This training is specifically for those undertaking the role of a Regulation 44 Visitor. The focus is on the key safeguarding role they have in reviewing practice and reaching conclusions about children’s welfare. This interactive session encourages visitors to share and learn while receiving useful tools and guidance to strengthen their effectiveness. In doing so, they will be better equipped to support and challenge homes to keep children safer.
By the end of this training session, participants will be able to:
· Understand the Regulation 44 Visitor role in safeguarding.
· Use learning from safeguarding inquiries to strengthen visits
· Use a strengths-based approach to evaluating safety and promoting welfare.
· Apply professional curiosity to visits
· Provide challenge and support to leaders around safeguarding and welfare
· Reach reliable and robust conclusions
· Consider how to keep themselves safe and monitor their self-care needs
· Identify areas for further professional development
Your trainer : Valerie Tulloch, Children’s Homes Quality, Director. Valerie has held almost every role within the children’s homes sector, bringing over two decades of experience in quality assurance, improvement, and service development across the UK. In 2015, she led the Department for Education’s rollout of the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards. As Director of Children’s Homes Quality, Valerie continues to champion excellence in care. She is also a skilled trainer and the author of the first-ever Responsible Individual training programme, which consistently receives “Outstanding” feedback from participants for its clarity, relevance, and impact
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
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