What a Residential Support Worker does: a shift in our homes
From the 15-minute handover to waking nights, here’s what a shift in one of our children’s homes involves, how we train and support you, and how to join us. No care experience needed.
Learning from everyday practice
Practical writing on trauma‑informed residential childcare from the people who do it: safeguarding, de‑escalation, staff development and working with partners to keep young people safe.
Training
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De-escalation and physical intervention in children’s homes: why restraint is always the last resort
How children’s homes in Wales should approach de-escalation and physical intervention: what the Welsh Government’s Reducing Restrictive Practices Framework says, how we train staff through SLC Training, and what happens after an incident.
Why we train our own staff: inside SLC Training UK
Our staff are trained by our own South Wales training company, SLC Training UK. Here’s what SLC Training is, the courses it runs for children’s homes and other sectors, how its physical intervention training is accredited and reviewed, and why it makes a difference to the young people we care for.
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