Upcoming training for foster carers
Our expert-led sessions are designed to strengthen your skills, build your confidence, and help you navigate the challenges of fostering. Browse our training opportunities and speak to your supervising social worker to get booked onto the sessions.
New foster carers have to complete Safeguarding, Emergency First Aid, Medication and Health Care, Health and Safety in the Home, Managing Challenging Behaviour and Safer Caring training within the first year. They also have to complete the Training, Support and Development Standards (TSDS).
Find out the details for each training course, and find more information in our Training Programme brochure (PDF, 1.15MB). This PDF is not fully accessible. If you need this information in a different format, contact [email protected].
Upcoming training
| Date | Time | Training course | Trainer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 1 July | 10am to 2pm | Trauma - Mending Hurts | KCA | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Wednesday 8 July | 9.45am to 2pm | Secondary Traumatic Stress – Mindfulness and Other Strategies for Looking After Yourself (11 spaces) | Jonathan Epps | Zoom |
| Wednesday 8 July | 11am to 12.30pm | Family Led Decision Making | Rob O'Grady | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Friday 10 July | 10am to 2.30pm | How to be a better corporate parent to our Black and Mixed Heritage Children | Replenish Culture | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 July | 10am to 2pm | Safer Care and Managing Allegations | Sandra Witter | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 23 July | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Fostering Induction Group Programme (newly approved carers) - Safer Caring, Working with CLA, CIN & Professional Networks | Recruitment Team | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Date | Time | Training course | Trainer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 27 August | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Fostering Induction Group Programme (newly approved carers) - Finance, Foster Carer Profiles, Contact & Working with Birth Families | Recruitment Team | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Date | Time | Training course | Trainer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 September | 10am to 1.30pm | Paediatric First Aid | Juan Rangel | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 3 and Friday 4 September | 10am to 1.30pm | Emergency First Aid | Juan Rangel | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Tuesday 8 September | 10am to 11.30am | Foster Carer Training - Participation | Rob O'Grady | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Tuesday 8 September | 10am to 2pm | Promoting positive mental health in foster children and young people | Growing With You | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Tuesday 15 September | 10am to 2pm | Parent and child fostering | Paul Adams | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 24 September | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Fostering Induction Group Programme (newly approved carers) – Placement Preparation, Children’s profiles and Match with you | Recruitment Team | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 24 September | 10am to 12pm | Introduction to the Virtual School | Matthew Blood | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Date | Time | Training course | Trainer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 6 October | 10am to 1pm | County Lines & CSE | Ricky Joshua | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 15 October | 7pm to 9pm | Making Sense of Autism | Autism Education Trust | Zoom |
| Monday 19 October | 10am to 2pm | The Attachment and Relationship-based Practice Training | David Shemmings | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Wednesday 21 October | 9.45am to 2pm | Child Protection - The safeguarding role of foster carers (11 spaces) | Jonathan Epps | Zoom |
| Thursday 22 October | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Fostering Induction Group Programme (newly-approved carers) - TSDS & Logs | Recruitment Team | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Monday 26 October | 10am to midday | Getting Ready for School & Attendance and emotionally-based school avoidance | Leonie Holt and Sam Denham | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Date | Time | Training course | Trainer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 5 November | 10.30am to 1pm | Play In the Early Years – Autism | Autism Education Trust | Zoom |
| Thursday 5 November | 7pm to 9pm | Understanding Substance Misuse | Alice Lee | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Tuesday 10 November | 10am to 12.30pm | Recording and Sharing information | Fostering | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 12 November | 10am to 2pm | Emotion Coaching (Managing challenging behaviour) | KCA | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Friday 20 November | 10am to 2pm | Food, Cookery & Identity | Replenish Culture | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Tuesday 24 November | 10am to 1pm | Safeguarding & LADO | Jacqui Fearon and Adriana Ferdean | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 26 November | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Fostering Induction Group Programme (newly-approved carers) – Safer Caring, Working with CLA, CIN & Professional Networks | Recruitment Team | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Date | Time | Training course | Trainer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 1 December | 10am to midday | Oral Health Promotion | Nicola Ramnarine | Zoom |
| Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 December | 10am to 1.30pm | Paediatric First Aid | Juan Rangel | Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, NW1 1BD |
| Thursday 3 December | 7pm to 9pm | Autism and Anxiety | Autism Education Trust | Zoom |
| Tuesday 8 December | 2pm to 3.30pm | Family Led Decision Making | Rob O’Grady | Zoom |
How to book training
You can book training by speaking to your supervising social worker.
Online training
Online training is available - refer to the training brochure for further information.