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New RQF (NVQ) Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare 2026

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Overview:

Qualification Number: 603/5555/4
Total Credits: 58
UCAS Points: 32  (University Admission Points)

 

RQF (NVQ) Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare is a comprehensive programme designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge required to support children in a variety of residential settings. This course serves as a gateway to a fulfilling career in this sector, providing foundational training in understanding the needs of children in care.

 

Delivery Methods:   

Online + Observations

 

IMPORTANT: VHT Healthcare Training is run by Qualified NMC Registered Nurses & experienced Health and Social Care professionals. Unlike just online training, you'll have face to face access to our team and opportunities to come to our Clinical Skills Training Centre for practical sessions, if you wish to gain more support!

 

Duration:

6 Months (Fast Track)
9 - 18 Months (Learner's Pace)

 

 

Cost:

Payment in full:  £685

 

INSTALMENTS

Deposit: £150

3 Months    =  £145 per month

6 Months.   = £ 85 per month

8 months    =  £65 per month

    

Contact Information:  

TEL: 0330 043 0530

MOB: 07865 000 504

Email: admin@vhthealthcaretraining.co.uk

 

Accreditation:  

TQUKAccreditation (Ofqual Regulated)

 

 

Assessments:   

  • Short assignments & Quizzes
  • Portfolio

 

Entry Requirements

  • 16 Years+
  • Maths & English competencies
  • RQF Level 2 in healthcare or relevant experience in healthcare

RQF (NVQ) Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare is a vocational course and so you'll be required to have some on the job observations and assessments. We will support you to achieve this.

Curriculum

  • 10 Sections
  • 163 Lessons
  • 1 Quiz
  • 3 Assignments
  • 0m Duration
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Introduction
3 Lessons
  1. Welcome!
  2. Mandatory Units
  3. How to navigate your course
UNIT 1 : Support the development of children and young people to achieve their learning potential
20 Lessons1 Quiz3 Assignments
  1. Understanding the expected pattern of development for children and young people
  2. Sequence and Rates of Development
  3. Impact of adolescent development
  4. Support for the different stages of development
  5. How development can be influenced by personal and external factors
  6. Possible effects of different transitions on children and young people’s development.
  7. How theories of Development and Learning influence support
  8. How life experiences can make it difficult to engage with learning.
  9. Trauma & the Impact on Child Development
  10. Monitoring children and young people’s development using different methods
  11. Importance of Observation within the Monitoring and Assessment process.
  12. Importance of early intervention
  13. Evidence-based interventions
  14. UNIT 1 Quizes
  15. Multi-agency teams working together to address development needs.
  16. UNIT 1 : Question 1
  17. Supporting Development through Day-to-Day Activities
  18. UNIT 1 : Question 2
  19. UNIT 1 : Question 3
  20. Legislation underpinning children and young people’s access to education.
  21. Learning, Learning Potential and Education
  22. Theories about how children and young people learn
  23. Key professionals in the education system & their role
  24. Importance of Early Intervention & support to achieve learning potential
UNIT 2: Safeguarding and protection of children and young people in residential childcare
26 Lessons
  1. Introduction
  2. Current Legislation and National guidelines for Safeguarding.
  3. Safeguarding Requirements in Local Mandatory Training
  4. The Link Between Safeguarding and Child Protection
  5. Key Policies and Procedures that protect staff, children and young people.
  6. The Importance of following Policies and Procedures
  7. How Inquiries and Serious Case Reviews Have Improved Safeguarding Practice
  8. Forms of Harm on Children and young people in Residential Childcare.
  9. Signs and Behaviours That May Raise Safeguarding Concerns
  10. Risk Factors That Increase Vulnerability in Residential Childcare
  11. What to Do If a Child Discloses Abuse or You Suspect It
  12. Supporting a Child and Family When Bullying Is Suspected
  13. Reasons Why a Child May Not Recognise or Disclose Abuse or Exploitation
  14. Principles for E-Safety in Residential Childcare
  15. Risks and Consequences of Online Activities for Children and Young People
  16. Ways of Reducing Risk to Children and Young People Online
  17. Child Sexual Exploitation.
  18. Child Sexual exploitation and Human Trafficking
  19. Patterns of Child Sexual Exploitation: Gangs, Groups, and Solo Perpetrators
  20. Providing Support to Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation
  21. Support strategies to protect and empower children and young people to promote well- being.
  22. The Importance of Building Children and Young People’s Resilience, Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem
  23. Ways of Empowering Children and Young People to Make Informed Choices that Support Their Safety
  24. Reporting Concerns About Practice in the Work Setting
  25. How Whistle-blowers Are Protected in the Workplace
  26. Multi-Agency working in the Context of Safeguarding.
UNIT 3 : Supporting children and young people who have experienced harm and abuse
21 Lessons
  1. Introduction
  2. Healthcare Practitioners’ Role in Supporting Abused Children
  3. Roles of Others in Supporting Abused Children
  4. Building Relationships with Children Who Have Experienced Abuse
  5. Accessing Support Beyond Practitioner Expertise
  6. Responding to Abuse Disclosures based on a Child's level of Understanding
  7. How to avoid Actions or Statements that could affect Court Evidence in Disclosures
  8. Helping Children Understand How Their Disclosure Will Be Shared
  9. Best Practice in Responding to Disclosures
  10. Importance of Accurate Records on Disclosures of Harm and Abuse
  11. Sources of information and guidance about how to support a child and young person who has experienced harm and abuse.
  12. Ways to support a child to understand and deal with distress, fear, anxieties
  13. Helping a child understand the implications caused by harm and abuse
  14. Positive coping strategies that a child and young person can develop and supported by, following harm and abuse.
  15. Behaviour of concern following harm and abuse
  16. Supporting a Child Showing Behaviours of Concern Due to Past Abuse or Harm
  17. Developing Protective Strategies and Building Resilience.
  18. When restrictions need to be imposed on the involvement of key people following harm and abuse.
  19. Ways of supporting a children to understand safe and consistent boundaries
  20. Making effective use of supervisions to reflect
  21. When additional support might be needed for dealing with own thoughts and feelings
UNIT 4 : Effective Communication and information handling in Residential Childcare
24 Lessons
  1. Methods of Communication and reasons people communicate
  2. Factors Contributing to Effective Communication
  3. Reasons Why a Child may Be Unable to Use Verbal Communication
  4. Benefits of Effective Communication
  5. Communication and Language Needs, Wishes and Preferences of a Child or Young Person
  6. Supporting the Voice of the Child or Young Person
  7. Active Listening and Responding to Children
  8. Communication Methods and Aids
  9. Barriers to communication and their impact on relationships
  10. How to reduce barriers to aid effective communication
  11. Communication methods to resolve misunderstandings
  12. How to access support or services to enable a child communicate effectively.
  13. Using Communication Skills to minimise and resolve conflict situations.
  14. Using verbal and non-verbal communication to de-escalate conflict situations
  15. Challenging conflict appropriately and offering alternative perspectives
  16. Using Reflective Practice to review the impact of communication in conflict situations
  17. Confidentiality in work setting.
  18. Boundaries of your role in a Residential Childcare Setting
  19. Our responsibilities in relation to confidentiality and disclosure by a child and young person.
  20. Understanding the conflict between maintaining confidentiality and disclosing concerns
  21. Adhering to confidentiality in day-to-day communication
  22. The Importance of sharing information and having agreed goals with partner organisations
  23. Following organisational procedures for recording, storing, and sharing information
  24. Maintaining data in line with policies that support integrated and multi-agency working
UNIT 5: Support positive outcomes for children and young people in residential childcare
13 Lessons
  1. Introduction
  2. Multiple Factors that contribute to uncertainty in the lives of Children and Young People
  3. Social and Cultural factors affecting life chances of Children and Young People
  4. The impact of personal choices and experiences on children and Young People's life outcomes
  5. Frameworks that support positive outcomes for children and families.
  6. Positive outcomes for children and young people that residential childcare services aim to achieve
  7. The importance of active participation of children and young people in their life decisions
  8. The importance of having high expectations and ambitions for all children and young people
  9. The impact disability can have on outcomes and life chances of children and young people
  10. The importance of having a positive attitude towards disability
  11. Supporting children and young people to make personal choices according to their needs and abilities
  12. Support available for children and young people with disabilities
  13. The importance of designing support and services around the needs of children and young people.
UNIT 6 : Support Positive relationships and attachments for children and young people in residential childcare
22 Lessons
  1. The Importance of Positive Attachments for the Wellbeing of Children and Young People
  2. Theories of Attachment
  3. The Importance of forming Positive Attachments for Children and Young People
  4. Short- and Long-Term Impacts on Wellbeing when Children cannot form Positive Attachments
  5. Evaluating Evidence-Based Practice for Supporting Positive Attachments
  6. How factors in the life of a child and young person can develop barriers to forming positive attachments.
  7. The role of parents and professional parents in supporting children and young people to form positive attachments.
  8. How attachment impacts on your own role in a residential childcare setting
  9. Strategies for supporting children and young people to form positive attachments
  10. How to support positive relationships for children and young people in residential childcare.
  11. Factors that can Contribute to Challenges in Building Positive Relationships
  12. Ways to support children and young people affected by emotional and behavioural difficulties.
  13. Social care ethics and values informing your relationships with children and young people.
  14. Developing Connections with Children and Young People using Skills and Methods
  15. How to maintain professional boundaries in relationships with children and young people.
  16. Engaging with Children and Young People to build Positive Relationships
  17. Sources of Advice and Support when Concerned about Attachments and Relationships.
  18. Implementing Strategies to Promote Positive Attachments and Relationships
  19. Monitoring Implemented Strategies and Identifying Areas of Progress and Improvement
  20. How Children and Young People have been Supported to develop Positive Attachments and Relationships
  21. Reflecting on Own Approaches for Supporting Positive Attachments
  22. Areas for improvements in own practice
How to support the well-being and resilience of children and young people in residential childcare
11 Lessons
  1. Resilience in children and young people
  2. Factors that impact on the well-being of children and young people.
  3. Different approaches that support children and young people to develop their wellbeing and resilience.
  4. Key people to support well-being and resilience in children and young people
  5. Factors important to well-being and resilience of children and young people.
  6. Supporting methods to encourage children and young people to be confident in their social and emotional identity.
  7. Supporting children and young people to build their self esteem
  8. Role of Planning and decision-making in developing a child and young person's social and emotional identity
  9. Encouraging children and young people to develop a positive outlook on their lives
  10. How to support children and young people to express their feelings and respond positively to challenges and disappointments.
  11. How to support children and young people to make informed decisions for positive change in their lives.
UNIT 8 : Supporting group living in Residential Childcare
17 Lessons
  1. Introduction
  2. Theories about Groups and Group Dynamics which relate to group living
  3. Theories about How the Physical Environment Can Support Well-being in a Group Setting
  4. Implementing Theories of Group Dynamics in Daily Residential Life
  5. Supporting Children and Young People to Reach Agreements on Group Living
  6. How to facilitate and support children and young people to resolve conflict and disagreements
  7. The importance of having a collaborative approach in a residential environment
  8. Involve children and young people in positive ways and work with them to maintain their physical environment
  9. Engage children and young people in the planning of daily living activities.
  10. How planning daily living activities as a group links to the individual plans for children and young people
  11. Ensure that children and young people are involved in decisions about daily activities taking place in the shared living space
  12. Developing Positive Relationships Through Daily Living Activities
  13. Being a Positive Role Model to Encourage Socially Aware Behaviour
  14. how to support children and young people to maintain positive relationships with others through shared activities
  15. Evaluating the Impact of Own Practice on Group Living
  16. How to Work with children and young people to evaluate activities and agreements for group living
  17. Identifying Improvements in Group Living Through Reflection and Evaluation
UNIT 9 : Support and promote shared risk management with children and young people in residential childcare
6 Lessons
  1. Introduction
  2. Legislative Framework for Health, Safety, and Risk Management
  3. Implementation of Health and Safety Legislation, Policies, and Procedures
  4. Monitoring and Maintaining Health and Safety in the Work Setting
  5. How people in your work setting are made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safely
  6. The Value of Risks and Challenges for Development, Learning, and Enjoyment in a Child or Young Person

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