About Barnardo’s Training
We work directly with over 360,000 children, young people, parents and carers across the UK and deliver over 760 services and partnerships. Through our work, we have an in-depth understanding of the safeguarding issues and risks children and young people face.
We use our knowledge and experience to provide high quality training across the UK to a wide range of organisations in the private, public and charitable sectors.
Book on a training course
Looking to book a place on one of our training courses? You have come to the right place. We offer a range of training which you can book a place on as an individual or small group.
Commission us to design and deliver training for you
Looking for something that is tailored to your organisation and its needs? You can commission us to facilitate either a standard training course or training that is designed and bespoke to your needs.
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Contact usWhy choose training with Barnardo's?
Our training courses are designed to help learners develop their knowledge and understanding and to improve their skills.
We have a strong reputation across a range of sectors for our Training and Consultancy provision. Our Learning and Development Consultants are experienced in practice, and come from professional backgrounds in health, social work, education or youth and community work.
We can also offer programmes independently accredited by CPD.
Our training is informed by the voices and experiences of children and young people. Better yet, all the money raised through our training goes directly back to the vital work we do, helping to support even more children, young people, and their parents and carers. Whether you want to book a place on a course or want to commission us to organise a tailored training session or large-scale roll-out, we can support your needs.
“Our training services deliver over 700 safeguarding training days a year for providers in the private, public and voluntary sector.”
Our approach and guiding principles
Our approach to courses you can book on as an individual or small group
Our training courses, which you can book directly on, offer learning opportunities on some of the required safeguarding training programmes which those who work with children and families need to ensure they have completed. Details can be seen here:
Our approach to delivering courses you commission
We will ensure learning outcomes are agreed at the outset along with dates for delivery and the preferred methodology for delivery.
We pride ourselves on understanding commissioner requirements properly and providing solutions that will develop the knowledge, understanding and skills of participants, and make a difference to their work.
Our guiding principles
Our principles lay the foundations for respectful and impactful work. Our principles are:
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We are independent - We provide an independent perspective and influence to drive-up standards.
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We are person centred - We focus on the needs of children and any adults at risk, learning from those we support to deliver more effective services for those that need them.
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We are confidential - We understand the importance of managing confidentiality both during and after our work and invest in dedicated resources and systems to achieve this.
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We are respectful - We show respect to those who are engaged in our work, especially when tackling difficult issues.
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We are trauma informed - We embed trauma informed practice principles in all the work we do. We are mindful of this in our work and are sensitive to potential triggers, taking care in our approach.
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We work from a strengths-based approach – We reflect the strengths and progress of individuals and organisations, whilst always using integrity to honestly outline any areas for improvement. We are confident about explicitly naming priorities and risks.
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We are always learning - We strive to continuously learn and share our insights through our work.
Underpinning all our work is our commitment to ensuring children are safeguarded at all times, and our commitment of working together to achieve greater impact.
Commission us to facilitate bespoke training fit for your needs
If you are looking for something a little more bespoke and tailored to your organisation or needs, you can commission us to design and facilitate training sessions delivered at times and in ways which suit your workforce.
How to commission us
The best place to start is an initial conversation where we can explore your requirements. We are committed to ensuring we have a good understanding of your needs, so you get the best out of our work together.
We will then allocate a Learning and Development Consultant to design and tailor our training to meet your needs.
Commissioning us means that we can provide these facilitated learning opportunities at a time and in a manner which suits you. This includes delivering the work online or face-to-face. Our work can be delivered as short sessions, as half-days or whole-days, or as multi-day programmes. We will work closely with you to see what suits your needs best.
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Other areas of our work:
Safeguarding consultancy
For over 150 years we’ve supported children, young people, and their families to be safer, happier, healthier, and more hopeful. We provide specialist safeguarding consultancy to help other organisations do the same.
Commission us
When working with us, you can be confident we will bring our passion and expertise to help you improve your practice, policies, and systems so they really work for all children and young people. Find out more about the breadth of our commissioning work below.
Our impact
In 2023-24 we reached 356,200 people, running 760 services and partnerships across the UK. Read more about the impact we had on children, young people and their families below.