Caring residential staff with young people in a children's home
BILD Act (RRN) CertifiedTrauma-Informed

Behaviour Support Training for Children's Homes

Trauma-informed, attachment-aware training that helps your team understand the young people in their care and respond with confidence, consistency, and compassion.

In brief: ProActive Schools delivers BILD Act (RRN) certified behaviour support training specifically designed for children's homes. Our trauma-informed, attachment-aware programmes help residential childcare teams understand the young people in their care and respond with confidence and consistency.

  • Programmes offered: Direct Delivery courses (2, 3, or 4 days) and an 8-day Train the Trainer certification for in-house delivery
  • Certification: BILD Act certified against Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards
  • Approach: Trauma-informed, attachment-aware training built on ACEs, neuroscience of behaviour, and the ProActive Building Blocks framework
  • Audience: Residential childcare workers, team leaders, registered managers, and support staff across children's homes
  • Delivery: Delivered at your setting by our expert trainers, or train your own staff to deliver in-house
Why ProActive Approaches

Training that understands your world

Children's homes are not schools, hospitals, or care homes. The young people in your care have often experienced trauma, loss, and disruption. Your team needs training that reflects that reality, not a generic programme adapted from another sector.

ProActive training session in a children's home setting

Built for residential childcare, not borrowed from somewhere else

The young people in your care have often experienced multiple placement breakdowns, complex trauma, and disrupted attachments. Your staff need more than a generic behaviour management course.

Our programmes are designed from the ground up for residential childcare environments. We understand the 24-hour nature of your work, the intensity of relationships, and the regulatory landscape you operate in.

Ofsted-ReadyRRN Accredited

Trauma-Informed at the Core

Built on ACEs, attachment theory, and the neuroscience of behaviour. Your team learns to see beyond the behaviour to what's driving it.

BILD Act Certified

Every course is certified against the Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards, meeting Ofsted and regulatory expectations.

Designed for Your Setting

Not adapted from schools or hospitals. Our children's homes programme is built specifically for residential childcare environments.

Choose Your Path

Two Ways to Bring ProActive to Your Setting

Whether you want expert-led training delivered to your team, or you want to build lasting in-house expertise, we have a programme to fit.

We Come to You

Direct Delivery

One of our expert trainers delivers the programme directly to your staff at your setting. Every course starts with a conversation about your needs, so the content is shaped around the young people you actually support.

Perfect for:

  • Foundation, Practitioner, and Advanced Practitioner levels
  • Tailored to your setting and young people
  • Flexible scheduling to minimise disruption
  • BILD Act (RRN) certification included
Build In-House Expertise

Train the Trainer

We train and certify your chosen staff members to deliver the full programme in-house, year after year. Complete toolkit, ongoing support, and the ability to train your whole team sustainably.

Perfect for:

  • Multi-home organisations and regional providers
  • Settings with high staff turnover
  • Long-term, sustainable culture change
  • BILD Act (RRN) certification included

Not sure which route is right for your organisation? Get in touch and we'll help you decide.

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