On this page you will find information about forthcoming workshops and training sessions for parents and carers. 

Strengthening Families Workshop

The first Strengthening Families workshop to help reduce conflict between parents/carers is running on 11th July 10:30am -12:00pm at Newington Family Hub.  For those that wish to attend please complete the booking form via this link Register your interest in joining a FREE Strengthening Family Relationships (SFR) Workshop (Copy) or via the Family Hubs website Reducing arguments and conflict between parents - Kent County Council.

This is a Kent County Council hosted event, please see the above flyer for more information and QR codes.

Barnardo's Cygnet Programme

The Barnardo’s Cygnet Programme is administered by the Early Help Service and is open to Kent families with a child/young person of compulsory school age (age 4/5 years to 18 years) who have a formal diagnosis of Autism. Attending Cygnet gives parents and carers an opportunity to develop their understanding of Autism and looks at practical solutions to support their child.

Cygnet also provides the opportunity to meet other people in a similar position and hear about their experiences in an informal but supporting atmosphere.

For more information to be referred, please speak to your child’s school SENCo, Early Help Worker (if applicable), Social Worker (if applicable) or email parentingprogrammes@kent.gov.uk for an application form.

                           NAS EarlyBird Programme

The EarlyBird Parent Programme supports parents and carers of pre-school aged children (under five years) with a diagnosis of autism.

The programme is held over approximately 3 months and aims to support families to:

*Understand autism and how children experience the world around them.

*Develop interactions and communication with their child.

*Understand their child's behaviour.

For more information and to apply for a place, please click on the following link: EarlyBird Canterbury and Thanet Team

Training for Adults and Families

The intent of Kent Adult Education is to support adult learners to gain skills which lead them to meaningful, sustained, and relevant employment, or enable them to progress to further learning which will deliver that outcome.

The purpose of Kent Adult Education is to provide and secure learning opportunities for Kent's residents which will:

• Engage and build confidence, preparing them for further learning and employment
• Improve essential skills in areas such as English, ESOL, maths, digital
• Equip parents/carers to support children's learning, and improve health and wellbeing to develop strong, integrated communities

This ensures Kent Adult Education (KAE) aligns their courses with the priorities set out in the Local Skills Improvement Plan, which aims to narrow skills gaps and match courses to the needs of local people.

KAE tailored learning courses will adhere to one of the seven 'purpose types' for each learner:

• Engaging and/or building confidence
• Preparation for further learning
• Preparation for employment
• Improving essential skills (English, maths, digital)
• Equipping parents/carers to support children's learning
• Health and wellbeing
• Developing stronger communities

The primary purposes of tailored learning courses are to support learners into employment and to progress to further learning. They also support wider purposes of learning, including building confidence, and improving wellbeing.

Kent Adult Education will work with local communities across the KCC area to provide a vibrant, diverse and challenging range of learning opportunities accessible to as many adults as possible in terms of location, timing and price.

Click on the link to find out about the variety of learning opportunities available: Adult Education courses in Kent | Kent Adult Education

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This page was reviewed: 06/05/2025

This page was last updated: 06/05/2025