Learning & events for forums

Our upcoming learning and events for parent carer forums, from online learning sessions to the national Contact and NNPCF conference.

Upcoming events

Online learning sessions

Safeguarding training for parent carer forums 5^th June from 14:00 to 16:00 via Zoom.

Please email parent.participation@contact.org.uk ASAP if you would like to make us aware of any accessibility issues, so that we can assist your access to the session.

Description: This session will be presented by Harriet Squirrel and Catherine McGee from Contact’s Safeguarding team.

Aims of the training

• To understand the need for your forum safeguarding policies, what they should contain and how you should expect to be able to access them.
• Increase/consolidate your knowledge about the internal safeguarding reporting process in your forum and the support that Contact provides.
• Increase your confidence in how to recognise and deal with safeguarding concerns.

To register for the session please see the following registrations details; You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: 5^th June from 14:00 to 16:00 via Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vYc1fmVPSkCwduG4u_divA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please note if you are unable to attend on the day, a recording of the webinar session along with relevant documents will be available shortly after the webinar on our Resource Pages.

Future online learning sessions are regularly updated on this page.

After registering for a session, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting – as this is an automated email please check your ‘clutter’ or ‘spam’ folder where this email may be redirected.

Please note if you are unable to attend on the day, a recording of sessions along with relevant documents will be available shortly after the session on our Resource Pages.

Future online learning

Further upcoming online learning sessions will be updated here as they become available. Please note that further information and resources for forums along with recently recorded online learning sessions are available on our Resource Pages.

Please email [email protected] ASAP if you would like to make us aware of any accessibility issues, so that we can assist your access to a session.

Please note if you are unable to attend on the day, recordings of sessions along with relevant documents will be available shortly after the session on our Resource Pages.

2023-24 Joint face to face Conference recordings now available

The 2023-24 Contact & NNPCF joint face to face Conference took place on 29th February 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Recordings from sessions on the day and a highlights film are now available on our dedicated Conference page.

2023-24 Virtual Conference Recordings now available

We’re happy to share recordings from the November 2023 Contact & NNPCF Joint Virtual Conference, which took place across 14, 15, and 16 November. See our dedicated conference page.

Further upcoming online learning sessions will be updated here as they become available. Please note that further information and resources for forums along with recently recorded online learning sessions are available on our Resource Pages.

2022-23 Face-to-face conference recordings now available

The face-to-face conference took place on 28^th February 2023 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Bristol City Centre. Many thanks to all of those who joined us in person and those who joined us via the live stream. The face-to-face conference included presentations from key partners including the Department for Education, Ofsted and NHS England. In addition, there was a Q&A panel and a workshop session to co-produce policy areas.

We are happy to share recordings of the conference sessions and relevant presentations. You can view these on our dedicated conference page.

New to online learning?

An online learning session is a presentation live on the internet. You will be able to hear presentations live, follow the slides and ask or submit questions for the presenters to answer.

You will need a home computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone. It’s possible to join via telephone, although you won’t be able to see the presentation or submit questions.

Past online learning

Visit out resources page to view past online learning sessions which cover a range of topics

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