CARE   |   LEVELS 2, 3 & 5   |   ENGLAND

MAKE YOUR OTJ
HOURS COUNT.

Discover weekly learning ideas, explore our archive and find activities that match your apprenticeship.

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THIS WEEK’S OTJ IDEAS

Monday

Choice, dignity and decisions: what does good support look like?

Explore the CQC expectations for person-centred care. Find out how needs, preferences and informed decisions should shape care, then investigate one way you could strengthen choice or independence in your own setting.

40–60 minLevels 2, 3 & 5Care Quality Commission
Tuesday

What can Safeguarding Adults Reviews teach us?

Learn why Safeguarding Adults Reviews are carried out and how they help organisations improve. Explore SCIE’s resources and identify lessons that could strengthen professional curiosity, communication and responses to concerns.

45–60 minLevels 2, 3 & 5Social Care Institute for Excellence
Wednesday

Dementia is more than memory loss

Use NHS information to explore how different types of dementia may affect communication, mood, movement and daily life. Build your understanding of why people experience dementia differently and what this means for personalised support.

30–50 minLevels 2, 3 & 5NHS
Thursday

Build an inclusive team through allyship

Explore Skills for Care’s practical allyship resources. Learn how bias, respectful challenge and psychological safety affect teams, and investigate how inclusive behaviours can improve experiences for colleagues and people receiving care.

40–60 minLevels 2, 3 & 5Skills for Care
Friday

Design an activity around what matters to the person

Explore NHS guidance on activities for people living with dementia. Discover how social, physical and creative activities can support wellbeing, then design a flexible activity idea based on personal interests and choice.

35–55 minLevels 2, 3 & 5NHS

YOUR WEEK AT A GLANCE

EXPLORE PAST OTJ ACTIVITIES

Browse earlier learning ideas, or search by topic.

Safeguarding

Learning from the Hannah Safeguarding Adults Review

Research what went wrong, identify lessons and consider how professional curiosity could change practice.

Levels 2, 3 & 5
Condition awareness

Delirium: recognising a sudden change

Investigate delirium, how it differs from dementia and why prompt escalation matters.

Levels 2, 3 & 5
Carers and families

Supporting unpaid carers

Explore carers’ assessments and the practical support available to unpaid carers.

Levels 2, 3 & 5
Leadership and teamwork

Making supervision meaningful

Research effective supervision and prepare questions that encourage reflection and learning.

Levels 2, 3 & 5
Communication

Accessible information design challenge

Investigate the Accessible Information Standard and redesign a fictional care message in an accessible format.

Levels 2, 3 & 5
Condition awareness

Understanding Parkinson’s disease

Explore symptoms, fluctuating needs and approaches to personalised support.

Levels 2, 3 & 5
Leadership

Leadership approaches in adult care

Compare leadership styles and consider when each may support staff and quality of care.

Levels 2, 3 & 5
Engagement

Fresh ideas for meaningful activities

Investigate person-led activity approaches and design an inclusive activity idea.

Levels 2, 3 & 5

Past suggestions are planning ideas, not a record of previously published weeks. Verified links and qualification-version mappings will be added.

Making your OTJ hours count

Suggested durations are guidance, not automatically claimable hours. Record actual eligible new learning in your official apprenticeship activity log. Do not include confidential information about people you support.