Key dates in April 2025

Key events and national days aimed at education professionals in Waltham Forest.

Wednesday 9 April | 10.30am to 11.30am

Father2Father: Engaging Fathers

Join us for an empowering series of CPD-accredited training sessions dedicated to enhancing your skills in engaging fathers effectively. Hosted by the Fatherhood Consortium and powered by Father 2 Father, these sessions are tailored for professionals in education, social work, family support, and community services who interact directly or indirectly with fathers.

What You'll Gain:

  • Best practices for engaging fathers in various settings
  • Insights into the barriers fathers face and effective strategies to address them
  • Tools and techniques to foster inclusive fatherhood initiatives
  • Opportunities for networking and collaboration with like-minded professionals

Wednesday 16 April | 10.30am to 11.30am

Father2Father: Engaging Fathers

Join us for an empowering series of CPD-accredited training sessions dedicated to enhancing your skills in engaging fathers effectively. Hosted by the Fatherhood Consortium and powered by Father 2 Father, these sessions are tailored for professionals in education, social work, family support, and community services who interact directly or indirectly with fathers.

What You'll Gain:

  • Best practices for engaging fathers in various settings
  • Insights into the barriers fathers face and effective strategies to address them
  • Tools and techniques to foster inclusive fatherhood initiatives
  • Opportunities for networking and collaboration with like-minded professionals

Thursday 24 April | 10am to 11.30am

How to support young people with anxiety and eating difficulties

Join one of our KoothTalks sessions to learn more about supporting young people with anxiety and eating difficulties.

Friday 25 April

Father2Father: Engaging Fathers

Join us for an empowering series of CPD-accredited training sessions dedicated to enhancing your skills in engaging fathers effectively. Hosted by the Fatherhood Consortium and powered by Father 2 Father, these sessions are tailored for professionals in education, social work, family support, and community services who interact directly or indirectly with fathers.

What You'll Gain:

  • Best practices for engaging fathers in various settings
  • Insights into the barriers fathers face and effective strategies to address them
  • Tools and techniques to foster inclusive fatherhood initiatives
  • Opportunities for networking and collaboration with like-minded professionals

Friday 25 April | 10am to 12pm

Professional Curiosity

Exploring how professional curiosity contributes to our understanding of children’s lived experience.

Tuesday 29 April | 10.30am to 12pm

Building a suicide prevention and postvention toolkit

Exploring how to become ‘suicide aware’ and the steps we need to take if we find ourselves managing the fallout of a death by suicide.

Wednesday 30 April

Gaming and Gambling by YGAM

YGAM deliver training on safeguarding children in relation to gaming and gambling. Unlike other sessions offered by LSCP, these are designed specifically for different areas of work. Please book on the session that is most appropriate for you.

Early Help | 9.30am to 12pm | Book your place

Supporting Children in Care | 9.30am to 12.30pm | Book your place

Health and Social Care | 1.30pm to 3.30pm | Book your place

Community and Faith Leaders | 1.30pm to 3.30pm | Book your place

For more information, please visit the YGAM website or contact Lauren Buckley, Programme Engagement Manager, on laurenbuckley@ygam.org