Training for parents and carers of children looked after (CLA), previously looked after children (PLAC) and children with a social worker (CWSW)

These courses are for parents and carers of:

  • children looked after (CLA)
  • previously looked after children (PLAC)
  • children with a social worker (CWSW)

Some courses are for a specific audience, or for families with children of a certain age. Please check the title of the training for who it is for, for example CLA, PLAC, CWSW, pre-school, primary or secondary.

Please see the list below for more details and how to book:

We want to help your kids broaden their horizons, explore everything that piques their interest, and complete their homework quickly and easily. Encyclopædia Britannica has nearly 250 years of experience creating trusted and reliable content. 

We strive to nourish the thirst for knowledge in every person — from the youngest of minds just beginning their journey to seasoned pioneers discovering incredible and unbelievable facts. Everything we develop is designed to expand knowledge, imagination, and the understanding of the world around us.

Dates and times

7 March 2025

12pm - 12:45pm

How to book

Britannica Encyclopaedia Introduction for Parent and Carers

Have an understanding of education legislation and practice in England. Have an increased awareness of educational outcomes for adopted children and young people. Explore the barriers to learning for children and young people impacted by trauma. Have an increased awareness of where/how children and young people learn and how they can be supported in the every day.

Dates and Times

24 September 2024

6pm - 8pm 

Online via Microsoft Teams

How to book

Promoting the Achievement of Previously Looked After Children, Children with a Social Worker or Kinship children in Education

 

Participants will be able to

  • learn the benefits of regular reading
  • understand the simple view of reading
  • tips to encourage children to read
  • Understand and support with phonological awareness and decoding -word reading
  • know some comprehension strategies and how to support understanding of text

Dates and Times

6 February 2025

10am - 12.30pm

5:30pm to 8:00pm 

Online via Microsoft Teams

How to book

The Power of Books - Encouraging and supporting reading at home

 

To help parents/carers understand the advantages of their child accessing childcare provision and how they can access funded places.

Participants will be able to:

  • learn the benefits of a child attending childcare provision
  • know how much funded childcare they are entitled to
  • learn how to access childcare provision for their child
  • learn about the role of the Virtual School

Dates and times

13 February 2025

6pm to 7pm

TEAMS

How to book

Funded Childcare for 2-4 year olds: The advantages, how to access it and the funding available. Parents/Carers of CLA,PLA, CWSW and Kinship Carers

 

Foster carers of Children Looked After (CLA), Residential staff supporting Lancashire's CLA, Special Guardianship Order parents of Previously Looked After children. Parents of children on a child in need or child protection plan. 

Aim(s) 
This Introduction to Mindfulness course is designed to support individuals to start their own mindfulness journey. 

To explore Mindfulness techniques that may help individuals to settle their mind, including demonstrating  a guided meditation that may aid  the individual when dealing with difficult times. 

Objectives 
At the end of the course participants should be able to: 

  • define mindfulness and recognise how this practice can support them as an individual 
  • be aware of 'mindfulness' techniques that can be used to settle the mind
  • practice Mindful moments and techniques to support the individual

Dates and times

6 March 2025

10.30am to 12.30pm

Online via Microsoft teams

How to book

Introduction to Mindfulness