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:

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

This webinar is delivered virtually.

Dates and times

2 October 2023 6pm to 7pm

or

22 January 2024 6pm to 7pm

How to book

Funded Childcare Webinar

This virtual training covers the developmental stages of children and young people and how we should focus on what stage the children are at to meet their needs instead of their chronological age.

Dates and times

8 May 2024 12pm to 2pm

or

9 May 2024 6pm to 8pm

How to book

8 May 2024 12pm to 2pm

or

9 May 2024 6pm to 8pm

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 & Carers

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

10:00am  to 12:30pm

or

6 February 2025

17:30pm to 20:00pm

How to book

The Power of Books - Encouraging and supporting reading at home 

 

 

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 

ZOOM

How to book

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

 

 

Next Steps: Post 16 Options

This virtual session will explore the options available post 16 for education, employment and training.

Dates and Times

16 January 2025

18:00 to 19:00

TEAMS

How to book

Next Steps: Post 16 Options - Parents of Previously Looked-After Children and Children with a Social Worker and Kinship Carer

 

Next Steps: Post 16 Options

This virtual session will explore the options available post 16 for education, employment and training.

Dates and Times

17 January 2025

12:00pm to 13:00pm

TEAMS

How to book

Next Steps: Post 16 Options - Parents of Previously Looked-After Children and Children with a Social Worker and Kinship Carer

 

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 

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

 

This course is for 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 and other professionals such as school staff. This course is focused on the age group 2-11 years. Please note that the session will be hosted as a virtual classroom session. Learners enrolling for these sessions will need their own laptop/PC or smart device to log on to the session

Dates and times

10 February 2025

12pm to 2pm

Via Zoom

How to book

Speech and Language Therapy Workshop – How to support children to develop skills

 

Why doesn’t a behaviour policy based on rewards and sanctions work with children who have experienced trauma and unmet attachment needs? Emotion coaching is about developing the best possible responses to the behaviour of children and young people ‘in the moment’, intervening with the child as the behaviour is happening. Emotion Coaching helps everyone; it helps all children and young people, including those who are struggling that we don’t know about and those more resilient children and young people who experience a challenging event. It can also help those who are struggling with particular challenges like bullying, exam pressure or life events such as death, divorce or poor health. It allows us to develop good relationships that build resilience and an understanding that poor attachment behaviour does not have to be a barrier to relationships. This session will cover: • What is emotion coaching • Using emotion coaching • Connecting with yourself

Dates and times

23rd January 2025

4pm to 6pm

Via Zoom

How to book

Emotion Coaching (School/Parent/ Carers - Preston Attendees

This course is for 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 and other professionals such as school staff. This course is focused on the age group 2-11 years. Please note that the session will be hosted as a virtual classroom session. Learners enrolling for these sessions will need their own laptop/PC or smart device to log on to the session

Dates and times

10 February 2025

12pm to 2pm

Via Zoom

How to book

Speech and Language Therapy Workshop – How to support children to develop skills

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

10.30 to 12.30

How to book

Introduction to Mindfulness

 

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE -THIS IS A 2 SESSION TRAINING COURSE. BOTH SESSIONS MUST BE ATTENDED: MONDAY 20TH JANUARY THURSDAY 30TH JANUARY

This training is for education professionals, parents and carers and children's social care staff together. Understand the behaviour of children and young people. Learn about restorative practices - learn how to build, maintain and repair relationships to help children and young people to improve their behaviour.

Date and time

20 January 2025 & 30 January 2025 (16:30 to 18:00)

Via Teams

 

How to book

Restorative approach to support behaviour of children and young people in school and in the home