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training

We offer training workshops for parents, carers, parent groups and professionals in the statutory, private, voluntary and independent sectors.

Our services include standard workshop sessions, or we can develop individual training programmes. We also provide training for parents and carers who want to become parent representatives.

Participation training

Examples of training workshops:

  • London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Engagement Team - 1 day workshop (10am-2pm) to build the skills and confidence of parents to enable them to make them feel more able to manage an effective meeting.
  • participation workshop for Cambridgeshire's Children Centre managers - an hour's workshop on the background to parental involvement requirements for children's centres and Cambridgeshire's Parental Involvement Strategy, and the spectrum of participation, including a look at ethics issues.
  • information and induction workshop for parent representatives - 1 day workshop (10am-2pm) for parents interested in being a representative on decision-making groups and committees.

Email Lynn for more information.

"Opening minds, Opening doors" inclusion training

This course was originally developed by parents and carers in Buckinghamshire, where it has been very well received. Funding from Cambridgeshire County Council has allowed us to develop the course in Cambridgeshire, and, for a limited time, to provide the training free of charge to childminders and other childcare activity providers.

This bite-sized course is delivered by parents of disabled children and is aimed at helping organisations providing childcare and other activities for children and young people make their services more accessible to disabled children and young people.

We are offered 3 free open sessions during December 2011-March 2012. Check for dates and venues on our events page.

This is some of the feedback recieved from people who attended the course:

  • "I thought the course and trainers [were] excellent, all childminders should have to do the course."
  • "Everybody should do this sort of course even once in [their] life."
  • " I am really pleased to have given up my Saturday morning for this course. I will be encouraging other childminders in my area of St Ives to attend any other courses you put on!"
  • "Thought provoking, especially...using quotes from children."
  • "Course made you realise how much...parents with disabled children needed help and for childminders to be more accessible and not be scared of unknown."
  • "Can't be improved on, excellent."

For more information download the Opening minds, Opening doors postcard or email Sue.