Search for Learning and Development Services and Pathways

This half day workshop is aimed at adult social care staff in South Gloucestershire, working in domiciliary, residential and day care services (statutory sector AND IVP sector agencies) The course includes trainer presentation, discussion, and a short multiple-choice assessment at the end to check the information has been retained by participants. Relevant handouts/paperwork will be provided by the facilitator Claire Boyd, North Bristol Trust. Please note this training is held at Southmead Hospital (Learning & Research building in the Science Quarter).

This series of bite size learning sessions, is aimed at giving you further information on topics that you may or may not be familiar with. 


We have a range of subjects on offer as well as different speakers; including foster carers, social workers, GP’s, Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Mental Health Clinician, contributing to most of the sessions.
 
 
It is also very much a session for you to be able to ask questions, in order to better understand a topic, or have queries answered. 
 

Sessions will run from 10:00 to 12:30/13:00 , or 18:30 – 21:00 if this is an evening course.

Would you like to motivate and enthuse others to get outside the classroom? This course fits the needs of educational professionals and the EYFS and national curriculum. It focuses on developing practical hands-on skills and a range of activities and experiences to use outdoors, developing your outdoor space and grounds. 

Do you want to consider how to further develop the outdoor space, enhance the clubs that currently happen outdoors or build confidence to successfully cascade information and embed outdoor learning in your setting, taking a whole strategic approach to using outdoor environments for education and learning?

Become an outdoor ambassador 

This is a QCF accredited course through Cambium. You will have a workbook to hand in, in order to complete the course. This will take approximately nine months to complete.

Please bring a packed lunch as lunches will not be provided.

This course is aimed at anyone with an educational background wanting to develop outdoor teaching skills as a Curriculum Outdoor Coordinator. This course fits the needs of educational professionals in the EYFS and National Curriculum.

Entry requirements: You must be working in an educational establishment and have a current DBS check.

The multi-agency South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board oversees the Joint Policy and Procedures for Safeguarding Adults in this area. It is essential that a wide range of staff working in local authority, health and social care agencies are fully aware of the key issues in safeguarding vulnerable adults and of how the policy affects them in their front-line roles. The half-day Raising Safeguarding Concerns course is essential training for all front-line staff and managers who are involved in providing services to adults at risk and who work directly with service users. The course content is mapped to the learning outcomes in the local Safeguarding Adults Training Standards (published Dec 2017) as well as to relevant national occupational standards including the Care Certificate (Standard 10). Course attendance is monitored by the Safeguarding Adults Board.

The standard charge for this course is £40. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions.

We would like to invite you to a choice of 2 training sessions with the highly experienced Bethan Evans who has been a qualified solicitor within local government for 35 years. You can choose between the afternoon session 2-4pm, or if you prefer 7-9pm, both are to be held at the Civic Centre, Kingswood.