Training for you
Our aim is to support you to embed Our Way of Working in your organisation and we have a wide range of training and development opportunities available to you.
Due to recent changes in funding, many of our partners have invested in the programme to support sustainability. We want to enable all of our partners to have the opportunity to continue their development in embedding Our Way of Working within their organisations. With our partners through the Children’s Trust Executive Board, we have taken the decision to introduce subscriptions to enable us to continue the vital work that Our Way of Working has already achieved.
Please click the link for further information about funding and subscription models Subscription Models
(It is not necessary to have undertaken Our Way of Working Core or Leaders programme before accessing the Learning Events, Conferences, Covid-19 Recovery briefings and iLearn programme).
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Training Maps - What Programme is for you?
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Core Programme
Who is it suitable for: Including, but not exclusive to: Practice Leads /Middle Leaders / Managers / Targeted Practitioners / Social Workers / Family Intervention Workers / TAF Leads / Learning mentors / Family liaison workers / ELSAs / Parental support leads / SENDCos / Pastoral Staff (Who have not previously attended New Ways of Working/Our Way of Working Core Programme)
Programme aim: To understand the Our Way of Working model, principles and values and apply this to your role in working with children, families, adults and multi agency partners.
Programme sessions: 3 x 2.5 sessions, delivered Via Microsoft Teams (Delegates must attend all 3 sessions)
Dates and to book a place: April Cohort
Session times 10.00am – 12.30pm
Session 1 Friday 25th April 2025 Session 2 Monday 28th April 2025 Session 3 Wednesday 30th April 2025 May Cohort
Session times 10.00am – 12.30pm
Session 1 Tuesday 13th May 2025 Session 2 Thursday 15th May 2025 Session 3 Monday 19th May 2025 June Cohort
Session times 10.00am – 12.30pm
Session 1 Tuesday 17th June 2025 Session 2 Thursday 18th June 2025 Session 3 Monday 23rd June 2025 Free to schools and partners who have invested in Our Way of Working as part of investment/subscription. For all other schools and partners a charge of £100 per delegate will apply on booking.
To book a place contact – amy.kendrick@cheshirewest.gov.uk
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** Supporting Children to recognise and regulate their own trauma response
The Enhanced Programme is for participants who have previously attended the Our Way of Working Core or Leaders Programme and in order to access the Enhanced Programme sessions your organisation or school must be contributing to funding or have an Enriched Subscription Package
Who is the session suitable for: Including, but not exclusive to: Practice Leads /Middle Leaders / Managers / Targeted Practitioners / Social Workers / Family Intervention Workers / TAF Leads / Learning mentors / Family liaison workers / ELSAs / Parental support leads / SENDCos / Pastoral Staff
Session aim: In this 2 hour interactive, face-to-face workshop we will explore the Beacon House Survival Animals resource packs. Then, using practical activities we will consider how to utilise the resources to best effect with the children and young people you work with.
Dates and to book a place: 1 x 2 hour interactive, face-to-face session
Wednesday 7th May 2025 1:00pm – 3:00pm The Committee Room (above Ellesmere Port Library), Civic Way, Ellesmere Port Thursday 26th June 2025 10.00am – 12.00pm Room 1.6, Wyvern House, The Drumber, Winsford, CW7 1AH Free to schools and partners who have invested in Our Way of Working as part of investment/subscription. For all other schools and partners a charge of £50 per delegate will apply on booking.
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** Enhanced Programme - Our Way of Working Refresher Workshop
The Enhanced Programme is for participants who have previously attended the Our Way of Working Core or Leaders Programme and in order to access the Enhanced Programme sessions your organisation or school must be contributing to funding or have an Enriched Subscription Package
Who is the session suitable for: Participants who have previously attended the Our Way of Working Core or Leaders Programme
Session Aim: This 2.5 hour online workshop will be a recap and refresher session, including –
- Our Way of Working model, principles and values
- Recap on Motivational Interviewing approaches
- Consider trauma informed language and how this informs practice, assessments and decision making
- Further develop Trauma Informed Practice
- Key updates on how Multi-agency Group Supervisions and Learning Conversations are being embedded into practice and what this could mean for you, your team, your organisation or your school
Dates and to book a place: 1 x 2.5 hour workshop
Workshop will take place on MS Teams
Tuesday 3rd June 2025 10:00am – 12:30pm Free to schools and partners who have invested in Our Way of Working as part of investment/subscription. For all other schools and partners a charge of £50 per delegate will apply on booking.
Contact
amy.kendrick@cheshirewest.gov.uk
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** Enhanced Programme - Working with Trauma-Experienced Parents/Adults
This suite of workshops has been developed using resources from Research in Practice – Research In Practice
A key principle of trauma-informed practice is recognising that trauma often underpins many of the lived experiences faced by children and families that we work with.
Each workshop will explore a different theme and will allow time for discussion and reflection to enable us to learn more about how trauma may impact upon parents, carers and adults you work with. The workshops explore the views and perspectives of trauma experienced parents who have had safeguarding involvement with services and considers how practice can be shaped and developed to respond through strategies and approaches using a trauma lens.
Language and Environments Language and Environments
In this interactive and reflective workshop we will consider –
- how verbal and non-verbal language is a key part of creating emotional safety
- how the physical environments that we work in can make people feel unsafe
- what we, as practitioners can do to minimise this
Dates and to book a place: Workshop will take place on MS Teams
Thursday 12th June 2025 10:00am – 11.45am Free to schools and partners who have invested in Our Way of Working as part of investment/subscription. For all other schools and partners a charge of £30 per delegate will apply on booking.
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Window of Tolerance In this interactive and reflective workshop we will –
- learn about the emotional window of tolerance
- consider how we can help parents/adults to manage difficult emotions and how we can support them identifying approaches and strategies in moving back into their window of tolerance
Dates and to book a place: Workshop will take place on MS Teams
Wednesday 4th June 10:00am – 11:30am Free to schools and partners who have invested in Our Way of Working as part of investment/subscription. For all other schools and partners a charge of £30 per delegate will apply on booking.
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Ghosts in the Meeting Room Within this interactive and reflective workshop we will consider –
- how early experience can shape how people experience relationships with professionals and services
- how we can use this understanding to overcome and develop positive approaches to engagement
Dates and to book a place: Workshop will take place on MS Teams
Tuesday 24th June 2025 10:00am – 11:30am Free to schools and partners who have invested in Our Way of Working as part of investment/subscription. For all other schools and partners a charge of £30 per delegate will apply on booking.
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Covid-19 Recovery: iLearn Programme
Who is it suitable for? All practitioners across the children and adults workforce.
iLearn aim: To provide an insight and support your understanding and application of the Covid-19 Recovery model and guide that has been developed by the multi-agency partnership (including modules on Motivational Interviewing and PACE Model)
To access: For access details contact amy.kendrick@cheshirewest.gov.uk
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Trauma Informed Response - Refugees, Asylum Seekers and other Migrant Communities
For information on our Trauma informed refugee response sessions, dates available and how to book, please visit:
** Please note, in order to access the Enhanced Programme sessions your organisation or school must be contributing to funding or have an Enriched Subscription Package and participants must have previously attended the Our Way of Working Core or Leaders Programme
