Search for Learning and Development Services and Pathways

This course is facilitated by experienced foster carers, it aims to give newly approved carers an introduction to understanding of how to parent children who have suffered trauma. It addresses some of the challenging behaviours and offers varied coping skills and strategies. It is also provides an ideal refresher course for more experienced carers.

The course will enable participants to work directly with children and young people who are experiencing or are at risk of criminal and/or sexual exploitation.

We will also look at how the community, professionals and children and young people themselves often respond differently to boys when it comes to child sexual exploitation and what we can do about this.

Important note: It is essential that you have undertaken the Safeguarding Children (or an equivalent Safeguarding/ Child Protection Awareness course within your own organisation, and Child Sexual Exploitation e-learning courses prior to coming on this course, see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

This training session is suitable for new foster carers wishing to care for babies under two and experienced carers wishing to update their practice

Support groups provide a much needed opportunity to talk about fostering issues with other carers. They are attended by carers who have a wealth of experience, knowledge and expertise which they have accumulated through many years in fostering. The support group can offer an opportunity to share experiences and provide invaluable support to each other. Some of the support groups
will have designated speakers to share information or address a training need.

To explore how children use technology today and how we can support them to stay safe. This course will reflect the Fostering Network’s ‘Fostering in a Digital World’ a common sense guide. Participants will receive a copy of this guide, as part of their training.

To explore indicators values and attitudes towards child protection.

The aim of this course is to build an understanding of the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion; how you can highlight the benefits of diversity, embrace cultural differences and challenge discrimination.

This Course is linked to the RQF

This course explores how using visual aids can support all children and young people with their daily activities and routines. Using visuals can also help to minimise anxiety, difficult and challenging behaviours.

The course offers an opportunity to explore different types and how to make them.

This is a course that is highly recommended from other foster carers with vast levels of experience. It has been identified as 'a must for all for carers to attend'.

An in-depth look at children in a constant state of fight or flight and
developmental trauma effects.

This course will look at the effects of Global Developmental Delay.

This is a support group to provide female carers an opportunity to meet other female foster carers. Discussions will address the importance of their role within the care of looked after children. To highlight the key areas that women can influence, how they can influence and why it is important for looked after children to see a positive female role model.