Health And Safety For Foster Carers – An Introduction training

As a foster carer you are accepting responsibility for your child’s safety and welfare on behalf of the Local Authority and/or fostering agency.

You will have undertaken safeguarding training as part of your foster care role. We want a child's experience in foster care to be a safe one, so alongside safeguarding you need to think about health and safety.

This course will cover the underpinning legislation, why children are at risk, why looked after children are more vulnerable and the safety measures you need to consider.

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Foster Care

This course will cover:
  • The underpinning legislation for health and safety in foster care
  • The reasons why children are at risk
  • The reasons why looked after children are more vulnerable
  • Safety measures you need to consider for the children in your care

This Health & Safety For Foster Carers - An Introduction course has been designed specifically for foster carers who require an introduction to the regulations around keeping the children and young people in their care safe.Whilst it provides focus for those working in Children's Services, it would also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like an overview of health and safety practices.We can deliver this course either: online, as a webinar, or as a face-to-face programme. If you have your own LMS and would like this course as a SCORM file, please get in touch.

The online version of this course will take 45 mins to complete. The webinar versions are usually 2-3 hours long and face to face delivery will usually be around 4-5 hours.

You can access this course in three ways, as an online course, as a webinar, or with face-to-face delivery.

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Aims of the Health And Safety For Foster Carers – An Introduction course

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Be aware of the key legislations linked to Health & Safety in foster care
  • Be aware of the key principles of the Children’s Act 1989
  • Be aware of the reasons why children are more at risk of injury
  • Understand the reasons why looked after children are more vulnerable
  • Be aware of the appropriate safety measures that you may need to take in your home, in order to keep the children in your care safe

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