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Overview
This Children's Care Purchasing and Brokerage programme at Oxford Brookes University provides a deep dive into the legal, regulatory, and quality frameworks governing children’s social care, aiming to foster best practices aligned with national agendas and enhance participants’ ability to deliver high-quality, value-driven care services.
Benefits
- Expert IPC tutors deliver training onsite across the UK
- Tailored in-house training aligned to your local priorities, strategic drivers, and commissioning policies
- Enhanced learning with local guest speakers, including procurement professionals and lived experience organisations
- No additional cost for in-house delivery, unless extensive bespoke redesign is required
- Practical, team-based learning using local and real-world examples to strengthen strategic commissioning and planning
- Interactive sessions designed to encourage collaboration, share good practice, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Bringing colleagues together across teams and directorates to strengthen partnership working and reduce siloed approaches.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Context and Legislation: An overview of the legal, regulatory, and quality frameworks governing children’s social care.
- Demand and Supply: Analysis of the social care market and its impact on service provision and placement decisions.
- Commissioning: Understanding the commissioning cycle and your role in planning and procuring effective care services.
- Managing Referrals: Strategies for managing and challenging referrals to ensure optimal care outcomes.
- Purchasing and Procurement: Best practices for securing high-quality services and achieving value for money.
- Negotiation and Accountability: Developing negotiation skills and understanding accountability in provider relationships.
- Contract Management and Monitoring: Techniques for managing contracts and the importance of data collection for service evaluation.
- Transitions and Pathway Planning: Planning for transitions between services to ensure continuity and quality of care.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 21 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Credits
10 alternative credits
- optional accreditation
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- aimed at social care staff who work in care placement, brokerage or purchasing roles
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents525 GBP / full≈ 525 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents525 GBP / full≈ 525 GBP / full
Funding
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