Are you a Parent Carer Interested in Learning to Deliver Training to Support other Parents?
 
Over the years, we have recruited and trained a number of volunteer parent carers who are now working alongside professional colleagues to deliver our parenting programme for parents and carers of children with Special Needs and or a disability, called Time Out for Parents: Children with Special Needs. We introduced this programme to help support parent carers of children who have a disability, special educational needs, or additional needs, where other courses such as Triple P or SWAPP may not be appropriate, these courses have proven to be highly popular with parent carers attending. These courses are designed for parents and carers of children aged 3 to 11 years to support with the particular challenges faced in raising a child with Special Needs.
 
Thanks to the ongoing success and popularity of these courses, we have been fortunate in securing additional funding from Wiltshire Council to enable us to recruit and train more volunteer parent carers to deliver these courses, to increase the number of opportunities for parent carers to access this support.
 
We are looking to recruit more parent carers to volunteer their time and become facilitators to deliver training to support parent carers in Wiltshire as part of this initiative. As a trained facilitator, you would work in partnership with another trained facilitator to deliver training called Time Out for Parents which has been produced by an organisation called Care for the Family. You would be able to claim out of pocket expenses including mileage and childcare expenses incurred by delivering training.
 
We are excited to be able to build on the success of this initiative and to empower parents to be trained as professionals, so that they can train and support other parents. If you are interested in this opportunity, you would need to commit to six days of training. The training would give you the skills to facilitate groups, and you would be trained to use materials to enable you to deliver a range of sessions that includes a module specifically for parents of children with special needs. You would be able to claim out of pocket expenses including mileage and childcare expenses incurred by attending the training days.
 
Training is likely to take place on the following days: -
 
 
To understand a little more about the courses for parents, please click HERE to visit Care for the Family’s website.
 
We would welcome expressions of interest from any parent carer with an interest in being trained to deliver these courses.
 
Expressions of interest must be received by 5pm Wednesday 22nd February 2023.
 
We will be holding an informal session on Wednesday 1st March in Devizes, where we will give more information about the training, the courses, provide an opportunity to ask questions and meet some of our existing volunteer facilitators. This session is likely to run from 10am and finish no later than 2pm, details including the venue will be confirmed to anyone who submits an expression of interest. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
 
If you are not sure if this is for you, but you would like an opportunity to understand more and ask any questions you may have, we would encourage you to complete an expression of interest too.
 
Please click HERE to complete a short expression of interest form.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Don't Forget
 
Bookings for the WPCC’s February 2023 Information Event are now Open!
 
WPCC’s Next Information Event – Friday 24th February 2023
 
We are delighted to announce that we are now taking bookings for the WPCC’s Next Information Event which will take place on Friday 24th February 2023 at The Civic Centre, Trowbridge. This event will run from 9.30am to 2.00pm (Registrations from 9.30am, event starts at 10.00am).
 
As usual, a key feature of our event will be our ‘Market Place’, where we expect to have over 30 services and providers across the local area showcasing their offer. Free refreshments will be available throughout the day for everyone who attends.
 
We will be offering a workshop at this event on the Wiltshire SEND Inclusion Strategy, and a brief presentation on Wiltshire’s Local Offer website. Please see the WPCC's Pre-Event Information Booklet and the attached flyer (Event Flyer – February 2023) for more information about the event and how to book to attend. Places for the workshop will be limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Parent carers will be able to claim car parking, travel and childcare expenses if attending the event.
 
Anyone visiting the WPCC stand at the event, will have the chance of winning a prize (see pre-event booklet for more details).
 
Workshop places are going fast; to book you place at the event and to request a workshop session, you can also CLICK HERE.
 
 
Please share information about our event with everyone you know, we would love to welcome as many people as possible.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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