Overnight Stays

Level 1 course for teachers, coaches and all other staff supervising children during overnight and residential stays.
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What You’ll Learn

Keeping children safe does not stop at the school gates. Overnight trips and residential stays bring children and staff together around the clock, often away from familiar surroundings, and that carries responsibilities daytime supervision never involves. That is why we developed our Overnight Stays course for everyone who looks after children away from home, from teachers, coaches and trip leaders to boarding staff, support staff and volunteers. This training will help you keep the children in your care safe, from the moment you start planning to the moment they are handed back to their families.
  • Preparation and Planning – Understand the policies, permissions, staffing ratios and logistics that a safe overnight stay depends on.
  • Your Role and Responsibilities – Learn how to manage accommodation, bedtimes, supervision and communal spaces while maintaining professional boundaries.
  • Supervision Around the Clock – Discover good practice for the moments that matter most, from lights out and night patrols to wake-up routines and time spent in public.
  • Responding to Problems – Build confidence in handling everything from homesickness and illness to bullying, substance use, or a missing child.
  • Scenario-Based Assessment – Test your skills with practical scenarios to check understanding and readiness.

Course Curriculum

Why This Course Matters

Overnight and residential settings are among the highest-risk situations in safeguarding, because supervision is constant, boundaries are easily blurred, and help may be further away. Whether you are leading a residential trip, running a weekend away, or working in a boarding house, this training ensures you can protect the children in your care, meet best practice, and act with confidence when something goes wrong.