Key Info
1 Day Course
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Where and When
Delivered at a venue of your choice throughout the UK, contact us for availability.
Accredited Course
The course content are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
Course Overview
Recording and report writing is an essential legal and safeguarding requirement when working with children and young people and support staff are expected to demonstrate their, competency, knowledge and skills.
This training course defines the importance of maintaining high standards of recording and report writing, explains relevant legislation and describes requirements in the collection, use and storage of information.
This training course explains the meaning of ‘fact’, ‘professional judgement’ and ‘third-party’ information and clarifies requirements in ensuring recorded information is legible, accurate and sufficient.
Course Learning Outcomes
Below are the main topics covered in this course, expand each one to see the criteria.
- 1.1Describe the importance of maintaining high standards of recording, reporting and suitable sharing including safeguarding, legal, regulatory and communication requirements
- 1.2Identify relevant legislation relating to recording, reporting and suitable sharing
- 1.3Confirm the purpose of Caldicott Principles
- 1.4List the seven Caldicott Principles
- 1.5Confirm the difference between a record and a report
- 1.6Identify different types and purposes of records and reports used as part of the profession
- 1.7Clarify the meaning of ‘purpose and intent’ when creating or contributing to records and reports
- 2.1Confirm the difference between fact, professional Judgement and third party information/data
- 2.2Explain the importance of clearly separating fast, professional judgement and third-party contributions in records and reports
- 2.3Explain the reasoning for records and reports to be focused on factual data
- 2.4Confirm the need to avoid the use of subjective terms in records and reports
- 2.5Identify terms and descriptions which should not be used as part of records and reports
- 3.1Confirm the requirements in retaining records and reports about children and young people in care
- 3.2Explain key requirements in maintaining professional high standards in relation to the collection, use, storing and suitable sharing of information (data)
- 3.3Identify reasons why information may need to be shared in suitable ways with key professionals including safeguarding reasons
- 3.4Explain key requirements in maintaining high standards of recording and reporting practices including legibility, professionalism, completion, sufficiency, traceability and authentication
- 4.1Explain the meaning of the term ‘inclusive writing’
- 4.2Demonstrate skills in inclusive writing
- 4.3Demonstrate skills in record and/or report writing
Accreditation
The course content are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
Certification
Each learner completing this course will receive an accredited Level 3 certificate of learning.
Additional Information
Training course duration
1 Day (please contact us if you require training which runs to a different timescale).Availability of this training course
This Recording and Reporting training course is available as in-house training at a venue of your own choice throughout the UK.Audience for this course
This Recording and Reporting training course is designed for professionals who work with vulnerable children and young people including supporters, team leaders, managers, education providers, social workers and foster carer agencies.QCF Units
This Recording and Report Writing training course is designed to meet the standards outlined in the new Children's Homes (England) Regulations which were introduced on 1st April 2015 and can contribute to outcomes of QCF units including the National Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.Get a Price or more information...
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