Safer Care and Managing Allegations course details

This 2-day training focuses on safer caring practice and managing allegations. It supports foster carers to understand risks, boundaries and safeguarding responsibilities, while promoting safe and confident care. The training explores how safer caring plans protect children, carers and fostering households and provides guidance on responding appropriately to concerns or allegations.

Learning outcomes

The training will strengthen foster carers’ confidence in safeguarding and safer caring practice.

By the end of the course, you will have:

  • an understanding of safer caring principles and planning
  • awareness of risks and safeguarding responsibilities
  • confidence in managing boundaries and professional practice
  • understanding of procedures for responding to allegations
  • knowledge of support available to carers

Standards

Training, Support and Development Standards (TSDS)

  • Standard 2: Understand your role as a foster carer
  • Standard 6: Understand how to keep children and young people safe
  • Standard 7: Develop yourself

National Minimum Standards (NMS)

  • NMS 11: Children are protected from harm
  • NMS 22: Allegations are managed appropriately
  • NMS 15: Foster carers are trained and supported