Workforce Developments in Tameside

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Children’s Workforce Developments in Tameside

Workforce Development

Tameside Children’s Trust has a vision of a skilled, committed and competent workforce to support its children, young people and their families.

Key to supporting this is the integration of the workforce processes and front line service delivery. Integration is where everyone works better together to get the best results children and young people. An integrated workforce needs:

Shared identity, purpose & vision
Common values & language
Behaviours focused on positive outcomes for children and young people
Integrated working practices
High quality, appropriate training
Complementary roles focused around children and young people
Capacity to deliver and keep children safe
To be outcome focussed

The Trust has a ‘Workforce Development Task & Finish Group’ that aims to support this vision by co-ordinating activities that:

support the ‘Children’s Plan’
benefit partners and groups in achieving best outcomes for children
are sustainable, flexible and respond to service review
equally accessible by all
provide quality systems to evidence positive outcomes
integrate learning and development into daily practice

Children’s Trust Priorities – Core Briefing Training

In order to deliver the vision within the Children’s Plan, all the workforce is able to access some core briefing training based on the Trust’s priorities:

Substance misuse - alcohol, tobacco & drugs
Domestic violence
Safeguarding
Childhood obesity
Integrated working

The Core Briefing programme is an excellent opportunity to gain an overall understanding of the local priorities, to encourage signposting and information sharing.

If you work or volunteer with children, young people and their families you should access the Core Briefing Training either by attending a 90 minute workshop on each priority or by completing courses from the e-learning programme. Check with your line manager before enrolling.

By participating in the e-learning or 90 minute workshops all members of the workforce will:

Have an overview of the key learning points on each of Tameside’s priority areas
Be enabled to identify priorities relevant to families they support
Give knowledge on addressing low level need or signposting families to specialist services, and how the services can help.

The Core Briefing programme should be seen as just one part of a wider workforce strategy for all participants. Learners are encouraged to participate in a range of learning opportunities within their workplace. These should not be limited to training sessions, but might include supervision, mentoring, shadowing, reflective practice, appraisals and the development of their own professional learning portfolios.

E Learning Programme

The e-learning provided on Tameside’s core priorities and safeguarding is free for those working or volunteering with children, young people and their families in Tameside. The courses available are:

Child Development

Child development highlights the importance of a wide range of factors that affect the individual pathway along which each child develops. This course aims to raise the awareness of these factors so that the learner can consider effective practice when working with children and their families.

An Introduction to Integrated Working (CAF)

The basic awareness course is made up of three learning modules:

The Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
Information sharing
The role of the lead professional

The course will give an in-depth understanding of these topic areas, for all who come into contact with children and families or as a pre-learner for face to face training for front line professionals

Tackling Childhood Obesity

This course addresses health, exercise and nutrition for the really young (HENRY), co-developed by the RCPCH. The material within this module will give you a detailed and in-depth understanding of the HENRY programme and its promotion of ways in which adopting parenting and lifestyle strategies can help to combat the obesity epidemic amongst young children.

Hidden Harm

This course raises awareness of substance misuse and its affect on the child, family and wider community. Drug and alcohol services focus on the problem user; this will help workers to spot signs of hidden harm to a child and increase opportunities for early intervention.

Basic Awareness of Domestic Violence including the Impact on Children and Young People

On average, survivors of domestic violence contact 11 agencies before obtaining the help they need. This e-learning course is suitable for any worker who is in regular contact or works with works with children, young people and their families, particularly survivors of domestic abuse or violence.

Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect – Core

This course is for members of the workforce who work predominantly with children, young people and/or their parents/carers and who could potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns. Please note there are additional courses are available please login to access these courses once you have completed Child Protection Training.

Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect – Foundation

This course is for people in regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact children and who may be in a position to identify concerns about maltreatment.

Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect Core Level - Police Version

This course is specifically for Police Officers

Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect - Young People Version

This course is suitable for staff working with young people (11-18) in secondary schools and colleges

An Introduction to Safeguarding Children

This course is for people who have occasional contact with children i.e. cleaners, school crossing assistants etc

How do I enrol on an e-learning course?

Before accessing the e-learning please note:

You will need access to an email address
You will need to think of a unique user name
You should discuss the course with your line manager before enrolling
You have 4 weeks to complete the course once you have registered. The course is free but if you do not complete the course your employer / agency may be forwarded an invoice for £30 reflecting the actual cost of the course.

Click the link to enrol and register.

90 minute workshop programme

The 90 minute workshop programme will be an introduction to each core priority. Information on the workshops will be available from early summer on this webpage.

Partner notice board

If you would like to advertise an event, training session or briefing update on this page, please contact us with the details.

Partner training & resource links

Links to other training programmes, resources and information sites are listed below:

Equality Statement

All Children’s Workforce Development in Tameside is committed to equality and to making fair treatment an important part of all our development activity. We make this commitment because we want to provide the best service we can to our community. We believe that development and training is essential in making people feel valued and effective so they can improve outcomes for all children, young people and families of Tameside.

We will take action to identify and eliminate any direct or indirect discriminatory practices, which act as barriers to accessing learning and development opportunities. We are against all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and will strive to ensure that learners are provided with the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We will actively challenge any incidences of discrimination or harassment and make sure that complaints are dealt with in a fair and timely manner.

Page last updated: 17 May 2012