Online tutor-supported units of 30+
hours which can stand alone or build towards our
BTEC Certificates
Our BTEC Award courses provide reflective
learning that is accessible whenever and wherever
students have access to the internet. Students
can begin training in any one of our monthly
intakes and have up to 1 year to complete the
course, to allow for learning breaks as needed.
Working at their own pace, they are supported by
a dedicated tutor who provides guidance and
assesses written assignments. Monthly reporting
ensures that their training supervisors are kept
in touch with progress.
The courses are accredited by Edexcel and mapped
to relevant training standards, governmental
guidance and NVQ/SVQ awards.
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Addressing addictive and self-harming behaviour |
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| This level 3 course provides practitioners with
the
knowledge to enhance their understanding of
addiction and self-harm as they occur in looked-
after children |
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Basic law for foster care practitioners |
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| This level 3 course provides practitioners with
the
knowledge to understand the legal framework for
their work in foster care. |
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Basic law for foster care practitioners (Scotland) |
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| This level 3 course provides practitioners with
the knowledge to understand the legal framework
for their work in foster care in Scotland. |
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Caring for children with specific impairments |
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| This level 3 course provides practitioners with
the
key skills and knowledge essential for caring for
a child with a specific impairment. |
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Enabling traumatised children to manage their behaviour |
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| This level 3 course provides practitioners with
the
knowledge to develop skills to enable traumatised
children to manage their own behaviour more
effectively. |
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Promoting healthy development |
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| This level 3 course provides practitioners with
the knowledge to develop skills to promote
healthy development in looked after children. |
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Working as part of a team in foster care |
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| This level 3 course provides practitioners in
foster care with the knowledge to develop skills
to work more effectively as part of a team. |
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Working together to safeguard traumatised children in school |
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| This level 3 course provides professionals in
the education sector with the
knowledge to develop skills to work more
effectively as a team to safeguard traumatised
children. |
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Attachment, Trauma and Resilience |
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| This Level 4 course provides an understanding of
child development, attachment patterns and
narrative work, along with strategies for
promoting resilience. |
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Gender and the Role of Men in Child Care |
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| This unit addresses theories about gender, role
and power and their implications in work with
children, looking at the development of gender
identity in children and ways of addressing
distorted narratives about gender and power. It
also examines the important role of men in child
care and ways of promoting positive male
involvement in children’s lives. |
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Managing stakeholder communications |
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| This level 4 course provides practitioners with
the
knowledge to manage stakeholder communications. |
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Working with Children and Young People Affected by Parental Issues |
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| This unit covers the issues of parental substance
misuse, mental health and domestic abuse and how
they affect parenting ability. It also looks at
the ways children may be adversely affected by
such parental issues and how adults in the
network around the child can work effectively to
help them to recover from trauma. |
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Working with Disabled and Traumatised Children and Young People |
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| This Level 4 course explores the social model of
discability, communication and protection issues
and the importance of multi-agency working. |
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Working with Sexually Traumatised Children and Young People |
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| This Level 4 course explores the nature and
effects of sexual abuse and prepares
practitioners for safe and effective work with
survivors. |
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Promoting resilience in the network working with looked after children and young people |
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| This unit addresses the central role of
designated teachers in the network around the
child and explores ways that they can ensure that
people in the network remain resilient in the
face of potentially traumatising experiences and
are able to support the child effectively. |
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The needs of looked after children and young people |
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| This unit explains why looked after children are
traumatised, the effects of trauma and what they
need in order to recover and benefit from
education. Practitioners will engage in planning
and evaluating interventions that enable
traumatised children to recover from trauma. |
The following links provide additional information and resources relating to BTEC Awards.
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Flexibility for Students and Employers |
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Supporting Your Students |
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The Akamas Online Learning Environment |
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