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New courses including caring for gay & lesbian
young people, safeguarding against radicalisation,
film screenings and core foster carer development
including recording and
child protection for new carers
Bradford Council
Fostering Service
Training Programme
September to December 2019
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Contents
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Booking on to training using Learn & Develop 3
New training Venue 7
Research in Practice – online learning resources 8
Text reminders
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Training for Carers of Children on the Autistic Spectrum
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Course Listings
Foundations for Attachment 13
First Aid Fundamentals for Foster Carers 14
Safeguarding & Child Protection Refresher- NEW mandatory course
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Foster Carer Induction Courses for new carers o Recording & Reporting o Keeping Safe in Foster Care o Contact & Working with Birth Families
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Understanding Autism 17
Men in Foster Care – support group for male carers 18
Team Teach – positive behaviour management for carers 19
Prevent- safeguarding against radicalisation* 20
Working with young people at risk from exploitation- CSE & County Lines
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Islam & Muslim Culture Course* 22
Supporting Gay & Lesbian Young People in Foster Care* 23
Instant Family Film Screening 24
Who to contact with queries and questions 25
*Courses marked * are joint training sessions for staff and foster carers
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Booking onto training courses and guidance You will need to be registered on the Learn and Develop with Bradford
website before you can enrol on a course.
Step 1: Start here if you are not already
registered
If you are already registered, skip this and jump to step 2.
Signing up for our website is no different to signing up for Facebook or
Amazon.
Open your browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari)
and type this in the address bar:
bradford-external.sabacloud.com
You will then see this…
Click the box to set up a new account
You will then see this…
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Fill in your details A box with a red * cannot be left blank. You cannot leave the Line Manager Name field blank, please enter the name of your Supervising Social Worker.
At the bottom of the page you will see this…
Click this box… …then click the blue SIGN UP button.
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If you’ve made a mistake and realised that you already have an account you can click the grey SIGN IN box instead to go to the Sign In page. If you’ve done everything right, you should see the Home screen, with a green bar across the top and “Hi, (your name)” in the top right hand corner.
Step 2: Enrol on a course Click the link you have been sent – or type it into the address bar of your browser. Some links will show you the course then ask you to sign in when you click Enrol, other links will ask you to sign in before you can see the course.
The signing-in screen…
Type your email address in here… Type your password in here…
Then click SIGN IN
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The course screen…
Click the blue ENROLL button. Remember: If you haven’t already signed in, you will see the signing in screen next.
You will then see this…
All done!
You are booked on the course. You should also receive an email
from Learn & Develop Bradford / Evolve confirming all the details.
If you need help, email [email protected]
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Appleton House Training Centre,
130 Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 9BD
** Postcode seems to confuse Sat Nav **
Public Transport
Buses 670, 687, X11 from Bradford Interchange
Bus 645 from Market Street
Nearest Parking:
Some on-street parking in the area if you get there early, otherwise it’s
pay and display:
Burnett Street, Bradford, BD1 4AU £4 Over 3 hours
Broadway Centre, Bradford £3 Up to 5 Hours £5 Over 5
hours
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Research in Practice – online resources for foster carers
For almost 20 years, Research in Practice has supported Children’s Services’
workers in their efforts to improve the lives of children and families. RiP aims to
make research and evidence accessible and easy to apply, to enable safer decision-
making and robust child-centred practice.
As a foster carer, the support and nurturing you give to children is invaluable. RiP
understands that your role is both challenging and rewarding so keeping up-to-date
with shifting policy and practices, understanding research, gaining insights into what
is working well and what’s not, can be extremely time-consuming and often daunting.
Research in Practice can support you with this.
As a foster carer working with Bradford Council, you can gain access to the
Research in Practice website.
Resources
You can download any RiP resources at no cost. All their publications and tools are
jargon-free and give practical examples of how to apply research messages to
practice.
In particular, you may be interested in the Frontline briefings and tools. These
provide a concise and practical summary of research and theory with pointers for
action.
Topics include:
Communicating with children under 5
Attachment in children and young people
Promoting resilience in children, young people and families
Child development
Each briefing has an accompanying tool which condenses some of the key
information.
Once you are logged on, you can access resources from here: https://www.rip.
org.uk/resources/publications/frontline-resources/
How do you sign up?
If you want to access these resources, please contact Helen Picton
([email protected]) with your name and email address to be sent
instructions of how to create your account.
You may also want to sign up to receive RiP’s monthly e-bulletin. This is a useful
way of keeping informed of Research in Practice’s latest resources, events and news
from across the sector.
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Research in Practice: e-learning options
Accessible online learning modules which help you to understand the headline points
on key topics.
Topics include:
Neglect
Safeguarding in the 21st century
Play in outdoor spaces
Once logged on, you can access the e-learning here:
https://www.rip.org.uk/events-and-online-learning/e-learning-modules/
What works for troubled children?
This comprehensive database provides information on a range of evidence-based
interventions for children and young people with emotional, behavioural and mental
health difficulties.
Once logged on, you can access this resource here:
https://www.rip.org.uk/resources/what-works-for-troubled-children-content/
Fostering and adoption mini-site
In addition to resources available on the Research in Practice website, there is also
a host of training resources and materials targeted at people working in fostering and
adoption on the RiP freely accessible mini-site: www.fosteringandadoption.rip.org.uk
This website hosts key research messages on a number of relevant topics including:
Attachments theory and research
Child development
Early brain development and maltreatment
Early childhood trauma
Impacts of delayed decision making
Communicating effectively with children and young people
Placement stability and permanence
Managing risks and benefits of contact.
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IMPORTANT!!
Do we have your correct
contact details?
Do you receive texts from
the fostering service?
Fostering have a text alert service so we can send
out messages to all carers about events,
emergencies or training courses. However in order
to receive these messages, we need to have a
mobile phone number for you and for this to be
listed as your main contact number.
At the moment, we are only able to contact around
a third of carers in this way.
If you don’t currently receive texts from us, please
ask your worker to check that they have your
correct mobile, that this is your main number and
that it is on the system used by the
communications team.
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Cygnet Training for Carers of Children on the
Autistic Spectrum
Cygnet is a six session parenting support
programme for parents and carers of
children and young people ages 7-18 with
a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder
(ASD).
What are the aims of Cygnet?
o Empower parents/carers
o Increase understanding of the strengths and difficulties
associated with ASD
o Improve carers confidence in understanding and
managing their child's behaviour
Sessions include:-
Diagnosis
Sensory Issues
Communication
Managing behaviour
If your child has a diagnosis of autism and you would be
interested in this programme then please email Sheila
McKeand. ([email protected])
Places on the training are limited and available only by
referral.
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Training Course Listings
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Foundations for Attachment – Foster Carers &
Residential Practitioners (also known as PACE)
PACE is a refreshing, positive approach helping us develop the
nurturing skills which children in care need in order to thrive.
Keeping it light and playful
Help children feel cared for and secure
Using empathy and curiosity to understand young people
better
Understanding more about how our own past impacts on
our role as parents and carers
Dates / Venue:
Tuesday 24 September at Appleton House Barkerend Road
Wednesday 25 September at Wedgewood House, Landscove
Ave, Holmewood
Thursday 7 November, Appleton House Barkerend Road
Time: 10am to 1pm – same day of the week for 6 weeks (we
don’t run sessions during school holidays)
Booking link: Foundations for Attachment Booking Link
**Foundations for Attachment for foster carers
Evening Course **
Wednesday 25 September 6.30pm to 9pm at Margaret
McMillan Tower
Booking link: Foundations for Attachment Booking Link
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First Aid Fundamentals 4 Hour (Foster Carers)
Essential basics of 1st Aid including burns and scalds, choking
and the opportunity to practice CPR
All carers – mandatory course for carers to update First Aid
training every 3 years.
Dates:
Friday 27 September OR
Monday 4 November OR
Saturday 23 November
Time: 9.45am to 2.15pm
Venue: City Hall
Trainer: Specialist First Aid Trainers
Booking link: Booking Link- First Aid Fundamentals
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Safeguarding & Child Protection Refresher for
Foster Carers
NEW MANDATORY refresher for ALL foster carers
The fostering service has a new requirement for all carers to attend a safeguarding refresher every 3 years. The short session is designed to keep you up to date and make sure that you and, your family and foster children stay safe. This course will cover: • Carers child protection and safeguarding responsibilities • Allegations & disclosures • Delegated authority • Exploring the ‘grey areas’ • Opportunity to discuss issues relating to safety for children or carers with other experienced foster carers
Dates / Venues:
Monday 16 September at Appleton House OR
Wednesday 25 September at Appleton House OR
Friday 11 October at Appleton House OR
Saturday 9 November at Margaret McMillan Tower OR
Tuesday 26 November at Brigg Room, Keighley Town Hall OR
Wednesday 11 December at Appleton House OR
Wednesday 15 January at Appleton House OR
Time: 9.45am to 1pm
Booking link: Safeguarding & Child Protection Refresher for
Foster Carers Booking Link
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Induction Courses for New Carers Only
All level 1 carers who have not attended induction training
MUST sign up for these sessions. Level 2 carers who have not
done this training may also attend.
Foster Carer Induction - Recording & Reporting
The basics of keeping records and when and how to pass on
information
Date / Time / Venue: Wednesday 2 October 9.45am to 1pm at
Appleton House
Booking link: Foster Carer Induction - Recording & Reporting
Foster Carer Induction - Keeping Safe in Foster Care
Carers safeguarding responsibilities, safer caring guidelines
and the basics of the allegations process
Date / Time / Venue:: Wednesday 6 November 9.45am to 1pm
at Appleton House
Booking link: Foster Carer Induction - Keeping Safe in Foster
Care
Foster Carer Induction- Contact & Working with
Birth Families
Maintaining appropriate relationships with birth families,
supporting contact and working with staff at contact centres
Date / Time / Venue: Tuesday 3 December 9.45am to 1pm at
Appleton House
Booking link: Foster Carer Induction – Contact & Working with
Birth Families
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Understanding Autism
This session is for carers who are looking after children who are on the autistic spectrum (or who have a child who is currently being assessed).
What is meant by autistic spectrum conditions? Explore what motivates a child’s behaviour. Consider different approaches to support children & young
people. An opportunity to meet with other carers who have had similar
experiences and to gain support and learn from each other.
The session is particularly aimed at carers who have not had
much other training in autism or who are new to this condition
Date: Tuesday 24 September
Time: 10am to 1pm
Venue: Wedgwood House, Landscove Ave Holmewood
Booking Link: Understanding Autism Booking Link
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Men in Foster Care
Training & Support Group Session for Male
Carers
An evening session for male carers to network and discuss issues specific to men in the fostering role. For many children in care living with a male foster carer will be their first positive experience of an adult male, giving them the chance to explore the formation of trusting relationships and having contact with men who understand their needs. Despite the importance of this role, male carers often feel undervalued and overlooked. This session will consider how we provide good quality support & training to male carers whilst ensuring that we manage risks in a proportionate way. If those attending find this session useful, we can continue the
group as a quarterly support group. Other times and venues
can be suggested.
Date: Tuesday 1 October
Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Venue: Margaret McMillan Tower
Booking Link: Men in Foster Care
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Team Teach – positive behaviour management
‘Team Teach’ is the name of the organisation who provide
training in managing challenging behaviour to schools and
children’s homes in Bradford.
This foundation level course covers the basics of understanding
challenging behaviour and teaches strategies to de-escalate
situations before violence or aggression can occur.
Carers who are looking after young people who are aggressive
towards adults or other children may need to attend a longer,
more advanced course. Please contact Sheila McKeand for a
discussion if this applies to you.
It is essential that you attend all of both sessions to receive
your certificate.
Dates: 6 & 12 November 2019 OR 8 & 15 January 2020
Time: 10am to 2pm both days
Venue: Highcroft Youth Centre, Snowden Road, Wrose, BD18
1JD
Booking Link: Team Teach - positive behaviour management
for foster carers
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Prevent – protecting children in care from
involvement with extremism
The course gives an overview of the Prevent duty and what it
means. It outlines the local, national and international risk and
why Prevent work is so important. There is an opportunity to
discuss a variety of Prevent case studies and to look at who
might be vulnerable, why some people are able to influence
and manipulate others and recognise when someone is in need
of help. The course also covers information about the referral
process, how it works and how to make a referral.
To ensure understanding of the Prevent agenda and the local,
national and international risk.
Discuss why Prevent is so important and give an
opportunity to dispel some of the myths associated with it.
Think about who may be vulnerable to terrorism.
See why some people are able to influence and
manipulate others to commit crimes.
Recognise when a vulnerable individual may be in need of
your help.
Be clear on what help and support looks like and who you
should turn to if you have concerns.
This course is for foster carers, social workers and
residential practitioners
Date: 22 November
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: View Room, Margaret McMillan Tower
Booking Link: Prevent - booking link
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Working with young people at risk from
exploitation - awareness of CSE & ‘county
lines’ and children in care
This course looks at working with young people in care who at risk of exploitation, how to identify those risks, manage the risks, support and implement appropriate safety plans. The course will set out to look at language used, links to sexual exploitation, county lines (exploitation by drug gangs) and children who go missing. The session covers the warning signs of exploitation and county lines, understanding the trauma and how report and implement effective safety planning.
Date: 9 December
Time: 9.45am to 1pm
Venue: Appleton House
When booking, please take care to book on the 9
December course only. There are other dates which are
shorter versions which cover only procedures for social
workers.
Booking Link: Working with young people at risk of
exploitation
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Islam & Muslim Culture Course
This course is specifically for non-Muslim carers who are looking after a child of Muslim heritage. The course is also open to fostering and through care staff.
Have better understanding of the basic beliefs & practices of the looked after Muslim child
Learn about the dietary requirements of Muslims
Know more about family lfe in Islam
Gain a greater better understanding of gender relations and LGBT issue from an Islamic perspective
Have the opportunity to ask questions in an open and friendly environment.
Do group work that will enable you to discuss case studies.
Help to underpin Equality and Diversity in Fostering.
This course offers and excellent opportunity to ask any
questions in a friendly & comfortable environment.
Dates: Friday 18 October OR Tuesday 10 December
Time: 9.45am to 1pm
Venue: Appleton House
Booking Link: Islam & Muslim Culture Course
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Working with Gay & Lesbian Young People in
Care
Training course for staff and carers about meeting the needs of
gay, lesbian or bi-sexual young people in foster care.
The session will include:-
General awareness of o LGB spectrum and different identities, what does
being gay mean to different people
o Issues that are more prevalent in LGB people
o Homophobia and heterosexism amongst young
people
The law – what rights does the Equality Act give? Oppression – does it still exist?
Being young/ gay / looked after/ BAME
Supporting young people who are LGB and looked after – what issues may arise/ increased risks / working with schools
Supporting/ challenging young people to encourage inclusive behaviour / challenge homophobia
Dates / Times / Venues:
14 October 9.30am to 1pm at Appleton House OR
6 December 9.30am to 1pm at Margaret McMillan Tower
Places are limited as these sessions are also open to staff
Booking Link: Working with Gay & Lesbian young people in
care
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Instant Family Film Showing
An opportunity to watch and discuss the film Instant Family
about a childless couple who find themselves as permanent
carers of three very different children.
Free mince pies!!
Date: 17 December
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Venue: Appleton House
Booking Link: Instant Family Film Showing for Foster Carers
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For training course queries contact Sheila
McKeand
OR
07582 109768 (text better than calling as phone
usually on silent when training)
For queries about Learn & Develop with
Bradford contact Workforce Development
Evolve team (e.g. if you have forgotten your
password or do not know how to register)
OR
01274 434503