Training for parents/carers
Following feedback that parents/carers wanted to have one place which listed all the training available to them, we are pleased to launch our new monthly training page on the Local Offer.
This page will be regularly updated as we become aware of more training available so do keep coming back to check for updates. Please contact us if you are aware of any training that you feel should be included on this page
Overview of Training available for parent/carers in June please see each organisation tab for further details
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Friday 3rd June 2020 10am to 12 noon |
EARLY HELP- Developing good Bedtime routines for Parent/Carers of Children aged 3 to 12 year old
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Tuesday 7th June - 11am to 12 noon
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BBPCF - Worry Management Workshop Queen's Park Neighbourhood Centre, Marlborough Road, MK40 4LE
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Tuesday 7th June 2022 1pm to 3pm |
EARLY HELP - Managing Fighting and Aggression for Parents/Carers of Children aged 3 to 12 year old
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Wednesday 9:30am to 11:30am 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June, 6th and 13th July 2022 |
EARLY HELP - Steeping Stones parents of children with a developmental disability or additional need aged 3-12 years old
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10am to 11am Wed 8th, 15th 22nd and 29th of June Carers in Beds Wellbeing Group Carers Stress Busting |
Carers in Beds Wellbeing Group Carers Stress Busting |
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Wednesday 12:00pm to 1:30pm 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June, 6th and 13th July 2022 |
EARLY HELP - Fear-Less Triple P supports parents to help children/Young People manage their anxiety more effectively
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Friday 10th June 10am to 11:30am |
HEALTH - ONLINE ADHD in Children and Young people: Challenges, Strengths and Treatment Options
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Monday 13th of June 9:30am to 11:30am
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HEALTH - ONLINE Supporting speech language and communication needs with Becky Crouch (SLT) |
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Thursday 16th June 2022 7pm-9pm
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EARLY HELP – Coping with Teenage Emotions |
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Monday (3 Weeks) 7pm to 9pm on 20th, 27th of June and 4th July 2022
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EARLY HELP Fear-Less Triple P supports parents to help children/Young People manage their anxiety more effectively.
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Friday 24th June 2022 2pm to 4pm - |
EARLY HELP Building Teenage Survival Skills
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Health Webinars on ADHD and SALT as part of the Summer of SEND
Friday 10th June 10am to 11:30am - ONLINE ADHD in Children and Young people: Challenges, Strengths and Treatment Options
Join consultant community paediatrician Dr Yemula to explore ADHD in children and young people, including challenges, strengths and treatment options
To book click here
Monday 13th of June from 9:30am to 11:30am - ONLINE Supporting speech language and communication needs with Becky Crouch (SLT)
A universal workshop to develop knowledge and understanding of speech, language, and communication development.
To book click here
Bedford Borough Early Help Team
10am to 12 noon Friday 3rd June 2020 - Developing good Bedtime routines for Parent/Carers of Children aged 3 to 12 year old
What is the online workshop about?
The developing good bedtime routines workshop is a two hour stand alone workshop where you will meet other parents experiencing similar issues. This workshop gives you some useful tips to develop a positive bedtime routine and teach your child to fall sleep in their own bed and stay in their bed until morning time. These workshops will be relaxed and informal; you can contribute as much or as little as you want. We will watch some video clips of common parenting issues, have a chat about these, share some tips and ideas and you choose the strategies you feel with work with your family.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Martyn.Lee@bedford.gov.uk or on 01234 276147
How do I book?
To book email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Cost
All Triple P courses are free
1pm to 3pm Tuesday 7th June 2022 - Managing Fighting and Aggression for Parents/Carers of Children aged 3 to 12 year old
What is the online workshop about?
The managing fighting and aggression online workshop is a two hour stand alone workshop where you will meet other parents experiencing similar issues. You will receive lots of positive tips and strategies proven to work with all families. These group sessions will be relaxed and informal; you can contribute as much or as little as you want. We will watch some video clips of common parenting issues, have a chat about these, share some tips and ideas and you choose the strategies you feel with work with your family.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Martyn.Lee@bedford.gov.uk or on 01234 276147
How do I book?
To book email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Cost
All Triple P courses are free
Wednesday 9:30am to 11:30am 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June, 6th and 13th July 2022 - Steeping Stones parents of children with a developmental disability or additional need aged 3-12 years old
Stepping Stones Triple P has been developed for parents of children with a developmental disability or additional need. Because it’s based on Triple P’s proven parenting strategies, it gives you ways to deal with the kinds of childhood behaviour problems and issues that can make family life stressful.
Stepping Stones Triple P has been evaluated with real families and has been shown to work with children with intellectual and physical disabilities who have disruptive behaviour.
Who is this for?
• Parents of children with a disability (3years to 12years)
Stepping Stones Triple P can help you
• manage problem behaviour and developmental issues common in children
with disabilities
• encourage behaviour you like
• cope with stress
• develop a close relationship with your child
• teach your child new skills
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Martyn.Lee@bedford.gov.uk or on 01234 276147
How do I book?
To book email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Cost
All Triple P courses are free
Wednesday 12:00pm to 1:30pm 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June, 6th and 13th July 2022 - Fear-Less Triple P supports parents to help children/Young People manage their anxiety more effectively.
Fear-Less Triple P is a cognitive-behavioural parenting intervention that supports parents to help children manage their anxiety more effectively.
The program encourages parents to generalize strategies to all family members, not just the child of concern.
Fear-Less Triple P aims to help parents to set a good example of coping with anxiety, coach their children to become more emotionally resilient, and develop a toolbox of strategies and choose the most effective to respond to their child’s anxiety.
The Fear-Less Triple P program can either be completed in six group sessions.
Suited to parents or caregivers of children aged from 6 to 18 years who have low to moderate levels of anxiety that cause significant distress or impact on their everyday functioning.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Martyn.Lee@bedford.gov.uk or on 01234 276147
How do I book?
To book email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Cost
All Triple P courses are free
Thursday 16th June 2022 7pm-9pm - Coping with Teenage Emotions
So what is this online workshop all about?
The ‘coping with teenagers emotions’ workshop lasts two hours , usually there will be a group of other parents . This workshop gives some practical suggestions to help you teach your teenager how to manage their emotions & how to manage any problems. The tips and strategies have been proven to work with families. The workshop will be relaxed and informal; you can talk as much or as little as you want. We will watch some video clips of common parenting issues. Have a chat about these, share some tips and ideas and you will choose the strategies you feel will work for your family.
What is the online workshop about?
The dealing with disobedience workshop is a two hour stand alone workshop where you will meet other parents experiencing similar issues. You will receive lots of positive tips and strategies proven to work with all families. These group sessions will be relaxed and informal; you can contribute as much or as little as you want. We will watch some video clips of common parenting issues, have a chat about these, share some tips and ideas and you choose the strategies you feel with work with your family.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Martyn.Lee@bedford.gov.uk or on 01234 276147
How do I book?
To book email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Cost
All Triple P courses are free
Monday (3 Weeks) 7pm to 9pm on 20th, 27th of June and 4th July 2022 - Fear-Less Triple P supports parents to help children/Young People manage their anxiety more effectively.
Fear-Less Triple P is a cognitive-behavioural parenting intervention that supports parents to help children manage their anxiety more effectively.
The program encourages parents to generalize strategies to all family members, not just the child of concern.
Fear-Less Triple P aims to help parents to set a good example of coping with anxiety, coach their children to become more emotionally resilient, and develop a toolbox of strategies and choose the most effective to respond to their child’s anxiety.
Suited to parents or caregivers of children aged from 6 to 18 years who have low to moderate levels of anxiety that cause significant distress or impact on their everyday functioning.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Martyn.Lee@bedford.gov.uk or on 01234 276147
How do I book?
To book email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Cost
All Triple P courses are free
2pm to 4pm Friday 24th June 2022 - Building Teenage Survival Skills
The workshop will be relaxed and informal; you can talk as much or as little as you want. We will watch some video clips of common parenting issues, have a chat about these, share some tips and ideas and you will choose the strategies you feel will work for your family.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Martyn.Lee@bedford.gov.uk or on 01234 276147
How do I book?
To book email Triplep@bedford.gov.uk
Cost
All Triple P courses are free
Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum
The below training is FREE of charge for members of the foum. To join which is FREE please complete a membership form by clicking here
Worry Management Workshop
Tuesday 7th June - 11am-12pm
Queen's Park Neighbourhood Centre, Marlborough Road, MK40 4LE
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We all worry from time to time, but sometimes our worrying can become a little out of control. This workshop is an introduction at how we can identify these worries and how we can manage them better using CBT techniques.
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The in-person workshop covers:
Understanding anxiety and worry ​
Recognising worries​
Learning how to manage worry
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Continence Team Get Together
Thursday 16th June - 10am
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Do you have concerns about your child, are they struggling with incontinence? Do you need some support?
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Please come and join us online to speak to the continence team and ask any questions you have.
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Bedfordshire and Luton Recovery College
The Summer Prospectus 2022 is out now. View the handy flip version here.
Click to download here: The latest prospectus.
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
Carers in Beds
10am to 11am Wed 8th, 15th 22nd and 29th of June Carers in Beds Wellbeing Group Carers Stress Busting
A 4-week Programme to support carers manage and alleviate stress.
Available in person on online via Zoom. Sign up here for Carers Stress Busting
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