Early Help and Early Years Training

If you work in a childcare and early years setting in Newcastle, or are a childminder or childminding assistant in Newcastle you can access free training from the Early Help and Early Years Training Programme.

We are pleased to announce we have developed some online training which is accessible to Early Help and Early Years practitioners.

We are in the process of developing more so watch this space!

To book a place on a online course please follow instructions in the 'How to book' section below.

Online courses available:

• Equality and Diversity in the Early Years
• Food Hygiene (you will need to fill in a booking form for each time you access)
• Early Help Module 1 
• Early Help Module 2
• Relationships Matter-Reducing Parental Conflict
• Reforms to EYFS-September 2021
• Supporting Childrens Communication
• Child Development
• Leadership and management *new
• Supervision Training *new
• Preparing for OFSTED *new
• Supporting Childrens Emotions *new
• Schemas *new
• Solihull Training
• Early Help Modules:
• Newcastle Families Outcomes Plans
• Voice of the Child
• The Role of the Lead Professional and Team Around the Child 
• Assessment Skills

How to book

To gain access to the e-learning portal please follow the instructions in the document below to set your self up as a iLearn user.

Click here to view instructions

If you have any problems please contact:

wfdadmin@newcastle.gov.uk or Workforce Development Admin, room 213, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH

Once you have set up your log in please keep this safe it is your individual access to all of your e-learning courses.

Other training:

Free safeguarding training is available to all practitioners in Newcastle settings through the Newcastle Safeguarding Board. 

Please see our Early Help Leaflet for families which can be given to them so they can understand the process and support available

Upcoming Early Help practitioner drop ins, Communities of Practice and Training across the Children and Families Newcastle (CFN) hub venues. 

Also look out for Relational Practice Awareness; Solihull Approach; and Reducing Parental Conflict training.

Early Help Practitioner ‘drop ins’, please come along to network and ask anything ‘Early Help related’ from paperwork to supports available (no booking required)

• Mon 17^th June, 10-12pm, CFN Gosforth Library
• Tues 16^th July 11-1pm, CFN Haven @ Mountfield primary
• Fri 13^th Sept 9:30-11:30, CFN Families Matter
• Thurs 17^th Oct 2-4pm, CFN Cowgate
• Tues 12^th Nov, 1-3pm, CFN Families Matter 
• Mon 9^th Dec, 10-12pm, CFN Gosforth Library

Early Help and Community Offer, training (book via LMS or email wfdadmin@newcastle.gov.uk)

• Mon 8^th July, 10-12:30 at CFN Byker Sands
• Tues 15^th Oct, 10-12:30 at CFN Galafield
• Wed 29^th Jan 2025, 2-3:30, CFN Cowgate

Communities of Practice, themed practice sharing sessions 

(book via LMS or by emailing wfdadmin@newcastle.gov.uk)

• Assessment Skills

  Thursday 4^th July, 10:30-12 at CFN Gosforth Library

• Role of Lead Practitioner

          Tues 17^th Sept, 1-3:30pm at CFN Galafield

• Gaining the lived experience and voice of the Child

          Wed 23^rd Oct, 10-11:30am at CFN Haven @ Mountfield primary

• Family Networks and building social supports

          Mon 4^th Nov, 1-3pm at CFN Gosforth Library

• Working towards Positive Outcomes

          Thurs 5^th Dec, 1-2:30pm at CFN Cowgate

• Effective Teams Around Families

           Monday 10^th June, 1-3:30pm at CFN Galafield 

           Tues 21^st Jan 2025, 10-12:30 at CFN Galafield

• Early Help Plan, hints and tips

          22^nd Aug, 10-11:30am at CFN Families Matter