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| 1 | 16 September 2025 | 09:30 - 16:00 | Webinar: Microsoft Teams | Map |
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| 1 | 16 September 2025 | 10:00 - 13:00 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
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 | 17 September 2025 | 09:30 - 16:00 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
By booking onto this course, you are consenting to your contact details being passed onto the trainer. This is so they can send any resources to you.
This workshop is for South Gloucestershire Council Adult Care practitioners ONLY.
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Meeting ID: 349 817 374 995
Passcode: kq35fH7U
The session will explore the importance of legally literacy and defensible decision-making in effective practice. Included will be a focus on:
• defining and developing an understanding of what is meant by both terms, from both a theoretical perspective and from your experience/practice
• ways to continue to develop your knowledge of the legal framework and how to ensure that it underpins your practice
• professional accountability and the importance of accurate analysis, free from bias, to inform your professional opinions and defensible decisions
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| 1 | 17 September 2025 | 09:30 - 16:30 | Webinar: Microsoft Teams | Map |
This course is specifically for social work practitioners responsible for assessing the needs of autistic adults and completing Care Act Assessments.
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If you are a social work practitioner or OT, you must also complete the Oliver McGowan Mandatory training for autism and LDD – Tier 2 - click here to register
(South Glos Council Staff - when entering place of work, type in South Gloucestershire Council and select the one with Org Code: 911)
Delivered by colleagues from Avon & Wiltshire Partnership, with a high level of expertise in supporting adults with autism, it will include a focus on:
Issues in assessment:
Opportunity to reflect on previous assessments with autistic adults
Consider how someone with autism might be eligible (unmet) needs in each outcome area of Care Act 2014
Why some ‘able’ adults get overlooked for support
Why a good assessment is essential for autistic adults – mental health co-morbidities- anxiety/low mood/suicidal risks
Reasons why assessment may be difficult eg apparent lack of engagement, communication of needs
Impact on families and carers,
How to work with parents
Autism and other social care law. Autism Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Equality Act
Assessment:
Preparing for assessment, gathering information, time requirement
Using principles of safety, clarity, precision, empathy, and low arousal
How to structure visits, assessments and reviews for autistic adults
How to build rapport and develop trust
How to alter the way you communicate
Assessing sensory needs within context of the Care Act
Service provision:
Working with care providers and setting up placements for autistic adults
What does a good service look like?
Critically evaluating providers including specialist provision
Low level long term support methods
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| 1 | 24 September 2025 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Webinar: Microsoft Teams | Map |
Clinical Skills Lab, Learning and Research Building , Southmead Hospital
This half day course follows CQC requirements on the administration of medication. It 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. This course is aimed at any adult social care staff in South Gloucestershire, working in domiciliary, residential and day care services (statutory sector AND IVP sector agencies).
This session is £49 for non SGC staff
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| 1 | 25 September 2025 | 09:00 - 12:00 | Southmead Hospital Learning & Research Building | Map |
Please note that you must be able to attend both sessions in order to complete this training.
This course is deemed Mandatory by the Adult and Childrens Senior Leadership Team. The Learning and Development will be contacting the line managers of South Gloucestershire Council staff to ensure that your work time will be protected (i.e. that you will be deemed ‘unavailable’ to work that day and free of all distractions).
If you are unable to complete both sessions within the course you will be asked to complete both sessions at a future date – it will not be possible to attend your second session on another cohort.
This training programme is for staff who work with adults, children, young people and families based within statutory and voluntary/independent sector organisations across South Gloucestershire.
The aim of the programme is to promote effective multi-agency working between professionals and organisations aligned to national/local legislation, policy, guidance and best practice. A key focus will therefore be person/child-centred practice that promotes positive outcomes for those who lives are affected by domestic abuse.
The first half-day session will be delivered virtually via MS Teams. This will provide an opportunity to refresh and develop your knowledge base including in relation to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and key learning from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews. The importance of trauma informed practice underpinned by professional curiosity will be explored.
Throughout the session delegates will be encouraged to generously share their practice experience with colleagues, learn from others and move beyond knowledge, understanding and theory to application in their practice.
Delegates must attend day 1 and undertake an individual research/reflective task before attending day 2 of this training.
The second session will be delivered in-person, with a primary focus on exploring, developing and embedding best practice within the landscape of effectively multi-agency/disciplinary working. A broad range of topics will be included, e.g. intersectionality, child-centred practice within a whole family approach, effective risk assessment/monitoring and safety planning, professional self-care.
Throughout the session delegates will be encouraged to generously share their practice experience with colleagues, learn from others and move beyond knowledge, understanding and theory to application in their practice.
The individual learning task, along with active participation in both sessions are integral to the completion of the programme.
If you are from an external organisation and fail to attend one of the sessions you will still be charged for both sessions.
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 | 06 October 2025 | 09:30 - 14:00 | Webinar: Microsoft Teams | Map |
| 2 | 07 October 2025 | 09:30 - 16:30 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
Eligibility: This course is open to Social Care, Housing and Commissioning staff.
We recommend that over the course of the year managers identify three people from their team to attend this session and to share their learning with colleagues at the following team meeting.
Join SARI's comprehensive learning session to explore equality, inclusion, and cultural awareness, with a focus on disability. This session will encompass information sharing, engaging discussions, and invaluable insights from individuals with lived experiences. SARI will facilitate interactive conversations designed to help you reflect on your practices and develop actionable recommendations to enhance outcomes for our services and the people we support. This session presents a unique opportunity to address systemic inequalities and participate in dynamic, safe discussions.
This training will enhance your awareness and confidence in meeting the needs and challenges of disabled individuals that you support professionally. You will gain a deeper understanding of the diversity of disabilities, including hidden ones, and learn how to amplify the voices of disabled people in crucial care and life decisions.
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Meeting ID: 354 731 899 704
Passcode: gf67CM2G
| Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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| 1 | 07 October 2025 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Microsoft TEAMS | Map |
This course is only available to book via invitation only
Prior to attending Train the Trainer Workshop there is an expectation that new network members will have attended the Multi Agency Raising Safeguarding Concerns course and ideally also attended the Effective Multi Agency Working in Adult Safeguarding.
Attendees must be able to attend both sessions of workshop.
The workshop is aimed at those who are new to delivering safeguarding adult training sessions to groups or any trainer looking for fresh ideas and a structured approach to their training. It will be a practical workshop to equip new trainers to deliver raising safeguarding concerns within their own organisations.
Following attendance of the Safeguarding Adult Train the Trainer Workshop you will be observed delivering your safeguarding adult training, it is expected that the observation will be carried out within an agreed timescale of attendance of the train the trainer workshop. Verbal feedback will be given after the session has been observed and followed up with written feedback, any recommendations that are suggested will be followed up prior to sign off.
Following successful completion of observation you will be invited to join the Trained Trainer Network. This network meets every 4-6 months to share experiences and learning, to swap ideas on best practice and new materials, and to support each other in the key tasks of building and maintaining safeguarding adults good practice.
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 | 07 October 2025 | 09:30 - 16:30 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
| 2 | 14 October 2025 | 09:30 - 16:30 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |
This course is open to internal employees of adult social care working directly with people they support.
This course contains content that may be triggering for some people. If you experience this please let the trainer know and seek support from your manager or a trusted colleague.
This training is aimed at those who may need to provide direct care or support to those with a learning disability or are autistic. This Tier 2 is a face-to-face training session which is delivered by an accredited key facilitator and two lived experienced, accredited co-facilitators, one with lived experience of a learning disability and one with a lived experience of autism.
Prior to attending Tier 2 training, delegates must complete the Tier 1 part 1 e-learning training.
Click here to register for the e-learning
Please see attached guidance to ensure you are registering for the correct e-learning and chosen the correct Place of Work.
| Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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| 1 | 08 October 2025 | 09:30 - 16:30 | Kingswood Civic Centre | Map |