January 2025
Tue 21 Jan 2025
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (3 hours)
Foster carers or people who work or volunteer in health and social care settings constitute a large and diverse sector of the workforce and they are invariably caring for those who are in some way vulnerable and are still learning about risk and how to keep themselves safe. In order to ensure that service users and children are safe, it is essential for those working with them to be safe and healthy at work and within their practice and should receive ongoing and up-dated training to be able to ensure this.
Wed 22 Jan 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (2 hours)
The Fire Awareness with Extinguisher training meets the mandatory requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO)
Mon 27 Jan 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)
Understanding child development is an essential task for social workers, foster carers and every member of the children’s workforce. A good understanding of normal child development equips workers to promote healthy development and enables them to recognise signs that a child or young person is not thriving or may need protecting from harm. This course provides that understanding and enables learners to relate this to their role in working with children and young people.
February 2025
Mon 3 Feb 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (2 hours)
Safeguarding Children Living With Foster Carers,-Learning from case reviews 2007-2019
Mon 10 Feb 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (3 hours)
• Understand medication, including the different types and classification • Understand procedures for the supply, storage and disposal of medication • Understand the process of administering medication
Thu 13 Feb 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)
Understanding the course: • Recognise signs and indicators that a child or young person may be being abused • Be familiar with the Safeguarding and Child Protection Process • Understand your own role in working together to safeguard children • Understand how to work with other agencies
Fri 14 Feb 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)
We have revised and updated our Attachment and Therapeutic Parenting course to reflect current best practice and principles of therapeutic parenting. Learners will meet 4 children and we will explore attachment theory by following their early parenting experiences. This will replace our existing attachment and loss course.
Thu 20 Feb 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)
Everyone in the children’s workforce needs to be able to communicate effectively with children and young people. The Communicating with Children and Young People course enables learners to understand how the general principles of effective communication can be applied specifically to work with children and young people. It also addresses record keeping and confidentiality in the context of communicating with children.
March 2025
Wed 12 Mar 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (3 hours)
Foster carers or people who work or volunteer in health and social care settings constitute a large and diverse sector of the workforce and they are invariably caring for those who are in some way vulnerable and are still learning about risk and how to keep themselves safe. In order to ensure that service users and children are safe, it is essential for those working with them to be safe and healthy at work and within their practice and should receive ongoing and up-dated training to be able to ensure this.
Thu 13 Mar 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (3 hours)
Introduction to Positive Behaviour Support
April 2025
Wed 23 Apr 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (3 hours)
Issues of equality and diversity are central to the values that underpin work with children and young people and their families. The Equality and Diversity course enables learners to understand how these issues affect every aspect of professional life, how to challenge prejudice and discrimination effectively and how to promote empowerment.
Fri 25 Apr 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)
Understanding child development is an essential task for social workers, foster carers and every member of the children’s workforce. A good understanding of normal child development equips workers to promote healthy development and enables them to recognise signs that a child or young person is not thriving or may need protecting from harm. This course provides that understanding and enables learners to relate this to their role in working with children and young people.
Tue 29 Apr 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (3 hours)
To enable foster carers and practitioners looking after BME children in foster care placements develop a stronger working knowledge of children from BME backgrounds. The aim is to enhance relationships between looked after children and those who care for them so placements can meet the cultural needs of children. Participants will work in syndicates/break-out rooms to examine case studies, enhancing their knowledge and confidence in looking after BME children in care placements.
Wed 30 Apr 2025
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (2 hours 30 minutes)
The Fire Awareness with Extinguisher training meets the mandatory requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO)