The Designated Safeguarding Lead has a vital role to ensure safeguards are in place and effective actions are taken when concerns for a child arise… Read More

This half-day course is fully interactive by and delivered by one of Children in Wales’ expert trainers. The purpose of the training is to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to safeguard the children and young people in their environment… Read More

This training course is aimed at professionals working with children & young people who are interested in building an understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)… Read More

The course is for those working directly or indirectly with children & young people in a wide range of workplace and community settings who may be responsible for making referrals to social services and attend multiagency events… Read More

Children in Wales would like to invite you to attend the first annual conference of the Children’s Rights in Early Years (CREY) network. This HYBRID conference at Swansea University Singleton Campus, and online, will focus on sharing best practice and current work around listening to the voices of young children… Read More

This course aims to provide new managers with a comprehensive introduction to management, developing and building skills and increasing the confidence of participants. It provides a blend of theory and practice, explores the transition into a management role, addresses the shift in relationships for people who have been promoted from within their own teams and creates an opportunity to share experiences, ideas, and approaches with others in a similar position… Read More

This one day training will increase awareness and understanding of anxiety and help to gain practical solutions to support young people. Participants will become familiar with the Polyvagal Theory and the work of Dr Stephen Podges and trauma and the work of Dr Bessel van der Volk and how trauma affects PTSD and OCD… Read More

This course examines the teenage years in terms of physical, psychological, emotional and social development. Examining the issues and looking at how that understanding can help with engaging with and affectively supporting young people… Read More

This one-day training aims to enable frontline staff who work with children and young people have a solid understanding of ADHD, an appreciation of its differing presentations affecting assessment and diagnosis of children and young people as well as an understanding of global risks associated with ADHD, the need for integrated medical and therapeutic interventions to improve life outcomes… Read More

The course aims to explore the various difficulties young people experience with mental health and look at how to build resilience and improve well-being. The course will examine the different types of mental health, the behaviours that can accompany them and how to support the young person. Various ways of building resilience will be introduced and how to maintain well-being will be demonstrated. Read More