• Course overview



    Eligibility: This course is open to children's social care professionals.

    Join our highly interactive course designed to enhance your skills in writing sequential, powerful, and rewarding records and reports. Writing is a skill that can be practised and improved upon, and our focus is on clear thinking and careful writing.

    Using a 15-page booklet packed with real but anonymised examples of children’s services writing, this course will guide you through the principles of effective recording and report writing. You will learn how these principles relate to your everyday work and align with the council’s core values.

    Throughout the course, you will engage in practical steps and activities that will help you develop your writing skills. By the end of the session, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to create impactful and meaningful records and reports. Join us to improve your writing proficiency and make a significant difference in your role.

    Learning outcomes

    As a result of this course, you will have knowledge and skills in the following areas:

    • Be clear and concise.
    • Use Plain English and avoid jargon.
    • Record analytically and use this is a part of self-reflection.
    • Record in a strengths-based way to enhance relationship-building.
    • Choose relevant information and make it meaningful.
    • Record the voices of children and young people.
    • Crack the facts-analysis-judgement approach.

    Charges

    This course is fully funded. When you sign up you'll be able to book your place for free.

    Please refer to our terms and conditions for more information.

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    Course activities to complete

    • Book and attend at least 1 event(s)
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