Programme + Advanced Certificate Bundle

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare with Advanced Certificate in Mindfulness and Self-Care

Earn your Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare and add the employer-focused Advanced Certificate in Mindfulness and Self-Care on top — a double credential from one enrolment, for just £25 extra.

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Why Combine These Two Credentials?

The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare gives you the full, accredited foundation — and the Advanced Certificate in Mindfulness and Self-Care sharpens it into a specialism employers search for. You study both together, in one flexible online enrolment with LSBR.

You will learn mindfulness and self-care techniques, extending your knowledge of supporting mental health in residential childcare, to improve your own wellbeing and support others.

Complete both and your CV carries two named credentials: the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare and the Advanced Certificate in Mindfulness and Self-Care.

What You Will Study

Core modules of the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare:

  • Understand Children and Young People’s Development in Residential Childcare
  • Understand Support for Children and Young People who are Vulnerable and Disadvantaged
  • Develop and Support Health and Safety Practice and Lead Risk Management
  • Lead and Develop Safeguarding Practice and Protection of Children and Young People
  • Lead and Manage Develop an Effective Team
  • Lead and Develop Professional Supervision Practice
  • Manage Resources and Finance Within Own Area of Responsibility
  • Manage and Support Change
  • Lead Practice that Supports Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People
  • Lead Practice that Supports Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Promoting the Rights of Children and Young People
  • Lead and Support Effective Information Sharing, Positive Relationships and Communication Systems
  • Develop, Engage with and Support Effective Partnerships
  • Lead Practice in the Safe use of Digital, Internet and Mobile Technology with Children and Young People
  • Undertake Professional Development in Residential Childcare Settings
  • PLUS: Advanced Certificate in Mindfulness and Self-Care — your focused specialisation on top of the main programme

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