Personal Independence Plan - Children's Homes/Editable Template

🌱 Helping young people build confidence, practical skills and independence for their future.

The CareDocs Direct Personal Independence Plan is a colourful, child-friendly and fully editable resource designed to help children's homes plan, support and evidence the development of a young person's independence skills.

Rather than simply ticking off tasks, the plan helps staff identify a young person's individual starting point, strengths, goals, support needs and progress over time.

The plan covers key areas including:

• 💷 Money management and budgeting
• 🛒 Shopping and managing a budget
• 🍳 Cooking and meal preparation
• 🏠 Household and cleaning skills
• 🩺 Health and wellbeing
• 🚌 Travel and using the community safely
• 🎓 Education, training and employment
• 🤝 Relationships and staying safe
• 📄 Practical everyday life skills
• 🏡 Preparing for future accommodation
• ⭐ Personal goals and weekly independence challenges
• 📈 Confidence scoring and progress tracking
• 🗣️ Young person's voice and reflective reviews

Colourful illustrations and young-person-friendly sections make the plan suitable for completing with the young person, helping independence planning become a meaningful part of their care rather than just another piece of paperwork.

Fully editable so each home can personalise the resource around the individual young person and their needs.

Ideal for children's homes, Registered Managers, residential care staff, key workers and providers supporting young people towards independence.

💻 Digital Download
✏️ Editable DOCX
🎨 Colourful & child-friendly
♻️ Reusable template

This professional template should be personalised to the individual young person and used alongside their statutory plans, risk assessments and the organisation's policies and procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

What format does this template come in?
It is an editable DOCX file (Microsoft Word), downloaded instantly after purchase.

Can I use this for more than one young person?
Yes — it is a reusable template. Simply save a new copy for each young person and personalise it to their individual needs.

Is this aligned with Ofsted requirements?
Yes, it is designed to support Ofsted-ready independence planning in children's homes, helping staff evidence the development of a young person's life skills.

Can I customise it for my home?
Absolutely — it is fully editable so you can personalise it to each young person and adapt it to your home's branding and procedures.

Who is this suitable for?
It is ideal for Registered Managers, key workers, and residential care staff in children's homes supporting young people towards independence.