IAO
Level 3
QN: 601/5266/7
Curriculum Active
IAO Level 3 Diploma For Residential Childcare (England)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by IAO. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 603 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
IAO
Syllabus Units
23 Units
Guided Hours
603 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assessment and planning with children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and principles of assessment and planning with children and young people
- Understand how to place children and young people at the centre of assessment and planning
- Be able to participate in assessment and planning for children and young people
- Be able to work with children and young people as a plan is implemented
- Be able to work with children and young people to review and update plans
- Be able to contribute to assessment led by other professionals
2
Engage in professional development in residential childcare settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is required for competence in own job role in a residential childcare setting
- Be able to reflect on own practice
- Be able to evaluate own performance
- Be able to engage with professional supervision to plan and review own development
- Be able to use reflective practice to contribute to professional development
3
Participate in teams to benefit children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to work as part of a team
- Understand the local net
- work for children and young people’s services
- Understand the role of networks and multi-agency work in supporting positive outcomes for children and young people in residential childcare
- Be able to build working relationships with others involved in the care of children and young people
- Be able to participate in a multi-agency team around a child or young person
- Be able to communicate with others to facilitate multi-agency working
4
Promote effective communication and information handling in residential childcare settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effective communication in the work setting
- Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individual children and young people
- Be able to reduce barriers to communication in residential childcare settings
- Be able to use communication skills to de-escalate situations of tension or conflict
- Understand principles and practices relating to confidentiality in own work
- Be able to implement organisational processes and procedures for recording, storing and sharing information
5
Support attachment and positive relationships for children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of positive attachments for the well-being of children and young people
- Understand how to support positive attachments for children or young people in residential childcare
- Understand how to support positive relationships for children and young people in residential childcare
- Be able to develop positive relationships with children and young people
- Be able to address concerns about attachments and relationships of children and young people
- Be able to reflect on own practice in supporting positive attachments and relationships for children or young people
6
Support children and young people in residential childcare to achieve their learning potential
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of learning for children and young people in residential childcare
- Be able to engage children and young people in learning
- Understand the education system
- Be able to support children and young people to sustain engagement in learning and education
- Be able to work with children and young people to maximise learning
- Understand how to work with others to support children and young people to maximise outcomes from learning
7
Support children and young people in residential childcare to manage their health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand health service provision in relation to children and young people in residential childcare
- Be able to address concerns about the health of children and young people
- Be able to support children and young people to manage their own health needs, as appropriate to their age and level of understanding
- Be able to support children and young people to make healthy lifestyle choices
8
Support group living in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand theories that underpin work with children and young people in group living.
- Be able to support children and young people to live together as a group.
- Be able to plan with children and young people activities for sharing a living space.
- Be able to support children and young people to develop relationships through daily living activities.
- Be able to support continuous improvement in group living arrangements.
9
Support risk management in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand requirements for health, safety and risk management in residential childcare settings for children and young people.
- Be able to support children and young people to manage risk.
- Be able to manage risks to health, safety and security.
- Understand how to respond to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness in work settings and off site visits.
10
Support the development of socially aware behaviour with children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles for supporting the development of socially aware behaviour in children and young people
- Be able to support children and young people to understand their actions relating to socially aware behaviour
- Be able to agree expectations about socially aware behaviour
- Be able to support children and young people to achieve targets and adhere to agreed expectations
- Be able to respond to instances of socially unacceptable behaviour
- Understand the use of physical intervention and restraint
11
Support the rights, diversity and equality of children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rights of children and young people
- Understand the implications of equalities legislation for children and young people in residential childcare
- Be able to address discriminatory practice
- Be able to work in a culturally sensitive way
- Be able to support the right of children and young people to raise concerns and make complaints
12
Support the well-being and resilience of children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the well-being and resilience of children and young peoplee
- Be able to support the development of children and young people’s social and emotional identity and self esteem
- Be able to support children and young people to develop a positive outlook on their lives
- Be able to recognise and respond to signs of distress in children and young people
13
Support use of medication in social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative frame
- work for the use of medication in social care settings
- Know about common types of medication and their use
- Understand roles and responsibilities in the use of medication in social care settings
- Understand techniques for administering medication
- Be able to receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely
- Know how to promote the rights of the individual when managing medication
- Be able to support use of medication
- Be able to record and report on use of medication
14
Support young people leaving care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the statutory and legal frameworks in relation to young people who are leaving care.
- Understand emotional responses to change.
- Understand young people’s emotional responses about leaving care.
- Be able to support young people to plan their move from care.
- Be able to prepare young people for practical aspects of daily living as they leave care.
- Be able to support young people with the emotional challenges of leaving care.
- Be able to prepare young people to manage personal risks when they have moved on from care.
- Understand how to provide a continued welcome in the care setting after young people have left.
15
Understand How to Safeguard and Protect Children and Young People in Residential Childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of safeguarding and protection of children and young people
- Understand policies and practices for the protection of children and young people and the adults who work with them
- Understand the nature of ab
- use that can affect children and young people in residential childcare
- Understand how to address concerns about ab
- Understand policies, procedures and practices to address bullying
- Understand principles for e-safety
- Understand how to minimise risk of harm to a child or young person who goes missing from care
- Understand child sexual exploitation
- Understand the concept of multi-agency working to safeguard children and young people
- Understand how to empower children and young people to develop strategies to protect their own safety and well being
- Understand process and procedures when there are concerns about practice
16
Understand How to Support Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Harm or Abuse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the practitioner and others when supporting children and young people who have experienced harm or ab
- Understand how to support children and young people who disclose harm or ab
- Understand how to support children or young people who have experienced harm or ab
- Understand restrictions on the involvement of key people with children or young people who have experienced harm or ab
- Understand how to address the practitioners support needs in relation to harm or ab
17
Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the social, economic and cultural environment can impact on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people
- Understand how those working with children and young people can support positive outcomes
- Understand how disability can impact on positive outcomes and life chances for children and young people
18
Understand residential childcare for children and young people with complex disabilities or conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of complex disabilities and conditions and their impact on children and young people
- Understand the impact on families of having a child with a complex disability or condition
- Understand residential services for children and young people with complex disabilities or conditions
- Understand principles for working with children and young people with complex disabilities or conditions
- Understand how to support the participation of children and young people with complex disabilities or conditions
19
Understand support for young people with complex disabilities or conditions making the transition into adulthood
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the changes involved in moving from childhood into adulthood
- Understand how having a complex disability or condition can affect the transition into adulthood
- Understand legislation, regulation and rights relating to young people with complex disabilities or conditions making the transition into adulthood
- Understand support methods and systems for young people with complex disabilities or conditions making the transition into adulthood
- Understand how to support young people with complex disabilities or conditions during the transition into adulthood whilst managing risk
- Understand how to use reflection to learn from the transition process
20
Understand the care system and its impact on children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the process by which a child or young person comes into care
- Understand the entitlements of children and young people in care
- Understand the context of residential services for children and young people in care
- Understand the impact of residential childcare services on children and young people
- Understand how to support a positive experience of care services for children and young people
- Understand planning frameworks for children and young people in residential childcare
21
Understand the development of children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years.
- Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice.
- Understand the cycle of monitoring, assessment and intervention for children and young people’s development.
- Understand the importance of early intervention to support development needs of children and young people.
- Understand the effects of transitions on children and young people’s development.
22
Understand the youth justice system as it relates to residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand why children and young people in care are vulnerable to engagement in offending behaviour
- Understand how to reduce the risk of criminalisation of children and young people
- Understand partnership working in the youth justice system
- Understand the court system as it relates to youth justice
- Understand the experience of the secure estate
- Understand how to achieve successful transfer within and out of the secure estate for children and young people
23
Work with the families of children and young people in residential childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact on families when a child or young person is in residential childcare
- Understand principles of working with families
- Be able to support families to maintain their relationship with their child
- Be able to work in partnership with families
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/5266/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- IAO
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2015