Safeguarding and protection
Professional12 monthsFully online17 units
Awarded byNCFE CACHE
Awarded byNCFE CACHENCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services
An NCFE CACHE Level 5 diploma in leadership for health, social care and children and young people's services — two pathways: Management and Advanced Practice.
Program Overview
A comprehensive program designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage practice and lead others in the field of children and young people's services. This diploma offers two distinct pathways for learners to choose from: Management and Advanced Practice.
Awarded by
NCFE CACHE
Who is it for?
- New entrants to childcare and early years
- Practitioners formalising their experience
- Career changers moving into education
- Those building toward a higher qualification
Units Covered
What you'll study
The two pathways cover a wide range of topics including
Developing and carrying out policy
Managing care services, change programmes and recruitment
Promoting and developing best practice
Supporting development and partnership working
Care management
Quality systems and improvement
17 units
- 01Use and develop systems that promote communication
- 02Promote professional development
- 03Champion equality, diversity and inclusion
- 04Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children
- 05Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
- 06Understand partnership working
- 07Understand children and young person's development
- 08Lead practice that supports positive outcomes for child and young person’s development
- 09Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people
- 10Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or children and young people
- 11Develop professional supervision practice in health and social care or children and young people's work settings
- 12Lead and manage a team within a health and social care or children and young people's setting
- 13Facilitate change in health and social care or children and young people's settings
- 14Lead practice in promoting the well-being and resilience of children and young people
- 15Develop procedures and practices to respond to concerns and complaints
- 16Support children's speech, language and communication
- 17Appraise staff performance
Entry Requirements
How to qualify
Eligibility
What you'll need to apply- Minimum entry age: 19 years
- Learners must hold a Level 3 qualification or above in a related field.
- Learners will need to be working in the role of Deputy or Manager in an appropriate setting or have the opportunity to carry out responsibilities associated with these roles to be able to study for the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services.
Documents needed
What to send with your applicationDuly filled application form
Academic documents (High School / Diploma and Bachelor degree with transcripts)
Resume
A copy of your passport
A photograph
Statement of purpose
Experience/Employment letter
Student Stories
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Educators who took this path, in their own words.
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NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services
Awarded by NCFE CACHE, UK on successful completion. Specimen shown for illustration — names and dates appear on the issued certificate.
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The Taito Experience
How you'll learn
A flexible, mentor-led online experience — built so busy educators can upskill without a career break.
- Live & interactive lectures by expert faculty
- Recorded sessions for offline viewing
- World-class curriculum by eminent faculty
- Practical learning through seminars & workshops
- Assignments for module assessments
- Easy-to-use LMS, accessible anywhere
- Online library to further enhance your knowledge
- Real-world skills for a well-rounded experience
Career Outcomes
Where this qualification takes you
Registered / care managerSenior practitionerPathway to higher studyEdTech & innovationMentoring & coachingInternational schoolsEducation policyAcademic managementSchool improvementRegistered / care managerSenior practitionerPathway to higher studyEdTech & innovationMentoring & coachingInternational schoolsEducation policyAcademic managementSchool improvement
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A leadership diploma for people who manage practice and lead others in children and young people's services. It offers two pathways, Management and Advanced Practice, covering safeguarding and protection, policy, managing care services and change programmes, quality systems and improvement, partnership working and best practice.
Twelve months, studied fully online. Intakes are on request, so an advisor arranges your start date. Teaching includes live interactive lectures, recorded sessions you can watch offline, seminars and workshops, with assignments submitted for each module assessment, all through an online platform you can use from anywhere.
The minimum entry age is 19 and you must hold a Level 3 qualification or above in a related field. You also need to be working as a Deputy or Manager in an appropriate setting, or to have the opportunity to carry out the responsibilities associated with those roles.
Management and Advanced Practice. Between them the pathways cover safeguarding and protection, developing and carrying out policy, managing care services, change programmes and recruitment, promoting and developing best practice, supporting development and partnership working, care management, and quality systems and improvement. You choose the pathway that suits your role.
Seventeen units. They include using and developing systems that promote communication, promoting professional development, championing equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety and risk management, partnership working, child and young person development, safeguarding policies, a research project, professional supervision, leading and managing a team, and appraising staff performance.
Entry requires a Level 3 qualification or above in a related field, so it is a next step for practitioners who already hold one. Where the Level 3 diploma prepares you to work in early years settings, this diploma is about leading and managing practice and teams. An advisor can confirm whether your Level 3 fits.
NCFE CACHE, UK. On successful completion you are issued the NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services. The certificate shown on this page is a specimen for illustration; your own name and dates appear on the issued certificate.