Training and events

Explore the practical aspects of contact with birth parents and family members.

Learn about life story work – what it is, when to consider it, techniques to carry it out (and get support), as well as how it can help kinship children build a positive self-image.

Learn about drug and alcohol misuse and how it can present itself, and impact children being cared for by kinship carers, as well as the wider kinship family.

Learn about ways you might encounter challenging behaviour in children you care for, and how to deal with it sensitively but decisively.

Join our Reading roadshow to connect with other carers, share experiences and get vital information to help you make the right choices for you.

Learn how to approach online safety with children in kinship care. This includes helping them navigate the internet, learning about typical use and basic terms/concepts as well as how to address safeguarding concerns – even when less computer comfortable.

Explore the emotional aspects of contact with birth parents and family members.

Learn about the different kinship care arrangements and the process for formalising your arrangement.

Learn about FASD, what it is, how it can present itself and how you can support children in your care who are showing FASD symptoms or are confirmed to have it.

Learn about the support available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).