Working in partnership through Early Support training

General article: Updated: 26 April 2012

Focused on putting the principles of Early Support into practice, these courses promote an integrated and holistic approach to inclusion and children's rights; ensuring the delivery of culturally sensitive, appropriate, fair and equitable services for young disabled children and their families.

Who is it for?

Suitable for practitioners, service managers and parents or carers of disabled children, there is an in-depth accredited course and a two-day non-accredited course

How will participants benefit?

The courses take participants through a range of activities to help them work more effectively in the Early Support context; use the Early Support materials to their full potential; and explore the processes of change and adaptation that families with a disabled child have to go through.

The accredited course consists of three days of training, plus distance learning and assessment. It aims to help participants go further in their understanding of the Early Support principles and enhance the skills needed to make partnership working more effective. Parents and carers will also gain a better understanding of 'the system' and increase their confidence in working within it.
The non-accredited two-day course is similar in aims and content to the accredited course, but is shorter, less in-depth and does not have distance learning or assessment.

Detailed course descriptions and a range of pre-reading materials are available to download from this page.

Course locations

The course are held at various locations across England according to demand. Alternative venues can be arranged if there is sufficient interest.

How to enrol

The training providers list below specialise in delivering these courses and can be contacted directly for more information and to enrol.

National providers

Contact these providers for details of courses held in various locations across England. Further providers may be added to this list. If you are a provider and you need to amend or update your details, please email Eileen Strevens.

Sue Lewis, Consortium of ES Trainers
Kim Bevan, Bevan Associates
Kate Sparling, Hempsall Consultancies
Karen Wooddissee and Anna Gill, Training Consultants
Nicola Gibson, Pre-school learning alliance
Jackie Logue, Scope

Local and regional providers

Contact these providers for courses held in the areas stated. Further providers may be added to this list. If you are a provider and you need to amend or update your details, please email Eileen Strevens.