We recognise the most important influence in a child’s life is family. Children who grow up with safe, stable and nurturing relationships form stronger friendships, develop greater resilience, achieve more in school and are more likely to build positive relationships throughout their lives.
We are child focussed in our intent but recognise that the most effective way to help and protect children is to work alongside the whole family. Therefore strengthening families is central to our aims as we know that families have greater capacity for change when we work with them as partners. This is part of an evidence based approach known as Restorative Practice.
We aim to embed a culture across our workforce where dignity and respect is the basis for our interventions. Every member of staff will understand the principles of Restorative Practice and its ethos will underpin all of our work and align to the borough vision of ‘Forging a Future for all’.



TRAINING
PROGRAMME
CENTRE FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Events & Training
Training programme
Welcome to the Centre for Professional Practice Training Programme. The programme has been tailored to meet the needs of the service as well as supporting our staff in their own professional development and wellbeing.
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We aim to be a “one stop shop” for Children’s Services where you will be able to access a range of training opportunities available internally from the CPP team; the Safeguarding Board and Research in Practice.
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Each service area has differing training needs and this is promoted within the programme by identifying a target audience for each training course.
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Book your training via our events/training page.
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Online 'self-serve' training
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We have put together a selection of online courses from other providers that you may find useful in your practice.
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Continuously updated
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The training programme will be continuously updated and more courses and training opportunities will be added throughout the year! Subscribe to receive updates at the bottom of this page.
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Learning or access needs
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When booking the training courses you are asked to inform us of any learning needs or access requirements you may have that we can support you with. Please ensure that you notify of any issues at the time of booking to ensure that your needs are met.
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For any special learning requirements we will need at least 1 weeks notice prior to the training.
We look forward to seeing you in the training sessions!
Courses are subject to change and cancellation dependent on level of interest.
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