Children's home training courses, included from day one
Nest Learn comes with a ready-to-use catalogue of core care training, so providers are not starting from an empty LMS. Every course is independently accredited by CareCPD, can be assigned through Learning Paths, tracked in the Training Matrix, and evidenced through completion records and certificates.
This list is not comprehensive. We add new courses every few weeks, so the catalogue below is a snapshot rather than the final list. If you need something you cannot see here, ask us — it may already be in production.
8 courses
Safeguarding & Child Protection
Exploitation, missing children, radicalisation, online risk and the safeguarding decisions staff make on shift.
Child Criminal Exploitation (County Lines)
Understand county lines, gang recruitment and grooming, spot the indicators of child criminal exploitation, and know how to act.
Child Sexual Exploitation
CSA and CSE training for residential care: warning signs, online risk, sexual offences law and what to do when you suspect abuse.
Designated Safeguarding Lead
In-depth DSL training for children's residential care: safeguarding culture, indicators of harm, referrals, LADO, DBS and multi-agency work.
Ofsted: Sexual Abuse in Schools and Colleges
What Ofsted's rapid review of sexual abuse in schools found about peer-on-peer harassment, and what it means for children's homes.
Online Safety
Understand the apps young people use, the risks they meet online, sexting and cyberbullying, and how to talk about digital choices.
Practical Safeguarding Approaches
Bridge safeguarding theory and practice — safeguarding culture, professional boundaries, being comfortable with risk, and reflective practice.
Prevent: Radicalisation Awareness
Meet the Prevent Duty: understand radicalisation and extremism, spot the stages, and make a Prevent referral correctly.
Responding to Missing Children in Care
Missing child protocols for residential care: risk assessment, immediate actions, notifications, return interviews and prevention.
5 courses
Therapeutic Care & Wellbeing
Attachment and trauma-informed practice, mental health, self-harm, substance use and staff wellbeing.
PACE in Practice
Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy applied to residential care — with attachment, trauma, shame and blocked trust explained.
Introduction to Mental Health First Aid
Spot warning signs of mental health distress, know how to respond, and understand when to signpost to professional support.
Self-Harming Behaviours
Understand self-harm beyond the myths, manage and assess risk, respond helpfully to disclosure, and support safer alternatives.
Drugs and Alcohol Abuse
Understand alcohol, cannabis, smoking and vaping risks for young people, separate myth from fact, and support safer choices.
The Basics of Managing Stress
Understand what stress does to your body, identify your personal triggers, and manage them before they become chronic.
6 courses
Health, Safety & Risk
First aid, medication, allergies, fire, food and the core health and safety duties in a residential setting.
Emergency First Aid
Paediatric-focused emergency first aid for residential care: ABCDE, CPR and AED, choking, bleeding, mental health crisis and records.
Safe Storage and Administration of Medication
Support worker medication course: the rights, consent and the child's voice, controlled drugs, PRN, MAR records and error reporting.
Managing Serious Allergies
Allergen avoidance, recognising anaphylaxis and using adrenaline auto-injectors confidently in a children's care setting.
Fire Prevention and Safety
Fire safety for children's homes: hazards, prevention, evacuation with resistant or anxious young people, and extinguisher use.
Food Safety & Hygiene
Level-appropriate food safety for care settings: the 4 Cs, contamination, temperature control, storage, allergens and cleaning.
Health & Safety
Core health and safety for children's homes: slips and trips, manual handling, risk assessment, RIDDOR and COSHH.
7 courses
Workplace Culture & Compliance
Confidentiality and GDPR, harassment, whistleblowing, disciplinary process, AI use and working across cultures.
Confidentiality Awareness
Handle sensitive information, apply GDPR and the seven golden rules of information sharing, and keep professional conduct online.
Harassment and Discrimination
Recognise discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment at work, know your options if targeted, and intervene safely as a bystander.
Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment: A Manager's Guide
Managers' legal duty to act on sexual harassment: recognising reports, running fair investigations and taking reasonable preventative steps.
Safe and Appropriate Use of AI
Practical AI guidance for children's home staff — data protection, hallucinations, bias, records, Ofsted and the safeguarding risks to children.
Whistleblowing
Speaking up to keep children safe: what is protected, how it differs from a grievance, where to raise it and your protection from reprisal.
Understanding the Disciplinary Process
What the disciplinary process means for you — standards of conduct, misconduct vs gross misconduct, suspension, investigations, hearings and appeals.
Working Across Cultures
Work effectively across cultures: communication, leadership, feedback, decision-making, trust, disagreement and time.
7 courses
Professional Practice
Boundaries, allegations and investigations, safer recruitment, supervision, and placement stability.
Professional Boundaries and Conduct
Keep caring relationships warm, safe and professional — boundary drift, grooming, social media, low-level concerns, the LADO and DBS.
Complaints & Allegations
Handle allegations against staff fairly and quickly — LADO referral, suspension decisions, confidentiality and the child's complaints route.
Managing and Reporting Allegations in Child Safeguarding
Categorise allegations, apply safe working practices, follow statutory reporting protocols and manage the LADO and multi-agency process.
Effective Investigation Management
Manager-level training on handling safeguarding concerns: allegations vs low-level concerns, LADO, fair investigations and Regulation 40.
Safe Recruitment for Managers in Children's Home Settings
Watertight recruitment for children's homes: legislation, Ofsted requirements, vetting, red flags and lessons from serious case reviews.
Supervision Development
Deliver supervision that changes practice — preparation, recording, wellbeing, safeguarding, and handling difficult reactions to feedback.
Ofsted Research: Achieving Stability and Permanence
Based on Ofsted's research into stability and permanence: what complex needs really means, transitions, and what inspectors look for.
Nest Learn also tracks the face-to-face training you deliver yourself — sessions, bookings, attendance and evidence — alongside these online courses.
Face-to-face trainingSee the full catalogue in a demo
Over 30 courses across all five categories, with new ones added regularly. We will walk you through the ones that matter for your Homes.