Monthly Training for parents/carers
Following feedback we now provide a monthly round up of all training available for SEND parents/carers in Bedford Borough.
Monthly Training round up
Date and Time |
Venue |
Monday 2nd October 7pm to 8pm |
ONLINE – British Dyslexia Association – Dyslexia Awareness Week – Helpline Q&A |
Tuesday 3rd October - 2pm -3pm |
ONLINE Carers in Beds Wellbeing Webinar – Coping With Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) |
Tuesday 3rd October - 7-9 pm |
ONLINE Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum – Dyslexia Training |
Wednesday 4th October - 1pm -2:3pm |
ONLINE Carers in Beds Wellbeing Webinar – Sleep Clinic |
Wednesday 4th October 7pm to 8pm |
ONLINE – British Dyslexia Association – Dyslexia Awareness Week – Parent Webinar – How to Support Reading |
Wednesday 4th October 1pm to 3pm |
+++FACE TO FACE+++ Wednesday 4th October 2023 1pm to 3pm Managing fighting and aggression: Pine Cones Family Hub, Slade Walk, MK41 7SA |
Thursday 5th October 2023 10am to 12 noon |
ONLINE Early Help Managing Fighting and Aggression for Parent/Carers of Children aged 3 to 12 year old |
Monday 9th October 2023 10am to 12 noon |
ONLINE Early Help Dealing with Disobedience for Parent/Carers of Children aged 3 to 12 year old |
Thursday 12th October 10am to 1pm |
ONLINE Autism Bedfordshire Autism & Behaviour £15 Members/ £20 Non-Members |
Wednesday 18th October - 6.30-8.30 pm |
ONLINE Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum – Person Centred Planning |
Wednesday 18th October 2023 7pm to 9pm - |
ONLINE Early Help - Reducing Family Conflict |
Wednesday 18th October 7pm to 8pm |
ONLINE – British Dyslexia Association – Dyslexia Awareness for Primary-Aged Children |
To book training
Autism Bedfordshire
Visit their training page by clicking here
Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum
Membership is FREE and open to any family members or carers of any child or young adult with special educational needs or a disability, up to the age of 25 years and who live in or access services in Bedford Borough. To become a member, please complete their membership form here
Visit their event page on their website by clicking here
Carers in Beds
visit their what's on calendar by click here then click on the date and time
Early Help Triple P Training
Email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Speech and language service
Visit their page by clicking here
Recording of the SEND Health Week Talks July 2023
Please click here to see the full range of recordings from the SEND Health week talks
BLMK SEND eLearning for Parents and Practitioners
Bedford Borough Council and Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum have worked with partners from across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes to coproduce a set of 3 eLearning modules where you can learn more about SEND and the Childrens and Families Act 2014.
You can access the training through clicking here . You will need to register as a new user to be able to access the training. For many of the registration questions parents can simply answer N/A.
The below video gives an introduction to what to expect from this eLearning
ONLINE Council for Disabled Children level 1 and 2 SEND basic awareness training (Certificate available)
The Council for Disabiled Children is delighted to announce the launch of their SEND Basic Awareness e-learning course. This freely available, self-guided e-learningwill improve people knowledge and understanding of:
- the Children and Families Act,
- the SEND Code of Practice,
- the Local Offer,
- the graduated approach
Level 1 link - Level 1: SEND Basic Awareness | Council for Disabled Children
Level 2 link - Level 2: SEND Basic Awareness | Council for Disabled Children