Education services and training

Personal care: leading on policy and practice VS013

Course area

SEND

Course code

VS013

User types

SEND

Course description

Introduction

This session explores what we mean by the term personal care and the reasons why children and young people may require short-term or long-term personal care. It aims to give an overview of the different types of personal care which may be required, such as toileting, feeding, washing and dressing. We will outline the duties placed on settings to ensure that policy and practice enable settings to provide personal care support safely.

Attendees

This training is suitable for:

DSL
SENCOs
Headteachers/SLT
Early Years Leads/Managers
Trusts

Learning Outcomes

To understand what we mean by ‘personal’ care and the underlying principles underpinning personal care
To consider vulnerabilities associated with personal care
To consider how we design and implement personal care policy and plans
To explore best practices regarding procedures, including reporting and recording

Length of course

1 hour

Session costs

	Enhanced	Core	Non-SLA
In-school	1 credit	£125	£150
Online	n/a	n/a	n/a

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What our clients say

Been having first aid training for 13 years. This was the best one I've attended. Far more informative and covered more likely scenarios that would happen in the school setting

Secondary School

Chris

Teacher

Fantastic safeguarding training session today to stay abreast of new guidance to keep our children safe in the North East. Highly valuable and recommended!

Primary School

Naomi

Head of Year

This evening's safeguarding refresher training was fantastic. Engaging and relevant. The delivery was superb and made a huge difference

Primary School

Jamie

Acting Assistant Head

Just want to say a massive thank you for the training delivered last night! The trainer was amazing, very clear, professional and excellent pace! We loved how the presentation was on what is happening in the world today with social media too!

Secondary School

Barbara

Headteacher

I feel this course has been better than previous first aid courses I've completed. More focus on the types of injuries that we would likely treat in our role

Primary School

Angela

Teacher

Great session! It was really useful to be reminded of procedures and being brought up to date with the latest safeguarding advice

Primary School

Ben

DSL

Been having first aid training for 13 years. This was the best one I've attended. Far more informative and covered more likely scenarios that would happen in the school setting

Secondary School

Chris

Teacher

Fantastic safeguarding training session today to stay abreast of new guidance to keep our children safe in the North East. Highly valuable and recommended!

Primary School

Naomi

Head of Year

This evening's safeguarding refresher training was fantastic. Engaging and relevant. The delivery was superb and made a huge difference

Primary School

Jamie

Acting Assistant Head

Just want to say a massive thank you for the training delivered last night! The trainer was amazing, very clear, professional and excellent pace! We loved how the presentation was on what is happening in the world today with social media too!

Secondary School

Barbara

Headteacher

I feel this course has been better than previous first aid courses I've completed. More focus on the types of injuries that we would likely treat in our role

Primary School

Angela

Teacher

Great session! It was really useful to be reminded of procedures and being brought up to date with the latest safeguarding advice

Primary School

Ben

DSL

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