Families First Dates for Your Diary!

Monthly Families First Keeping in Touch Sessions

These sessions are a short informal update on service news, training offers and parenting courses delivered by one of our service managers. Please email familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov..uk if you would like an invitation to join.

• Thursday 12th March 2026, 9am-9.30am

• Thursday 12 March 2026, 9am-9.30am

• Thursday 9 April 2026, 9am-9.30am

• Thursday 7 May, 2026, 9am-9.30am

Join a Families First Induction day - ideal for new starters

We host Families First online Induction days 4 times per year, where various early help services give a 20 minute whistle-stop tour of their service and are attended by new internal CS staff and external partners. The next dates are:-

• Wednesday 8 July 2026 via Teams

Please email: familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk if you have any questions on the above or would like an invite sent to you.

Families First quarterly district partnership meetings

In addition, many of you are regular attendees at our partnership meetings, which are a great way of keeping up to date with new services, updates and make connections. You can find out more about the groups here and email familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk if you would like to join.

Working Together in Early Help Events

Next round of events will take place in late Spring 2026 - watch this space!

HSCP Learning & Development Programme

HSCP provide a wide variety of learning programmes and workshops across Hertfordshire to develop skills for safeguarding children, young people and adults. We use this page to give you some quick links through to the HSCP learning programmes:-

• Take a look at the HSCP Learning Hubs.  You can sign up for sessions via the website.  HSAB and HSCP training and resources | Hertfordshire County Council. You can also view useful resources and 7 minute briefings on this link.
• View the HSCP Neglect Hub here:- Neglect Hub | Hertfordshire County Council

• Hertfordshire’s Continuum of Need:

  The Continuum of Need is a threshold document that supports everyone working with Hertfordshire’s children, young people and families, to identify the “Level of Need” and the service responses that can be expected. It sets out how we can work together, by placing the child, young person and family at the centre, sharing information, and working with families to help them to find solutions early to prevent their difficulties escalating.

  Children's Services Continuum of Need 2025-26

  
  

  • An information leaflet for families.

  • A one-page briefing to explain the process in Children's Services front door.

  • A flowchart about what happens to your referral.

Book Your Free Place for Feb–Mar 2026 on My Baby's Brain training!

Support babies’ brain development by understanding how early relationships and everyday interactions shape their future. This free online training is designed for professionals working with families and children aged 0–3 across universal and targeted services:

🧠 My Baby’s Brain Universal training

Target Audience: Professionals delivering universal early years support.

What You’ll Learn: • Introduction to the Five to Thrive model • How everyday interactions support trauma recovery

🕒 4 March 2026, 9.30am-3:00pm – Virtual via Zoom

🔗 Book Your Place on the Universal training: KCA: Reg form: My Baby's Brain Spring 2026 - Universal Services Workforce

 

🧠My Baby’s Brain Targeted Training

Target Audience: professionals supporting vulnerable families and children.

What You’ll Learn: • Attachment and developmental trauma • Trauma-informed practice • Practitioner wellbeing

🕒26 February 2026 or 17 March 2026, 9.30am-3:00pm – Virtual via Zoom

🔗 Book Your Place on the Targeted training: KCA: Reg form: My Baby's Brain Spring 2026 Targeted Services Workforce

 

For queries, contact CSStrategic.Partnerships@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

📢 Please also share this free training opportunity with colleagues & partners.

 

Money Advice Programme - Winter 2025/6

You can now download and view the Money Advice Unit Training Programme and booking form for WINTER 2025/6.

All the courses are free of charge but please note, we will only accept bookings from organisations in Hertfordshire. Due to demand, we only allow a maximum of two participants from each organisation per course.

If you want to book for more than one person, please complete a separate booking form for each person.

Once you return the completed booking form(s) to us, the attendees will receive a booking confirmation email within 5 working days. Please check your junk folder as sometimes our emails go to the junk folder straight away.

 

Workforce Shadowing

My Baby’s Brain Targeted Training

Children’s Services Strategic Partnership have a limited number of final spaces available for the upcoming My Baby’s Brain Targeted training session taking place:

Thursday 26th February 2026 9:30am–3:00pm (Via Zoom)
Free for professionals working with families and children aged 0–3

This interactive training explores how early relationships shape brain development, with a strong focus on secure attachment and trauma‑informed practice.

You’ll Learn:

•   Attachment and developmental trauma
• Trauma-informed practice
• Practitioner wellbeing

Book your place at: KCA: Reg form: My Baby's Brain Spring 2026 Targeted Services Workforce

If you have any queries, contact: CSStrategic.Partnerships@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Suicide Bereavement Training Course Offer

Public Health are offering funded places on a Hertfordshire Suicide Bereavement Training Course.

When and Where: There are five online sessions available between 19 February and 16 March. Each session lasts four hours.

Why: We are keen to ensure staff and volunteers on the frontline feel supported, confident, and equipped to manage this highly sensitive and challenging area of work.

Who for: Please do share this opportunity with your teams/partners as appropriate and encourage staff/volunteers to book as soon as possible to secure a place.

Booking: Public Health Training | Hertfordshire County Council  

Healthy Homes for Heathier Lives

Free training sessions for professionals working with individuals whose health may be affected by poor-quality housing.

This session aims to strengthen learners’ knowledge, understanding, and awareness of what makes a home healthy and why this is essential for both physical and mental wellbeing.

Spaces available on : 3rd March at 10:00am

Please book a place via the Public Health Training webpage

Public Health Training | Hertfordshire County Council