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For the most up to date training events and information, view the online news section and the events calendar on the Children's Services Practitioners website.
Currently the online training offers three courses
1. Integrated working overview (CAF)
This basic awareness course is made up of four learning objects: The Common Assessment Framework (CAF), information sharing, the role of the lead professional and ContactPoint. The course will give you an in depth understanding of these topic areas so that you can confidently discuss the concepts with families, should you need to. It will provide underpinning knowledge for lead professionals or practitioners, prior to face to face training.
For many practitioners and managers further integrated working training will be needed. For example, practitioners who will be CAF assessors or lead professionals must access further training.
2. Strategic managers integrated working – Common Assessment Framework
This course is for individuals who are either a manager or leader of staff who work with children, young people and families. This course provides a strategic overview of: The common assessment framework (CAF), information sharing, the role of the lead professional and ContactPoint. The course will give you an in depth understanding of these topic areas so that you can confidently discuss the concepts with staff members.
3. Awareness of information sharing
This is a basic awareness course in information sharing, for professionals who will not be ContactPoint users. The course will give you an understanding of information sharing. It can also provide practitioners knowledge prior to face to face training. The course comes with an online assessment and certificate on achieving a satisfactory pass mark.
To access these training courses please complete the online form.
Within this section you will find a range of TAMHS training and development opportunities.
This training is for anyone who works with young people, in any setting, anywhere in Newcastle. The training will provide participants with an opportunity to explore the issues with regards to pregnancy choices, and in particular, give information around abortion. Time will also be spent allowing participants to develop their interpersonal and communication skills and to learn a range of techniques to use with young people who are faced with a pregnancy decision. Download the teenage pregnancy training flyer.
The Newcastle Sexual Health Training Directory offers a wide range of training courses on sexual health and relationship issues, including: Assertiveness Skills; Self Esteem; Contraception; Sexual Exploitation; Sex Drugs and Alcohol; and Delay. The courses are mostly free to workers in Newcastle.
Please see the directory of courses (if you want to print it out, it works best if you change to landscape format and print ‘duplex’ or double-sided, with the pages opening up rather than to the left). Click here for the standard booking form that can be used for most of the courses (see details in directory for how to book).Â
If you would like any further information, please contact Harriet Yudkin on harriet.yudkin@newcastle-pct.nhs.uk or call 0191 229 2903 x59491 (Mon-Wed only). From 9 June 2010, please contact Mark Hedley on mark.hedley@newcastle-pct.nhs.uk or 0191 229 2951.
This introduction to integrated working in Newcastle e-briefing will give managers and practitioners an understanding of the integrated working tools and processes and demonstrate how they will be used through a case study. The briefing has sound but can be used without it if your computer does not have that facility. The briefing covers;
To access this e-briefing please email CAF@newcastle.gov.uk or call Nicola Bailey on 0191 2774411.
For many practitioners and managers further integrated working training will be needed. For example, practitioners who will be CAF assessors or lead professionals must access further training.
There are a series of training events set for CAF assessor training and CAF manager training. This training is multi agency and is facilitated within localities by the integrated working team. See CAF training
Information sharing training is a prerequisite condition for being accepted onto ContactPoint Training. Information sharing training is beginning in May 2009 and will run throughout the summer and autumn. These are seperate information sharing training modules for managers, practitioners, and administrators.
If practitioners have not accessed the information sharing training over the summer, they will not be able to attend ContactPoint training from October / November onwards.
To access this training please email: is@newcastle.gov.uk or call Nicola Bailey on 0191 2774411, or click here for further details about information sharing training availability.
ContactPoint Training Flowchart
ContactPoint training programme for practitioners, administrators and managers will run for at least two years until all relevant children's practitioners are using ContactPoint.
National ContactPoint guidance and shielding policy are available on the ContactPoint page and specific areas can be found on the Every Child Matters website (external link).
Alternatively, you can speak to Newcastle's ContactPoint manager, Sean McDine by email: sean.mcdine@newcastle.gov.uk or phone: 0191 211 5825.
This training course will be benificial for staff from voluntary, statutory and independent agencies whose work brings them into contact with children.
The course aims to raise awareness of the impact of parental mental health issues on parenting capacity, and to improve multi agency working with children and their families impacted on by parental mental health issues.
The course runs from 9am until 4pm and is available on the following dates:
Thursday 17 June 2010 - Gosforth Training Room, 5 Lansdowne Terrace East
Tuesday 28 September 2010 - Kenton Centre, Hillsview Ave, Kenton
Monday 6 December 2010 - Gosforth Training Room, 5 Lansdowne Terrace East
For more details and for booking information please see the attached flyer and booking form.
The CWDC induction training has been a highly successful programme that has effectively prepared learning mentors to develop their roles in educational settings. This programme has now been revised and creates a sustainable model for long-term use, with broader application to other children's workforce practitioners operating at a similar level.
Newcastle were one of 10 Children's Trusts that piloted this course in 2006/07, and are now offering this course to practitioners working in Children's Services in Newcastle to support induction as part of Newcastle Children's Services Workforce Strategy. For further information please see the National Integrated Induction flyer.
Alternatively, you can email: becky.dunn@newcastle.gov.uk
 for information.
The NSCB training programme aims to increase knowledge and skills in the field of safeguarding children in order to provide high quality services and improve outcomes for children, young people and their families and carers. Click to access the NSCB training plan including;
The NSCB online courses are ideal for everyone who comes into contact with children, young people, their parents or carers through their work in either the statutory or voluntary sector. They are endorsed by Newcastle Local Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) and the Newcastle Domestic Violence and Abuse Partnership and are in line with the NSCB training strategy. These courses are mandatory within local authority Children's Services and the Primary Care Trust. Click here to access the online training.
NSAB share a vision for a workforce that has the right knowledge and skills to recognise and effectively respond to abuse, and to work towards the prevention of abuse. To help achieve this, the Safeguarding Adults Unit is developing a range of new inter-agency training courses, designed to suit all levels of staff and volunteers from the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.
There will be seven main courses on offer, with specialist training in areas such as domestic violence, children and families and substance misuse being provided by our partner agencies. The Safeguarding Adults Unit can provide specialist training if requested.
For information about the availability of places on any of the courses, you should contact the Performance Development Unit on 0191 277 2091.
If you have any questions about our inter-agency safeguarding adults training strategy, or any of the new courses that are being developed, you can contact the Safeguarding Adults Assistant Performance Development Officer on 0191 278 8192. View the NSAB training programme.
There is an extensive amount of training for early years' practitioners on offer for 2010/11. For details visit the Early Years training programme webpage (external link)Â
There is an extensive amount of training for early years' practitioners on offer this year. For details visit the Early Years training programme (external link)Â
Safe Newcastle provides a mixed curriculum of training required for adults and the children's workforce practitioners, for details visit the Safe Newcastle website
Please find the full Safe Newcastle drug training dates for 2010.
For details contact Safe Newcastle Drug Support Unit on 0191 278 8125 or email safenewcastle.drugs@newcastle.gov.uk
Further Safe Newcastle training
For details contact Safe Newcastle on 0191 277 7833 or email: safenewcastle@newcastle.gov.uk
The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation is the national strategic body offering support to practitioners and organisations working across the mentoring and befriending field. It is also funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to support the development of peer mentoring for young people aged 11-25. The MBF provides:
The MBF offers training, guidance, resources and networking opportunities for practitioners and co-ordinators involved in the development of mentoring/befriending or peer mentoring programmes. The programme offers courses in 14 locations around the country.
The courses include:
If you would like more information on all of the peer mentor/mentor and befriending events, please visit the MBF website training event