Courses

An adverse childhood experience refers to a traumatic event in a child’s history. Learn how to provide the support that is so desperately needed.

Adverse circumstances can have a negative impact on anyone’s life, but children and young people are particularly vulnerable. They might face difficult circumstances such as the death or divorce of parents, domestic violence, or national and international disasters. These types of adverse childhood experiences can have an impact on their development and mental health, which may continue into adulthood and affect their life chances. This fully online course will give you the skills you need to support children and young people affected by adverse childhood experiences. You will gain insight into how to strengthen their resilience and empower them to overcome the challenges they face.

This course is nationally accredited.

Many people who are struggling with challenging behaviour need guidance to support them towards recovery.

Behaviour that challenges is one of our most popular courses, simply because of the vast array of topics it covers. Behaviours can stem from a variety of causes including feelings of anxiety and stress, external factors like neglect and abuse or physical conditions like dementia and learning difficulties. Whether you’re a concerned parent, caregiver, teacher or just generally wanting support an individual with challenging behaviour, this course can enable you to understand the causes of challenging behaviour and teach you practices helping individuals manage their behaviour.

This course is nationally accredited.

Join Cambs Youth Panel Christmas Fair on Sunday, 17th December 2023!

Following the great success of the very first Cambs Youth Panel Christmas Fair in 2022, the panel will be returning on Sunday, 17th December for a full day of festivities hosted by Westminster College, a quintessential Cambridge college located in the city centre.

The CAP Money Course is a revolutionary money management course that teaches people budgeting skills and a simple, cash-based system that works.

Mental health problems affect around 1 in 10 children and young people. It’s a troublesome issue which is being spoken about more and more, but many people still feel they don’t have the education to support young people properly. This course is designed to give an overview of various mental health problems and provides ways to support young people and children. Covering a multitude of topics from depression, anxiety, cyberbullying and more this course is essential for any adult concerned about a child or young person in their care.

This course is nationally accredited.

This course will unpack the reality of the County Lines machine – organised crime groups that exploit children to sell and distribute drugs and trafficking cash and weapons throughout the country.

You will learn how this ‘business model’ operates to maximise the profitability and reach of the illegal market, how children and young people are seduced and radicalised into it under false promises and pretences, and how the setup of the County Lines system insulates and protects senior gang members.

We will walk through the risks will real stories and genuine insight. Phil Priestley is a former police officer who served for 17 years. Following his time in the police, Phil published two books on the County Lines situation – a guide for children and young people, and a lengthier account designed for parents and professional partners. Phil has investigated drug gangs as a Detective Sergeant and has also worked in a preventative role through Neighbourhood policing. Phil works at Netherhall School one day per week as part of our coordinated offer to reduce the risk around our community.

Phil Priestley is a former police officer who served for 17 years. Following his time in the police, Phil published two books on the County Lines situation – a guide for children and young people, and a more lengthy account designed for parents and professional partners. Phil has investigated drug gangs as a Detective Sergeant and has also worked in a preventative role through Neighbourhood policing. Phil works at Netherhall School one day per week as part of our coordinated offer to reduce the risk around our community.

This session will be led by a Careers Education Professional from Form the Future, a Cambridge-based Careers Education organisation. The session will help attendees to understand the range of education and career pathways open to young people post-GCSEs.

Is English proficiency holding you or your child back from achieving success in work, study, or travel? If so, we have the solution for you! Our expert instructor – Tereza will provide practical English Language Virtual Classes to help you improve your English language skills.

FREE Antenatal Classes

FREE First Aid Course for Parents and Carers

Raising awareness for mental health could save lives. Learn about the importance of conversation and how opening up can help those who have kept their feelings hidden.

Mental health presents one of the greatest challenges to our society. With an estimated, 450 million people worldwide suffering from a mental health problem, around a quarter of British adults will experience some form of mental health problem within the course of a year. While many elements of mental health are still not understood, having a good knowledge of the information that is available is essential in the care sector.

This course is nationally accredited.

FREE Woman’s Self defence classes

The Green Doctor Service is A free, impartial advice and support to help you save energy, reduce your bills, and live in a warmer, more comfortable home. We will be covering:

Cost of living crisis

How to be more Energy efficient within your home

How to be more Water efficient within your home

Fuel Poverty

In partnership with Cambridge City Council’s Active Lifestyle Team, we are delighted to welcome parents and carers to a free online workshop with local nutritionist, Caroline Collard.

Focus on Friends and Family course is for adults of all ages who are friends, family members or anyone close to someone with a visual impairment.

Raised blood pressure is the number one cause of preventable death worldwide. Over 10 million lives are lost each year due to high blood pressure. Yet only 50% of people affected are aware they have it. Give yourself a squeeze and get your blood pressure checked. #TheBigSqueeze

Mental Health First Aid allows people to take preventative measures to stop further damage to someone who may be suffering as well as proactive measures. They are trained to both listen, support and spot any warning signs.

Around 450 million people currently experience mental health problems, with recent reports suggesting that over 12 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in just one year. It’s important that employers are transparent and open about mental health issues, and this qualification builds an understanding of mental health problems and the support available to colleagues. Increasing the understanding of mental health of staff at all levels builds a culture of care and support.

This course is nationally accredited.

Gain an overview of the Primary, Secondary, and Functional Skills Curriculum to help improve your own maths skills and increase your ability to support your child with their maths homework and revision.

Mum and Dad Need a Rest is a FREE community event created to support parents and carers to have respite and look after their wellbeing.

Parents and carers taking time out to rest do not mean that they do not love their children. However, parents and carers do need time to rest and get the respite they so deserve.

The well-being of the parents and carers is very important for children. Parents and carers need rest for their self-care and overall mental well-being.

This event creates an opportunity for parents and carers to take out time to rest. They can choose to do anything that gives them peace and rest, while the children are at the event.

In these uncertain times, when the cost of bills is skyrocketing, the best part is that this event is completely FREE! That means you can rest assured that your child(ren) will be left in the hands of qualified professionals at no extra charge to you!

However, due to limited places, we can only cater for so many children at this event. Register your child(ren) today to take part in this fantastic opportunity!

Navigating the jobs market, regardless of age and experience, can be daunting. This session will help show the ways to make informed decisions about how to plan careers and identify appropriate courses. We will look at how to find jobs, why CVs are important, and interview skills.
The first step to individually tailored support with a qualified careers advisor.

This qualification combines two highly important themes within child development and early years provision – neuroscience and self-regulation. Giving you an insight into how a child’s brain develops and how it can be affected by external influences.

Nutrition plays an essential role in maintaining a healthy well-being. However, everyone has unique nutritional needs, so understanding your nutritional requirements is fundamental to making change.

The number of obese people in the UK has more than trebled in the last 25 years, reaching what many doctors believe to be ‘epidemic’ proportions. Insufficient nutrition can lead to a variety of health-threatening conditions; understanding the benefits of a balanced diet and the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease is fundamental.

This course is nationally accredited.

1) Are your children spending too much time online? How to regulate their internet diet (and deal with the fallout).

2) How do you monitor the content that your children/young people are accessing? How intrusive should you be? What is a ‘fair’ level of privacy?

3) What main threats and risks should you be aware of? Let’s have a look at some of the big ones.

4) Sexting and the law. Indecent imagery and what you need to know.

5) Social media – where they should be and shouldn’t be.

Parent Pathways: Focus on Education is aimed at parents and carers of children and young people with vision impairment.

Encourage a love of books within the family, and learn gentle ways to support communication skills through storytelling with your child aged 0-4.

Cambridge United Foundation is offering FREE Football sessions to support young people (ages 11 – 16) of all backgrounds and abilities (Pre-registration Required).

Relaxation and stress management techniques. You will be able to tailor the techniques and the time spent doing them to fit with your lifestyle.

Teaching Assistants support children with their educational, emotional and social development. This is done either individually or in groups within a classroom setting. You’ll also support the teacher by helping them with their duties.

7-week Positive Parenting Programme group for parents of teenagers. Find out new ways to manage and improve expectations and behaviours, and relationships.

Group Teen Triple P is a broad-based parenting intervention delivered over seven weeks for parents of teenagers up to 16 years who are interested in learning a variety of parenting skills. Parents may be interested in promoting their teenager’s development and potential or they may have concerns about their teenager’s behaviour. The programme involves five two hour group sessions of up to 12 parents.

Who is it for?
Parents or caregivers who have concerns about their teenager’s behavioural problems or simply wish to prevent behavioural problems from developing. Parents who have completed lower-level interventions and have not achieved the goals they want may benefit from a Group Teen Triple P intervention. Parents need to be able to commit to all seven sessions.

Autism is a spectrum condition that affects how a person communicates with others and how they interpret the world around them. There are around 700,000 people in the UK with autism – more than 1 in every 100. Having a clear understanding of the misconceptions, diagnoses and support surrounding autism are just some of the essential skills needed when working in mental health.

This course is nationally accredited.