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Accurate and timely record-keeping is a vital part of fostering. This online training, accessed through the Skills team, teaches you how to document important information about the child’s wellbeing, behaviours, and progress in a clear and professional manner.

This online course, available through our online training platform, helps carers understand their role in preventing radicalisation and extremism. It ensures you can recognise signs of concern and know how to respond appropriately.

Prevent sits alongside long-established safeguarding duties on professionals to protect people from a range of other harms such as substance abuse, involvement in gangs and physical and sexual exploitation.

Prevent is one part of the government's overall counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST. The aim of Prevent is to:

• tackle the ideological causes of terrorism
• intervene early to support people susceptible to radicalisation
• enable people who have already engaged in terrorism to disengage and rehabilitate

This online training introduces the principles of safeguarding and multi-agency working. It ensures you understand how to protect children from harm and collaborate effectively with professionals.

Our Partnership Learning Offer is multi-agency, which is where professionals from different organisations learn together. This helps colleagues to work together and share information and best practice within the safeguarding process to ensure positive outcomes for children and families.

Our Partnership Learning Offer consists of instructor-led courses (face to face and virtual), e-Learning, and self-service resources such as the virtual library of books, research, and reports.

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Delivered through , this course explores how to support children from diverse backgrounds. It helps you understand cultural identity, challenge discrimination, and promote inclusion in your home.

This course has been designed to allow practitioners to work in a culturally competent manner. It will look at the concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion and place them in the context of The Equality Act 2010 and what that means for recognising protected characteristics.

The course will also look at stereotyping, labelling, prejudice and discrimination and the impact of these on children and young people. Finally, the course will look at how practitioners can work with young people in the most culturally competent way.

Available online or in person through Olive, Our Shoes training encourages empathy by helping carers see the world through a child’s eyes. It focuses on building respectful, trusting relationships with children and young people.

This training is the result of a decade-long collaboration with young individuals. Their experiences, emotions, and unique perspectives have created a programme finely tuned to the diverse needs of a significant group of young people.

This could include young people professionals support, members of staff, colleagues or partners who staff engage with on a daily basis.

This online course, which must be refreshed every three years, explores the reasons behind children’s behaviours.

This course explores various types of challenging behaviour seen across different age ranges – from early years children through to adolescents.

You will learn the typical root causes of disengaged, disruptive and unacceptable behaviours – both observable and hidden – and learn how to recognise some common triggers.

And you will feel equipped to respond to and manage unwanted behaviours after learning about the behaviour modification techniques and methods set out in this course.

This in-person training ensures you are prepared to respond to medical emergencies.

By the end of the training participants should be able to:

• Deal with an unconscious casualty
• Deal with choking
• Assess the incident and priorities
• Deal with blood loss and shock
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Understand the importance of working within an anti-racist / anti-discriminatory way when engaging children, young people and their families

Delivered through , this course teaches safe medication administration.

Administering medication is often one of the most important roles of a carer, and it can be more complicated than you might first realise.

This course will break down the different aspects of medication, including how to safely administer it, store it, record it, and review labels. The course will also cover the common side effects to look out for and what to do if someone in your care has a severe reaction.

The learning objectives are as follows:

• To know how to comply with good practice to safely administer medication
• To be aware of a range of medications, their form, and route of administration
• To be able to identify the six rights of medication
• To review a label for an over the counter medication
• To know how to safely administer and store medication
• To understand the common side effects
• To understand the action to be taken if a severe reaction is suspected
• To understand consent
  To be able to complete a Medication Administered Record (MAR)

This online training helps you create a safe environment for children in your care. It covers risk assessment, safety planning, and how to balance protection with promoting independence.

You will learn:

• Key guidance relating to safeguarding
• What to do if you have a concern about the safety or welfare of a child or young person
• The categories of abuse and neglect and how they impact on children and young people
• What multi-agency work means
• What to do if a child makes a disclosure
• The importance of information sharing.

This course is required where relevant and focuses on the specific vulnerabilities and safeguarding needs of disabled children. It ensures carers can provide inclusive, protective care.

The aim of this workshop is to increase awareness of the vulnerabilities of disabled children and to provide participants with an opportunity to explore ways in which we can effectively safeguard them from harm and support both children and their families.

The course is aimed at practitioners and managers in voluntary, independent and statutory agencies who work with children and young people, including those with disabilities, and their carers in either inclusive settings or specialist provision.

This online course helps carers understand the Personal Education Plan (PEP) process and how to support a child’s educational progress in partnership with schools and virtual school teams.

The Personal Education Plan (PEP) is a statutory requirement for all Looked After Children which promotes positive educational outcomes for the young person in achieving their full potential.

It is the overarching education plan for the young person which builds on their views and brings together other education plans (such as an Education/Personal Learning Plan, Pastoral Support Plan, Provision Map or EHCP).

The PEP is part of the wider Care Plan for young people who are looked-after and then the Pathway Plan for care leavers. For looked-after young people up to the age of 18, Social Workers will ensure the Care Plans have been completed ready for the child’s review. The Independent Reviewing Officer will ratify the Plan.

Available on SharePoint, this video introduces therapeutic parenting techniques that help children feel safe, connected, and understood. It’s especially useful for children who have experienced trauma.

Therapeutic Parenting is a nurturing parenting style developed from consistent, empathic, insightful connected responses to a child’s distress and behaviours, allowing the child to begin to self-regulate and develop an understanding of their behaviours, and ultimately form secure attachments and minimise the impact of childhood trauma. It differs from ‘Traditional Parenting’ in that it does not use time out/any form of corporal punishment, shame the child, use reward charts, or expect the child to self-regulate or feel empathy and remorse. Therapeutic Parenting uses firm but fair boundaries and routines to aid the development of new neural pathways in the brain so children may gain trust in adults.

Delivered through , this online training explores how to build positive, respectful relationships with a child’s birth family. It supports better outcomes for children and helps carers navigate complex family dynamics.

It’s inevitable that in your role as a foster carer, you’ll have to work in close proximity with birth parents. This is often a calm and agreeable situation for both parties. But sometimes it can be tenser. To help you in your role, this course will cover the basics of working with birth parents.

The course will provide an overview of the key legislation (The Children's Act 1989) and will define exactly what parental responsibility and delegate authority both are. It will discuss permanency planning and the various options; it will help you to manage contact effectively, and it will help you work together with birth parents.

The learning objectives for this course are as follows:

• To understand The Children's Act 1989
• To know what parental responsibility is
• To know what delegated authority is
• To understand permanency planning
• To understand managing contact with the birth family
• To understand working with birth parents

Offered online or in person, this course provides tools for managing stress, setting boundaries, and maintaining emotional wellbeing. It recognises the emotional labour of fostering and supports carers in staying resilient.

Delivered through , this online course helps carers understand the digital world children live in. It covers online risks, privacy, and how to have open conversations about safe internet use.

This course will allow foster carers to understand the internet’s potential and its reach into the lives of children and young people  - whilst also making them aware of the potential dangers that might be awaiting them. It has been designed to explore issues such as cyberbullying and sexting and how to support young people.

Foster carers will be made aware of existing and emerging technologies that can impact on young people’s lives, helping everyone involved with young people to be safe online.

The learning outcomes for this course are as follows:

• To be aware of online abuse
• To explore cyberbullying in more detail
• To understand sexting and how to support a young person
• To have an awareness of existing and emerging technologies
• To recognise how to help young people be safe online

Delivered through , this online training introduces the PACE model (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy), a therapeutic approach to parenting that helps children feel safe and understood.

Developed by the Clinical psychologist Dan Hughes, the PACE model of Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy helps carers form secure attachments with the child and build a safe space for open communication. This creates the ideal environment for positive behaviour change.

This PACE training provides a theoretical foundation for the PACE model. We focus on how PACE can create and support secure attachments with children and young people who have experienced difficulties in their early life. Through this training, caregivers can reflect on what has not worked for them in the past and why. We will examine the importance of building relationships and emphasise that it is only possible to begin working on a child's behaviour once a relationship of safety and trust has been established.

The PACE model is increasingly recognised as an effective care model for fostering agencies and residential settings when working directly with the children in their care. In this course, we explore the foundations of each component of PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy).

Available online or in person, this course prepares carers for the possibility of allegations. It explains the process, your rights, and how to protect yourself and the children in your care.

To advise those employing adults to work with children, in a paid or unpaid capacity, of their duties in respect of dealing with child protection allegations against adults who work in regulated activities with children. This is a generic training session for managers across a range of settings.

By the end of the course participants will have:

• Gained an understanding of national and local guidance in relation to managing allegations
• Considered the employers role and responsibilities and be clear about what to do if an allegation or concern is received about a member of staff or volunteer
• Understood the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
• Explored how the three processes of social care enquiries, police criminal process, and the employers’ responsibilities work together

Delivered in person, this training helps carers talk confidently and appropriately about sexual health, relationships, and consent with young people.

The aim of this training is to raise awareness of the importance of discussing sexual health with young people and the services available to support you to do so. It will also be an opportunity for foster carers, practitioners and social workers to learn together.

Looking at the following subjects:

• What is sexual health?
• Healthy relationships
• Intersectionality (minoritised groups)
• Consent
• Legal frameworks
• Safeguarding
• STIs, what they are and when to screen
• Contraception
• Condom distribution scheme
• Clinics
• CNWL services
• Other services

This in-person course teaches techniques to defuse challenging situations calmly and safely. It’s especially useful for carers supporting children with behavioural difficulties.

This course will provide an overview of the main psychological approaches to understanding challenging behaviour and how they can be synthesised to provide a more effective overall approach.

The main learning objectives of the course are as follows:

• To understand behaviours that challenge
• To know how to develop de-escalation skills and positive handling plans
• To understand the importance of positive listening and learning
• To understand the importance of personal safety
• To be aware of body language and non-verbal communication
• To understand the importance of accurate recording and reporting in line with the children’s homes regulations

This in-person training addresses the emotional toll of caring for children who have experienced trauma. It offers strategies for self-care and maintaining emotional balance.

The course will cover:

• Understanding Burnout and Compassion Fatigue (CF); the difference between the two
• Understanding the neurobiology of empathy and how this relates to burnout and CF
• Risk factors for experiencing either or both
• Strategies that can mitigate against burnout and CF
• Space to reflect and consider your own strengths, vulnerabilities, practices, self-care and self-compassion

Grow in an understanding of yourself, how to spot early signs of CF or burnout in yourself and others and know what to do if you see these signs. Improved self-compassion, boundaries and management of work related stress can positively impact resilience, enjoyment of the role, and effectiveness. Avoiding burnout is vital to your health and wellbeing.

Available online or in person, this course builds on earlier training to explore how to create a truly inclusive fostering environment that celebrates difference and promotes equity.

This immersive, in-person training uses virtual reality to help carers understand the impact of trauma from a child’s perspective. It’s a powerful tool for building empathy and insight.

Equality, diversity and inclusion needs to be embedded into our care of children and young people, but how do we do that? This session will cover some of the practical ways we can offer culturally competent care, boost our allyship skills and make us more confident in addressing topics like ethnicity, disability and gender. You’ll learn about key topics including micro-aggressions, identity, privilege, intersectionality, allyship, inclusive communication and making mistakes. Each section will cover an introduction to the topic, an activity to help your understanding, and practical tips of how to apply this knowledge in real-life situations. Cofacilitated by our equality, diversity and inclusion lead for children’s services and a supervising social worker, this is a safe space for you to ask questions and learn without worry.

This in-depth, in-person workshop from helps carers recognise, understand, and respond to harmful behaviours. It provides practical guidance and support.

Through a series of short 360° VR immersive films, where the user can live the experience of an abused, neglected or exploited child, the programme is designed to enhance empathy and understanding of early-life trauma and its continued influence throughout childhood, adolescence and into adulthood.

This empowers our carers to consider potential emotions, trauma, and possible triggers, thereby improving the care, support, and guidance they can provide to individuals of all age groups.

This online session raises awareness of child exploitation, including grooming and trafficking. It helps carers spot warning signs and take appropriate action.

Protecting children from abuse and exploitation is a key part of our safeguarding role within different  settings. The local ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ picture around child sexual exploitation, countylines and drug dealing can see children from the age of 12 years old being groomed and exploited. Child criminal exploitation has increased in ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ and schools and further education settings are identifying the problems associated with peer on peer abuse, drug dealing and risk of violence. This workshop will cover the key themes and topics around Contextual Safeguarding and making sure you feel confident within your role.

Research in Practice shares evidence-informed information to help you to understand and apply evidence in your work with children, young people and families.

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