NYA Bursary funding available
Hundreds of bursary funding opportunities for youth work courses are on offer through Youth Focus South East alongside the National Youth Agency (NYA). The bursary scheme opens up exciting opportunities to gain recognised qualifications in youth work, the chance to deepen your knowledge in specialist areas, or to progress into a leadership role Youth work […]
What does youth-led research from the Peer Action Collective tell us about how young people can be supported away from involvement in violence?
Date for your diary – a chance to hear from peer researchers (aged 16-25), as they discuss ‘What does youth-led research from the Peer Action Collective tell us about how young people can be supported away from involvement in violence?’ YEF’s Peer Action Collective (PAC) will share their findings on how the education and youth […]
Youth Endowment Fund – Reducing Violence through Place Network Investigations
Join us on 8th October for our Virtual Learning Café session ‘Reducing Violence through Place Network Investigations’. Learn how Place Network Investigations (PNIs) can help reduce violence by identifying and disrupting the networks and locations that enable it. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore new, evidence-based approaches to making communities safer. 8th October 2024, […]
Navigating Global Conflict – NYA
This session will explore how global conflict impacts young people locally and globally, and the value in adopting a humanitarian approach. We will discuss the challenges of maintaining impartiality and navigating our own views while supporting young people. We will address media influences, mental health concerns, and strategies for ensuring safety and wellbeing for both […]
Care to Go Higher online course
This course is a series of six 2-hour sessions. These sessions take place every Monday morning over six weeks. You must be able to attend all six sessions to join the course. “To help care professionals support young people to be aspirational, make informed choices about their educational progression and plan for their next steps.” […]
Eating Disorder workshops for parents and carers – The Charlie Waller Trust
New Maudsley Carer Skills Workshops Based on the New Maudsley approach, these courses have helped so many families to navigate their way through a seemingly impossible task and offer professional techniques for becoming a ‘Change Coach’. Each course consists of a series of five two-hour workshops. These workshops will cover: New Maudsley Training Course Dates […]
SEND Basic Awareness Training
Sign up to complete our #SEND Basic Awareness training. It aims to improve the understanding, confidence and awareness of staff at levels 1 and 2 on topics including: SEND legislation, the Local Offer, #EHCPlans and more. https://buff.ly/36PO4NH
Exploitation and Gang Associated Harms Training
Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit and Oxfordshire Youth are partnering to deliver some fantastic Exploitation and Gang Associated Harms training. This is designed to support professionals in understanding the contextual reality of exploitation and gang associated harms, their effects on young people and what to do if you have a concern. By the end of […]
CYPF conference 2024Neurodiversity: the therapeutic encounter
This year’s CYPF Conference will focus on the challenges and opportunities of working with neurodiversity when supporting children, young people and their families. The conference will aims to create a learning environment which enhances knowledge through research and evidence-based practice. The programme will include lived experiences to provide important insights and create a safe space […]
Anna Freud Centre training update for NHS Staff
The National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP) course runs over four days and is delivered completely online. The training is suitable for mental health professionals across all seven NHS England regions, and other relevant staff, who currently work or may work with diagnosed or undiagnosed autistic people in the following settings: Course places are funded by […]