Location Risk Assessments: Protecting Children Beyond the Home

Every home is shaped not just by the care it provides inside, but also by the community around it. Children’s Homes Regulations require providers to identify and assess risks in the local area — from crime, exploitation hotspots, and transport links to wider community influences — and evidence how these risks are managed.

This interactive 3-hour online session will guide participants through the regulations, Ofsted’s expectations, and real-world case studies. Delegates will learn how to gather intelligence, link assessments to individual children’s plans, and ensure risk assessments remain live, reflective documents. Practical tools and templates will be shared to help participants create location risk assessments that are meaningful, evidence-based, and inspection-ready.

Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the statutory requirements for location risk assessments and how Ofsted evaluates compliance during inspections.
2. Identify and assess local area risks (e.g. crime, transport, exploitation hotspots, community influences) and link findings directly to children’s individual care plans.
3. Analyse case studies from inspection and practice to explore how poor or strong assessments impact safeguarding outcomes.
4. Develop robust, evidence-based location risk assessments that meet Ofsted’s expectations for being thorough, current, and linked to safeguarding practice.
5. Embed a culture of reflection and review, ensuring that location risk assessments are not just documents but active safeguarding tools, reviewed in response to incidents, intelligence, and professional feedback.

Your trainer

Leanne Heppleston is an exceptional leader with an impressive track record of nearly two decades in management and operations within the social care sector. She has a passion for safeguarding, and her extensive experience as a qualified child protection trainer and practitioner is a testament to her commitment to protecting the most vulnerable. Leanne's ability to manage complex and high-risk cases with compassion and expertise has earned her a reputation as a true champion of safeguarding. She is dedicated to developing and implementing organisational safeguarding policies, procedures, and training strategies that empower teams to make a positive impact in the lives of those they serve.

Cost: £60 + VAT

Delivery - The virtual event is hosted on Zoom. Participants need access to a laptop or tablet with a camera and microphone, a quiet and private space to join from, and to have made sure they can access Zoom.

If the course is already full, don't worry ! we're a friendly bunch, and we'd love to work some magic to accommodate you. Just reach out to us: office@childrenshomequality.com and we'll do our best to find a spot for you or get you on our waiting list. Your enthusiam is much appreciated, and we're here to help make it happen!

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