Children's Services Training Opportunities

If you are employed or volunteer within Southwark - within Children's Services - free or subsidised learning and development opportunities may be available to you.

Courses range from leadership and management skills, to multi-agency training around the Every Child Matters agenda, to help developing your volunteer base... it's all here.

Because of the wide range of specialist training available, please check your eligibility.

Each link will open up the relevant information pages on this site and others, or documents you can download. To view these documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat reader.

• Southwark Children's Safeguarding Board Learning and Development (pdf 334 kb).
• Southwark Children's Safeguarding Board E-Learning web page 
  
  
  
• Children's Services Learning and Development (pdf 427kb).
  Contact Kusam.Bedi@southwark.gov.uk for an application form
  
  
• Play and After School (pdf 308kb).
  Contact Janet.Fabedoye@southwark.gov.uk for an application form
  
  
• Foster Carers Learning and Development (pdf 737kb).
  Contact Debra.Quee@southwark.gov.uk for an application form
  
  
• Leadership and Management Development  (pdf 267kb).
  Courses and more on leadership, developing management skills, and accredited training opportunities up to certificate and diploma level.
  Contact Janet.Fabedoye@southwark.gov.uk for an application form
  
  
• Young Southwark web page  
  A variety of multi-agency training is available, around the Every Child Matters agenda.
  Contact Debra.Quee@southwark.gov.uk for an application form
  
  

Learning and development aligned with Every Child Matters

More information is available via the links below, which support Continuing Professional Development and workforce development. 

• Research in Practice contact Janet.Fabedoye@southwark.gov.uk for your free username and password
• Children's Workforce Development Council
• Skills Active 
• General Social Care Council
• Skills for Care
• Skills for Health
  

Funding opportunities for learning and development

• Train to Gain 
• Learning and Skills Council - London
  
  
  

Learning opportunities for volunteers

• Volunteers Southwark
  

If you are voluntary organisation, you can get support in fundraising, capacity building and more from Southwark’s local Council for Voluntary Service:

• Community Action Southwark
  

Further information is available from the contacts and links listed above in the first instance.

Contact us

Kusam Bedi
Tel: 020 7525 0373
Fax: 020 7525 3660
kusam.bedi@southwark.gov.uk
Level 3, Mabel Goldwin House
49 Grange Walk
London
SE1 3DY