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Code: SGC/25/0290 Race Awareness for Managers, Senior Practitioners and Senior Social workers SGC staff only

This course is for Managers, Senior Practitioners and Senior Social workers only

Those attending must have already completed the Race Awareness course beforehand.

  • Safe Space – to Share Current challenges
  • How to handle reports of Racism from employees?
  • Empathetic Listening skills
  • Radical Listening Skills
  • How to avoid Gas lighting
  • Pathways to support Internally
  • Empowering line managers to take action using their autonomy
  • Increased knowledge around internal Policies
  • Increased Knowledge of External Support
  • Understand what Self-Care is and its importance
  • Managing allegations
  • Allyship and Role Model Behaviour
  • How to identify and manage racism within the team and in social care workers practice
  • Encouraging managers to integrate race equality into their agenda at their team meetings


All staff will be offered support where needed by the trainer and the organisation

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1 08 July 2025 10:00 - 13:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0297 Epilepsy Awareness

This one day programme is intended for any individuals from the Council and staff from all Statutory, Voluntary and Independent sectors working with people with Epilepsy.

Non-care staff need only attend the morning session of this course.

The course is a combination of interactive discussion, demonstration and practice with equipment and group work.

The standard charge for this course is £115 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions

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1 09 July 2025 09:30 - 16:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0286 Disability and Neurodiversity Awareness (SGC Staff only)


This Disability and Neurodiversity Awareness training will explore and demystify many of the topics and questions around this important subject.

We’ll look at topics including definitions, language, the Equality Act and reasonable adjustments, and have an in-depth look at ADHD and autism.

The training will be delivered in a conversational style, with questions and discussion encouraged, and we promise there will be no homework!

Link to join meeting
Meeting ID: 399 576 653 86
Passcode: RwTCxa

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1 16 July 2025 10:00 - 13:00 Microsoft TEAMS Map

Code: SGC/25/0331 Child Protection basic awareness

This course is specifically for Foster Carers and will cover information on the law, guidance and procedures that protect and safeguard children nationally and within your local area. It will also provide evidence towards meeting Induction Standard Six; Safeguard Children and Young People.


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1 16 September 2025 10:00 - 12:00 Webinar: Microsoft Teams Map

Code: SGC/25/0314 Race Awareness (AM) SGC - ASC & ICS staff only

Please see attached pre-coursework details which must be completed prior to the training session

We have received feedback from the trainers saying that delegates were unable to do the pre learning as the links didn’t work. Numerous testing by EDP, ourselves and the fact that many other colleagues have had no issues, leads us to conclude that the links are all fine.

However, if you are having difficulty accessing these, please let us know well before the course.
  • Increase understanding around race, racism and systemic racism as well as how it manifests in relation to social care specifically
  • Exploring disparities from statistics that have been caused by systemic racism specific to social care and other core English institutions
  • Understanding our own unconscious bias and social conditioning to help us better challenge ourselves, our thoughts and our beliefs
  • A deep dive into white privilege, power & advantage
  • Cultural awareness and how being aware of cultural norms can help us be more culturally competent when supporting people
  • Learning what microaggression are and what we can do to mitigate against them and how to support somebody who has experienced a microaggression
  • Exploring Language the nuances and connotations associated with some outdated terms
  • How to be an anti-racism ally and what this means as an individual, team and organisation

After you have attended the session make your Anti Racism pledge here.

All staff will be offered support where needed by the trainer and the organisation

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.

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 16 September 2025 10:00 - 13:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0299 Epilepsy Awareness

This one day programme is intended for any individuals from the Council and staff from all Statutory, Voluntary and Independent sectors working with people with Epilepsy.

Non-care staff need only attend the morning session of this course.

The course is a combination of interactive discussion, demonstration and practice with equipment and group work.

The standard charge for this course is £115 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions

Essential Information
Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 17 September 2025 09:30 - 16:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0309 Disability and Neurodiversity Awareness (SGC Staff only)


This Disability and Neurodiversity Awareness training will explore and demystify many of the topics and questions around this important subject.

We’ll look at topics including definitions, language, the Equality Act and reasonable adjustments, and have an in-depth look at ADHD and autism.

The training will be delivered in a conversational style, with questions and discussion encouraged, and we promise there will be no homework!

Link to join meeting
Meeting ID: 399 576 653 86
Passcode: RwTCxa

Essential Information
Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 19 September 2025 10:00 - 13:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0303 Early Help Awareness Workshop

An opportunity for education settings and external partners to develop their awareness of Early Help and to understand the crucial role that they play in supporting children and families at an Early Help level.

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1 30 September 2025 09:15 - 16:30 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/25/0037 Self-Harm Awareness (EVENT FULL)

The session will aim to build a better understanding of what self-harm is, why people turn towards self-harm behaviours and what signs and indicators there are for self-harm behaviours.

The course will also help you to develop understanding around helping to support someone who is self-harming and best practice response.

The key aim is to build confidence, reduce stigma and create a better response to individuals who self-harm.

The trainer has requested that attendees have their cameras on during the session to ensure attendance and help with engagement.

The session will be interactive – with lots of opportunities for discussion.

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1 08 October 2025 09:30 - 13:00 Webinar: Zoom Map

Code: SGC/25/0139 Mental Health Awareness -Children and Young People For Foster Carers

  • What is mental health?
  • What are the specific challenges for children and young people?
  • What are the inequalities relating to mental health for children and young people?
  • Mental Health v's Mental ill Health
  • Models of Mental Health
  • What impacts Mental Health?

This session will also offer information and signposting to further support.

Space for questions and answers

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 09 October 2025 18:30 - 19:30 Microsoft TEAMS Map