Support & Development After Training
LOCAL NETWORK DAYS
We encourage exisiting PAFT programmes to hold local network days enabling practitioners to share best practice and offer peer support. Network days can count towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours. Wherever possible and practical, two members of the PAFT UK office will attend local network days to co-facilitate and support.
FEEDBACK ON LOCAL NETWORK DAYS
“NHS Dumfries and Galloway Health Visiting Nursery Nurses participated in a learning session with PAFT UK to enhance their knowledge and skills in their role to provide parenting support across Dumfries and Galloway. To take advantage of a shared learning experience, colleagues from Aberlour Childcare Trust joined in the afternoon session. Attendees found it uplifting and encouraging; enthused to share challenges and new ideas.”
NATIONAL NETWORK DAYS
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The day we've all been waiting for! A chance to get together, IN PERSON, and reconnect with our fellow PAFT colleagues and friends.
We are planning an exciting day for all.
Watch this space (and your Inbox) for more details.
Talk to your Supervisor about attending - we'd LOVE to see you.
For more information and to book your place use the link below.
NATIONAL NETWORK DAY 2019
Thanks to Hachette Book Group, publishers of these fabulous toddler books.
Dr Jacqueline Harding from Middlesex University, a key-note speaker at our National Network Day, advises Hachette on child development and early literacy. The gifts were all very warmly received by parent educators from across the UK who work directly with families of babies and toddlers, giving information and support regarding child development and parenting.
Professor Paul Ramchandani is LEGO® Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning at Cambridge University. He leads a research team investigating the role of play in children’s early development. He also works as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the UK National Health Service.
“The child of the future” we must prepare for their future, not our past. Dr Jacqueline Harding, University of Middlesex.
Founder of www.tomorrowschildtv.com Tomorrow’s Child works with clients from across Europe to ensure their media proposition for children is developmentally correct and engages the young developing brain in the best way possible.
FEEDBACK ON NATIONAL NETWORK DAYS
“Thanks to everyone for such passionate and powerful presentations. The National Network day always helps to re-energise my battery”
“These Network days are always full of really exciting and informative speakers. It is the one conference I ensure I attend annually. Each year, it just gets better.”
“It has inspired me and given me a much needed boost!”
“Reinforcing that PAFT is empowering parents and the many agencies whom are working to make children’s lives better, to grow into confident adults.”
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
The PAFT UK office offers support to PAFT practitioners and supervisors via email and telephone, and face to face where feasible. In addition to this support, practitioners and supervisors have access to e-mail support from the International Centre of Parents As Teachers (PAT) in St.Louis, MO, USA.