not already elected to complete the portfolio and wish to do so, please email liz.cooper@dialogueltd.co.uk
This programme will be evidenced with the completion of the following:
Part 1- personal resources portfolio – all slides / information from the programme
Part 2- reflective account / personal identification of the skills you bring to this role. (approx. 1500 words)
Part 3 – “Hearing Young People.” Make a visit to the home and using the standards identify how the young people are being heard by the adults in the house. Identify any areas for development, the outcomes you would anticipate and the feedback you will give to the Manager. THIS WILL BE COMPLETED AFTER SESSION 4.1-4.3
Part 4: reflective account – where am I now and where next? (approx. 1500 words)
Your feedback is important – after your attendance has been checked by one of the team you will receive an evaluation form by email, to the email address registered for your attendance. If you could please take a few minutes to complete the evaluation, we’d be grateful. The feedback form is designed as a self-evaluation: your time on the course is valuable and we should be able to recognise changes for young people as a result. Please think about the impact of the training, what worked well and what we can improve further.
Your certificate will then be emailed to you within 5 days of completing the evaluation form, and you’ll also be to find a downloadable copy for future reference in your my account space on our website. To log into your own my account space click here