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SUMMARY:Supported Accommodation Inspection Framework
DESCRIPTION:This session is designed for professionals working in or supporting supported accommodation services for young people aged 16–17. This seminar provides a clear\, practical guide to the Ofsted Inspection Framework\, helping participants understand expectations\, avoid common pitfalls\, and embed a quality-first approach to service delivery. \n\n\n\nThis session will cover the latest updates to the Social Care Common Inspection Framework \n\n\n\n📅 Date & Time: 18th June\, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM📍 Live Online via Teams📢 Early Bird Price: £81 + VAT (Register 2+ weeks before)🎟️ Standard Price: £108 + VAT (Group Discount available for groups of 5+) \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\nWhether you are new to supported accommodation or seeking to strengthen your inspection readiness\, this session will give you clarity\, confidence\, and practical strategies to meet both the regulatory requirements and the needs of young people. \n\n\n\nWhy This Course Matters\n\n\n\nOfsted inspections are not just about compliance\, they assess whether services promote safety\, independence\, and positive outcomes for young people. Understanding the inspection framework means you can anticipate what inspectors will look for\, evidence good practice\, and address any gaps before they become compliance issues. This course will help participants:✔️ Learn how Ofsted will apply the Inspection Framework✔️ Identify the evidence and documentation that demonstrates compliance and quality✔️ Prepare staff and management for interviews\, observations\, and record reviews✔️ Use inspection outcomes to drive continuous improvement \n\n\n\nCourse Highlights\n\n\n\n🔹 Overview of the Supported Accommodation Inspection Framework – Structure\, scope\, and purpose🔹 Linking Regulations to Practice – Turning compliance into meaningful daily routines🔹 Inspection Methods – How inspectors gather evidence and assess quality🔹 Readiness Strategies – Preparing your team\, records\, and environment for inspection🔹 Beyond Inspection – Embedding quality and improvement year-round \n\n\n\nMeet Your Trainer: Miguel Valerio\n\n\n\nMiguel Valerio is an experienced social care consultant\, trainer\, and regulatory specialist\, with extensive expertise in supported accommodation services and Ofsted inspection preparation. Having worked for more than a decade as an Operational Manager in a Children Social Care provider (assuming roles as Children’s Home RI and Supported Accommodation RSM)\, Miguel successfully led services through inspections while ensuring young people received high-quality\, needs-led support. \n\n\n\nNow managing Social Care Skills\, Miguel delivers specialist training and consultancy to help providers understand regulations\, strengthen compliance\, and embed a culture of continuous improvement. His practical\, inspection-focused approach equips teams with the knowledge and tools they need to achieve strong inspection outcomes. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://socialcareskills.co.uk/event/supported-accommodation-inspection-framework-2/
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SUMMARY:The Roles of the Nominated Individual / Responsible Individual
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will provide a comprehensive understanding of the legal\, regulatory\, and leadership responsibilities attached to these roles\, equipping participants with the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill their duties effectively. \n\n\n\n📅 Date & Time: 23rd June\, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM📍 Live Online via Teams📢 Early Bird Price: £40.5 + VAT (Register 2+ weeks before)🎟️ Standard Price: £54 + VAT (Group Discount available for groups of 5+) \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\nIn regulated children’s services\, the Nominated Individual (Supported Accommodation) and the Responsible Individual (Children’s Homes) play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with Ofsted regulations\, upholding high-quality care standards\, and providing strategic oversight. Their responsibilities extend beyond operational management\, requiring them to ensure accountability\, governance\, and safeguarding practices are embedded across the organization. \n\n\n\nWhy This Course Matters\n\n\n\nThe roles of Nominated Individual and Responsible Individual are legally required in children’s social care settings\, and failure to fulfill these duties effectively can lead to regulatory breaches\, enforcement action\, and compromised care quality. This course will help participants:✔️ Understand the statutory requirements and legal duties of Nominated and Responsible Individuals✔️ Navigate Ofsted regulations\, compliance expectations\, and inspection frameworks✔️ Learn how to implement robust governance and quality assurance processes✔️ Strengthen safeguarding leadership and risk management✔️ Develop effective communication and collaboration with regulators and stakeholders \n\n\n\nCourse Highlights\n\n\n\n🔹 The Roles of the Nominated & Responsible Individuals – Defining key duties and responsibilities🔹 Regulatory & Legal Framework – Understanding the Children’s Homes Regulations\, Supported Accommodation Regulations\, Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF)\, and Ofsted expectations🔹 Safeguarding & Risk Management – Embedding a strong culture of child protection and safety🔹 Quality Assurance & Governance – Implementing effective policies\, audits\, and continuous improvement strategies🔹 Preparing for Ofsted Inspections – Ensuring compliance\, record-keeping\, and leadership accountability \n\n\n\nMeet Your Trainer: Miguel Valerio\n\n\n\nMiguel Valerio is a social worker is more than 20 years of experience. His journey has taken me from research and university lecturing to hands-on work in the sector where he worked as a Responsible Individual (Children’s Homes) and Registered Service Manager (Supported Accommodation). On these role\, he was responsible for developing and overseeing services for young people\, ensuring regulatory compliance\, and supporting staff training and service improvement. His extensive experience in quality assurance\, governance\, and leadership has equipped him with the knowledge and skills to guide professionals in navigating the complexities of residential children’s social care. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://socialcareskills.co.uk/event/the-roles-of-the-nominated-individual-responsible-individual/
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SUMMARY:Children's Homes Inspection Framework
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this session designed for professionals working in or supporting children’s homes. This seminar provides a clear\, practical overview of the Ofsted Children’s Homes Inspection Framework\, explaining how inspections are conducted\, what inspectors are looking for\, and how to demonstrate compliance and quality in day-to-day practice. \n\n\n\nThis session will cover the latest updates to the Social Care Common Inspection Framework \n\n\n\n📅 Date & Time: 25th June\, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM📍 Live Online via Teams📢 Early Bird Price: £81 + VAT (Register 2+ weeks before)🎟️ Standard Price: £108 + VAT (Group Discount available for groups of 5+) \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\nWhether you are a Registered Manager\, Responsible Individual\, or part of a leadership or compliance team\, this session will equip you with the knowledge and insight needed to approach inspection with confidence\, clarity\, and readiness. \n\n\n\nWhy This Course Matters\n\n\n\nUnderstanding the inspection framework is vital for achieving and maintaining high-quality outcomes in children’s homes. Ofsted inspections assess not only compliance with the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards\, but also the impact and experiences of children. This course helps participants:✔️ Understand how Ofsted evaluates children’s homes under the current inspection framework✔️ Identify what evidence and practice inspectors look for in each area of judgement✔️ Prepare confidently for both announced and unannounced inspections✔️ Recognise the features of “good” and “outstanding” practice✔️ Build a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the service \n\n\n\nCourse Highlights\n\n\n\n🔹 Overview of the Children’s Homes Inspection Framework – Purpose\, principles\, and structure🔹 What Inspectors Look For – Evaluating quality of care\, safeguarding\, and leadership🔹 Inspection Process – From pre-inspection planning to feedback and reports🔹 Evidence and Impact – Demonstrating how your service improves children’s outcomes🔹 Embedding Inspection Readiness – Making quality visible in everyday practice \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n\n\nThis course is ideal for Registered Managers\, Responsible Individuals\, Deputy Managers\, and Quality Leads in children’s homes. It is also valuable for providers\, consultants\, and compliance officers seeking to strengthen their understanding of Ofsted’s expectations and inspection methodology. \n\n\n\nAbout the Trainer:\n\n\n\nMiguel Valerio is a social worker is more than 20 years of experience. His journey has taken him from research and university lecturing to hands-on work in the sector where he worked as a Responsible Individual (Children’s Homes) and Registered Service Manager (Supported Accommodation). On these roles\, he was responsible for developing and overseeing services for young people\, ensuring regulatory compliance\, and supporting staff training and service improvement. His extensive experience in quality assurance\, governance\, and leadership has equipped him with the knowledge and skills to guide professionals in navigating the complexities of residential children’s social care. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://socialcareskills.co.uk/event/childrens-homes-inspection-framework/
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SUMMARY:Ofsted Inspection Readiness
DESCRIPTION:Is your service prepared for its next Ofsted inspection? This focused and highly practical session is designed to give leaders and practitioners the clarity\, tools\, and confidence they need to approach inspection with assurance.  \n\n\n\n📅 Date & Time: 29th June\, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM📍 Live Online via Teams📢 Early Bird Price: £40.5 + VAT (Register 2+ weeks before)🎟️ Standard Price: £54 + VAT (Group Discount available for groups of 5+) \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\n\nLed by Rachel Holden\, former Senior HMI at Ofsted\, the course offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from someone who has led inspections across a range of children’s services. With a unique insider’s perspective\, Rachel will share what inspectors really look for\, and how your service can evidence high-quality practice and compliance. \n\n\n\nWhy It MattersOfsted inspections can be a source of pressure. but they can also be an opportunity to showcase your service at its best. This session supports providers to move from anxiety to action\, with step-by-step guidance on preparing for inspection day\, aligning with the SCCIF(s)\, and demonstrating impact in every aspect of service delivery. \n\n\n\nCourse Highlights– Key themes and expectations in current Ofsted inspections– What “good” looks like: evidence\, outcomes\, and the voice of the child– Common inspection pitfalls and how to avoid them– How to prepare staff\, documents\, and the environment– Practical strategies for managers and frontline teams to work together on readiness \n\n\n\nMeet Your Trainer: Rachel Holden \n\n\n\nRachel is a highly experienced social care professional with over 25 years in the sector\, spanning frontline practice\, senior leadership\, and national regulation. Most recently\, she led the rollout of Ofsted’s national registration and inspection framework for Supported Accommodation\, playing a pivotal role in shaping this new regulatory landscape. \n\n\n\nAs a former Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector (HMI) at Ofsted\, Rachel was responsible for quality assuring ILACS and SEND inspections and overseeing regulatory practice across children’s services. Her earlier roles include Regulatory Manager\, HMI for Social Care\, and senior operational leadership in early help\, family support\, and services for missing children. \n\n\n\nRachel’s training is grounded in deep sector knowledge\, a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people\, and a commitment to helping providers deliver high-quality\, accountable care. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://socialcareskills.co.uk/event/ofsted-inspection-readiness/
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