Swiis UK

Our purpose is to provide stable, caring, family environments in which children and young people will thrive.

Swiis UK

With over 20 years experience, Swiis Foster Care, along with our sister company Swiis Foster Care Scotland, is regarded as one of the finest and largest family owned independent fostering agencies in the United Kingdom. Our overarching commitment to attaining the best possible outcomes for ‘children looked after’ is reflected by the excellent retention rates of our children in placement and the exceptional educational outcomes achieved, which are amongst the highest in the foster care arena.

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CPD Courses & Workshops

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Child Protection and Safeguarding Training

Swiis UK

This training is designed to provide foster carers with a wider awareness of Child Protection and Sa...

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Child Criminal and Sexual Exploitation

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Child Exploitation training has been designed with reference to information from leading CSE and CCE...

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Understanding Child Development

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This training is designed to provide foster carers with a wider awareness of child development. The...

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Trauma Informed Parenting

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This training is split into 2 x 3 hour long webinars and explores developmental trauma; its impact o...

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Lets Talk About Mental Health

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This training is designed to provide Foster Carers with information about commonly occurring mental...

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Culture Diversity and Equality Awareness

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This training is designed to provide foster carers with a wider awareness of Culture Diversity and E...

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Understanding Attachment

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This training is designed to provide foster carers with a wider awareness of Attachment theory and i...

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Safer Care and Managing Allegations

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This training is designed to provide foster carers with a wider awareness of safer care and managing...

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ADHD and Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

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This training is designed to provide foster carers with an understanding of the difference between L...

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Gang Affiliation and Youth Violence

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Criminal gangs operating in England are complex and ruthless organisations; which use sophisticated...

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Online Safety

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Online Safety training will provide delegates with a broad awareness of risks associated with intern...

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Parent and Child Arrangements

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Parent and child fostering is a specialist area that requires foster carers to have dedication and c...

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Basic First Aid for Foster Carers

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Basic First Aid for Foster Carers is an interactive training session. Delegates will be assessed thr...

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Life Story Work

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This workshop is designed to help carers understand what life story work is and why it is important...

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Caring for Children and Young People who Self Harm

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The training is designed to help carers understand the variety of complex reasons why children and y...

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Trauma Informed Parenting

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This training is split into 2 x 3 hour long webinars and explores developmental trauma, its impact o...

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Medication Workshop

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Regular medication training is a necessity for all those working with vulnerable young people. A chi...

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Autism and ADHD

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This training is designed to provide individuals who care for children and young people with an unde...

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