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WE ASK THAT ALL ATTENDEES ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO JOIN THIS EVENT ON THE DAY. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND BOTH DAYS AND YOU CANNOT SWAP BETWEEN COURSES.
Course materials:
Please click here to download the course materials.
Event description:
Delegates attending this course are called upon to prepare statements and reports for use in court proceedings involving children and to, potentially, attend court to give oral evidence based upon those reports. The course will provide the necessary skills to enable delegates to produce concise, accurate and compelling written evidence and give guidance as to how to present that evidence to best effect in the courtroom. The second day of the course enables delegates to practise giving oral evidence in a formal setting and to be cross examined by our experienced barrister-trainer.
Who is the Course aimed at?
Social Workers in Children & Family social care
| Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2025 | 09:30 - 16:00 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
| 2 | 11 June 2025 | 09:30 - 16:00 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
IMPORTANT: To complete your registration for this session please complete the pre-course preparation outlined below.
By booking onto this course, you are consenting to your contact details being passed onto the trainer.
The meeting will open at 9.15am, so that you can join the meeting in time to check that the technology is working prior to a 9.30am prompt start.
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Meeting ID: 311 007 595 189
Passcode: PU2sQ9yC
Pre-course preparation - please see attached
The session will focus on Direct payments and the legal framework. We will consider the benefits of a direct payment for adults, carers, professionals and the Local Authority as well as the challenges that may be experienced. Some guest speakers will be available to talk to you in small groups:
- A direct payment recipient will tell you about how it helps her to live a good life
- Steffan Lewis from the South Glos DP monitoring team who will be able to answer any questions you have about the process.
- A representative from one of the Support Providers will tell you about how they can offer bespoke support to an individual receiving a direct payment
Plus a video of one of your social work colleagues who will tell you why she thinks direct payments can promote an individual’s wellbeing.
| Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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| 1 | 10 June 2025 | 09:30 - 13:00 | Webinar: Microsoft Teams | Map |
Please click here to view and download the course handouts.
This training is organised by South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership and is targeted at all staff from all agencies who are working directly with children, or adults who are parents.
This training session will cover: The laws and policies that relate to safeguarding children and YP What we mean by safeguarding and how some children can be harmed What signs to look out for How ACE's impact families and children Local and inter-agency procedures that are in place The role of early help Appropriate information sharing Responding to allegations
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Meeting ID: 324 838 037 051
Passcode: GNxZVY
Requirements for training via Zoom:
| Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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| 1 | 10 June 2025 | 09:30 - 16:00 | Webinar: Zoom | Map |
Please note: All attendees must have already attended Signs of Safety Awareness session or Signs of Safety 2 day training to be able to attend this course.
New booking website launch: We will be hosting courses on the new Learning and Development Hub from 1st July 2025 which you’ll be able to access at: www.southglos.gov.uk/learning once we switch over to the new site. If you have an existing booking on a course, we will transfer your booking. You will receive details of how to login when the site is live as well as a course booking confirmation email once your booking has been transferred.
Charges: If a charge applies to the course you are booked onto, we will contact you separately to arrange payment.
Support we will be offering: We have designed the Hub to be an intuitive system we hope will be easy to use. There will be a Frequently Asked Questions page which will provide guidance and further information to help you navigate the new website.
What you need to do: If you require a copy of your training record, please log in to the existing learning and development website and visit the My Account – My Learning Events page as access to this will be removed in July.
Please send any questions or comments you may have to: training@southglos.gov.uk.
| Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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| 1 | 10 June 2025 | 09:30 - 16:30 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
Core Skill 5 - This course aims to improve the recording practice of Foster Carers and is linked to Induction Standards for Foster Carers.
Essential Information| Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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| 1 | 10 June 2025 | 10:00 - 14:00 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |