New dates for Introduction to the SEND Local Offer webinars
The Local Offer website lets parents, young people and professionals know what special educational needs and disabilities services are available in Hertfordshire, and who can access them. There is so much more than that, too.
A friendly face from the Local Offer team will take you through what’s on the website and how you can use it to find the right services and support.
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/localoffer
(For professionals AND parent carers) Tuesday 18 April at 8pm - Click here to join the meeting
(For professionals) Thursday 20 April at 11am - Click here to join the meeting
(For professionals) Friday 21 April at 1pm - Click here to join the meeting
HSCP Learning & Development Programme
HSCP provide a wide variety of learning programmes and workshops across Hertfordshire to develop skills for safeguarding children, young people and adults.
We use this page to give you some quick links through to the HSCP learning programmes:-
News from Step2Skills
The sixth edition of Step2Skills News magazine is out now
The 6th edition of our Step2Skills News magazine has been published both in hard copy and online and is available to read!
Covering February to May, the edition is packed with news and information across our service, including;
✔️ Details from our new Multiply numbers programme
✔️ A tribute to the Hertfordshire community by Ukrainian learner, Yuliia
✔️ Upcoming courses from the Step2Skills network
✔️ How work experience can lead to paid work opportunities
✔️Building Better Opportunities: A lasting legacy
Read it here: http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/Step2Skillsmagazine
Step2Skills April and May timetable is here with learning opportunities at home and at Hertfordshire venues
Step2Skills has released their community learning timetable for April and May, with a variety of courses in different topics.
April courses include;
- Find Your Career Path with Michelle – Starts Tuesday 18th April, from 10am to 12pm – A 2-week course in Stevenage
- Improving Your Skills in Excel with Natalia - Starts Tuesday 18th April, from 10am to 12pm – A 4-week course, delivered online
- Coronation Crochet with Lynne - Starts Tuesday 25th April, from 10am to 12pm – A 2-week online course
- Coronation Bunting with Lynne - Starts Tuesday 25th April, from 1pm to 3pm – A 2-week online course
- Public Speaking and Presentation Skills with Louisa – Starts Wednesday 26th April, from 10am to 12pm – A 5-week online course
- Quilting for Beginners with Beverley – Starts Thursday 27th April, from 10am to 12pm – A 5-week course, online
- Find Your Career Path with Michelle – Starts Tuesday 9th May, from 1pm to 3pm – A 2-week course in Waltham Cross
The beauty of Step2Skills courses and workshops is that they are delivered by teachers to Hertfordshire residents in a small group format to make learners feel more comfortable with sharing ideas and asking questions.
Browse and book online on the Step2Skills website: Event Booking (hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Workforce Shadowing
The vision for Families First training and development is to create a skilled, confident and resilient multi-agency workforce that supports whole family working.
Workforce shadowing provides a great opportunity to find out more about other services, what they do and how they might be able to support you in your work. It also enhances communication across agencies and helps strengthen and develop professional relationships, building local networks.
If you would like to organise a workforce shadowing placement for either yourself or a team member please complete the form below stating the service you would like to shadow and the preferred district and we will match you to a shadowing opportunity.
The following services have offered to host shadowing opportunities in either in person or virtually:-
- Citizens Advice (Brox/St Albans/North Herts)
- Childcare provision
- CGL
- Domestic Abuse Support
- Families First Panels Team
- Family Support Service, Family Centre
- Herts Mind Network
- Herts Sports Partnership
- MIND in Mid Herts
- ASB Team, District Council, Three Rivers
- Housing Support, District Council
- Intensive Family Support Team (IFST)
- Local School Partnerships
- Police
- Public Health Nursing
- Schools Early Years Provsion
- Specialist Adolescent Services Hertfordshire (SASH)
- Services for Young People
- Supporting Families Practice Team
Additionally, if you would like to add your service to the above list, again please email us with your contact details, service and district.
Familesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Please take a look at the page, bookmark and share with teams, where appropriate.
Workforce development (hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Money Advice Unit Training Programme, Spring & Summer 2023
The Money Advice Unit Training Programme and booking form for SPRING & SUMMER 2023 is now available.
All these courses are free of charge for Hertfordshire organisations. Due to demand, we only allow a maximum of two participants from each organisation per course.
The training courses are a mixture of face to face delivery and online, using Zoom or MS Teams. Please see each individual course description for more details and timings.
Our courses are a combination of single and double days run over mornings or afternoons. Please make a careful note of dates and the timing of the courses while booking them.
Instructions for how to access our online courses will be emailed to you once your booking is confirmed along with course material.
Our face-to-face courses are held at: Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG1 2FQ.
There is a restaurant where you can buy lunch and refreshments, or you can bring your own food. If you have any queries or need further assistance, please contact Hertfordshire Development Centre on 01438 845114.
My Teen Brain Online Training for Practitioners
Early Help Commissioning are pleased to announce the upcoming My Teen Brain Online Training course for Hertfordshire practitioners. The course focuses on the development of the teenage brain and enables practitioners to understand some of the challenges and factors that contribute to the makeup of some of the young people that we work with.
Please find below the link to the upcoming online webinar, which will be delivered on Tuesday 25th April 2023. This training is a very popular course and is beneficial to the all practitioners who work with Hertfordshire children and families. Can I please ask that you share this email amongst your teams and remind them to ONLY book on to this course if they have the capacity to attend the training for the entire duration, which is from 10am – 3pm.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/328060075517