Families First Dates for Your Diary!

Monthly Families First Keeping in Touch Sessions

These sessions are a short informal update on service news, training offers and parenting courses delivered by one of our service managers. Please email familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov..uk if you would like an invitation to join.

• Thursday 5th June, 9am-9.30

Join a Families First Induction day - ideal for new starters

We host Families First online Induction days 4 times per year, where various early help services give a 20 minute whistle-stop tour of their service and are attended by new internal CS staff and external partners. The next dates are:-

• Wednesday 25 June 2025 via Teams

Please email: familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk if you have any questions on the above or would like an invite sent to you.

Families First quarterly district partnership meetings

In addition, many of you are regular attendees at our partnership meetings, which are a great way of keeping up to date with new services, updates and make connections. You can find out more about the groups here and email familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk if you would like to join.

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:-

• View the latest training programme here (April 25)
  
  
• Take a look at the HSCP Learning Hubs.  You can sign up for sessions via the website.  HSAB and HSCP training and resources | Hertfordshire County Council. You can also view useful resources and 7 minute briefings on this link.
  View the HSCP Neglect Hub here:- Neglect Hub | Hertfordshire County Council
  
  

• To understand our thresholds a bit more, view the Continuum of needs (hertfordshire.gov.uk)

  • An information leaflet for families.

  • A one-page briefing to explain the process in Children's Services front door.

  • A flowchart about what happens to your referral.

• These compliment the new Children's Services online referral portal.

• The HSCP, Hertfordshire Community Trust and East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust have developed a guidance document for patients and carers relating to Child Protection Medicals. This can be found on our website, so you can signpost to patients/carers to explain the Child Protection Medical process if required.
  
  
• HSCP Practice Guidance Safeguarding Supervision Standards

Money Advice Unit Training Programme, Spring/Summer 2025

Please find attached the Money Advice Unit Training Programme and booking form for SPRING/SUMMER 2025.

All the courses are free of charge but please note we will only accept bookings from organisations in Hertfordshire. Due to demand, we only allow a maximum of two participants from each organisation per course. 

Our courses are done both online and face to face. Please see programme to see which you would prefer to attend.

If you want to book for more than one person, please complete a separate booking form for each person.

Once you return the completed booking form(s) to us, the attendees will receive a booking confirmation email within 5 working days. Please check your junk folder as sometimes our emails go to the junk folder straight away.

You can also download the April 2025 Herts Adviser

Free professionals training - working with families to support healthy lifestyles

Beezee would like to invite ALL professionals working with families to Beezee Fussy Eating Professionals Training on Tuesday 3rd June 12pm – 1pm – online and free to join!

• • Expert guidance on fussy eating in children.
  • Exploration of children’s eating styles.
  • Practical techniques to support parents and carers.

    Are the families you work with concerned about their child’s fussy eating behaviours? Join us for this free training session designed for professionals supporting children and their families. This hour-long session will be led by expert family nutritionists who specialize in helping families navigate the complexities of fussy eating behaviours.

    In this session:

  This training is open to all Professionals working with children and their families in Hertfordshire.

  Sign up today using this link https://hrt.maximusuk.co.uk/events/free-professional-training/ or click on the QR code on the attached flyer, and complete a short form.

  The Teams meeting link and all login information will be sent to you thereafter.

  ALSO, look out for our upcoming ‘Raising the Issue’ training in a few weeks’ time!

  Download the poster here

Workforce Shadowing

Step2Skills

Step2Skills - Find on-line and in-person courses for May here and June here:  courses running such as Level 1 - Preparing to work in schools, Improving your skills in Microsoft excel, Level 1 in garment construction, Social media for business, Explore your sewing machine, Assertiveness and communication skills, Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint, Online job search and applications, Interview skills to name but a few.