Reading List

The resources below support this course on using practical movement and physical activity to help manage stress in children's homes. They include workplace stress guidance, NHS self-help materials and statutory references so learners can link personal stress management with safe, reflective practice in care settings.

Children's Homes Practice Context

• Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the Quality Standards: Statutory guidance for England covering the Quality Standards, leadership, safeguarding, positive relationships, staff support and the day-to-day operation of children's homes.
• Ofsted SCCIF: children's homes: Inspection guidance for children's homes in England, useful for linking staff wellbeing, supervision and safeguarding to outcomes for children.
• NICE guideline NG212: looked-after children and young people: Guidance on supporting looked-after children and young people, including relationships, participation, emotional wellbeing and multi-agency support.

Workplace Stress and Workforce Wellbeing

• HSE: work-related stress: Employer and worker guidance on workplace stress risk factors and on preventing and managing stress at work.
• NHS: stress: Clear information about stress signs, simple coping steps and when to seek help.
• NHS Every Mind Matters: NHS mental wellbeing advice and self-help resources to support stress management outside formal therapy.
• SSSC: workforce wellbeing: Wellbeing resources for social service staff in Scotland.
• Social Care Wales: health and well-being resources: Wellbeing resources for social care workers and employers in Wales.
• nidirect: workplace stress: Northern Ireland public guidance on workplace stress, its causes and available support.

Technique-Specific Reading

• UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines: National guidance on physical activity, including adult recommendations.
• NHS Better Health: get active: Practical NHS ideas for increasing activity in everyday situations.
• NHS: exercise: NHS guidance on physical activity, fitness and walking.

Four-Nations References

• Wales: National Minimum Standards for children's homes: Standards for children's homes in Wales, to inform adapted practice examples for Welsh services.
• Northern Ireland: children's homes standards: RQIA standards for children's homes in Northern Ireland.