Welcome to the Workforce Development email from the Family Focus Team.

Please find below the current FREE information, advice & guidance available. If you have any questions, please contact us on family.keywork@eastsussex.gov.uk

Workshops delivered in person or online to support whole family practice.

Future Options Advisers (FOAs) – Better Off Calculations

How to use better off calculators with famlilies. Help families understand Universal Credit as well as showing the impact of working.

Delivered by Jacquelyn Kayne and Sarah Bee, Future Options Adviser, Family Focus Team

Friday 12 July 11:00-12:00 Find out more here

Future Options Advisers (FOAs) – Challenging Conversations About Finances

Do you find talking to families about finance and debts a bit of a struggle or  difficult to get started? Get hints, tips and share best practice.

Delivered by Jacquelyn Kayne and Sarah Bee, Future Options Adviser, Family Focus Team

Tues 16 July 11:00-12:00 Find out more here

Future Options Advisers (FOAs) – New Staff / FOA Overview

Meet the FOAs and discover what guidance and advice they can offer to equip you with information for families on benefits and support into employment.

Delivered by Jacquelyn Kayne and Sarah Bee, Future Options Adviser, Family Focus Team

Tues 25 June 11:00-11:30 Find out more here

Thurs 5 September 12:30-1:00 Find out more here

Future Options Advisers (FOAs) – Universal Credit Overview

An overview of Universal Credit, including eligibility, commitments to receive benefit, important advice about changes and updates.

Delivered by Jacquelyn Kayne and Sarah Bee, Future Options Adviser, Family Focus Team

Fri 13 September 11:00-12:30 Find out more here

Recognising and Supporting Parents in Conflict (1 of 2)

Understand the evidence & research around parental conflict and its impact on child outcomes and to recognise when it is an issue.

Delivered by Sam Mills, Senior Project Officer, Family Focus Team

Thurs 18 July 2:00-3:00 Find out more here

Tues 10 September 10:00-11:00 Find out more here

Working with Parents in Conflict (2 of 2)

The second workshop will provide you with tools in your everyday kit. To work with parents to enhance their relationship and communication skills.

Delivered by Sam Mills, Senior Project Officer, Family Focus Team

Tues 23 July 2:00-3:00 Find out more here

Tues 17 September 10:00-11:00 Find out more here

Lite Bite presentations – Held on a Thursday, these short online sessions discuss ‘Hot Topics’ and introduce services & referral pathways, with time for Q&A at the end.

Childcare & Working Commitments

Find out about how the changes to Childcare benefits will impact the families we work with.

Delivered by Jacquelyn Kayne and Sarah Bee, Future Options Adviser, Family Focus Team

Thurs 19 September 12:30-1:30 Find out more here

NEW: Discover the key to giving the perfect tips on Parenting!

We are delighted that The Early Help Service Parenting Team will be holding quarterly Lite Bites on different hot topics relating to Parenting.

Book this first session to check out the tools and guidance the Parenting Team have on offer followed by an opportunity to ask specific questions on any Parenting situations you are working on right now.

(N.B all case discussion must be anonymised first please)

Delivered by Liz Eyre, Early Help Countywide Parenting Manager, Early Help Team

Thurs 26 September 12:00-12:40 Find out more here

NEW: An Introduction to CLASS+

A 20-minute presentation to learn who they are, what they do and how they can help you and the families you work with. Followed by an opportunity to ask questions to support your direct work with families.

Delivered by Alice Neate, Parenting Practitioner, CLASS+ Team

Thurs 12^th September 12:15-13:00 Find out more here

Watch some of the previous Lite Bite Presentations that have taken place:

Supporting ‘Hidden Children’

Learn about how attending an Early Years setting has many benefits for children, especially as they reach the age of 3 years.

Delivered by Michelle Hocking – Early Help Community Support Manager

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Supporting Pupils with SEN in Schools

Find out how pupils with SEN are supported in schools and information for supporting and signposting parents.

Delivered by Polly Callard – Placement Support Service Deputy Service Manager

Watch Here

One Minute Guide (OMG) – short, easy to read information, advice, and guidance on those ‘Hot Topics’ linked to the 10 whole family themes.

Improving Attendance

Use this helpful resource to support with action planning to improve attendance at school or college.

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Reducing Parental Conflict

This tool summarises and explains what parental conflict is and how we can work with families to prevent and reduce it.

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The Five Tests of Homelessness

The Homelessness duty describes the Local Authorities duty to support people at risk of losing their home. This One Minute Guide helps identifying those at risk and explains the Five tests of homelessness used by housing teams to decide who needs support.

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Making Progress with Housing

Home provides a secure base for children to attend school, for parents to sustain employment and for families to contribute to their communities. This guide outlines the desired outcomes for families and some examples of how progress could be made as part of our support.

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Supporting Families with their Finances

Financial stability is one of the 10 key family needs. But finances and money worries affect all of the other 9 needs. In this One Minute Guide find out how you can help families to take control of their money.

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Talking about Finances

Many of the families we work with are stressed or anxious about their finances due to cost-of-living issues. They worry about managing money and what the future might look like but still don’t feel comfortable talking about money. This One Minute Guide will provide some tips for having challenging conversations about finances.

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Continuous Improvement

Do you have a topic suggestion or feedback on our workshops/resources? Let us know using this quick link! (Or email lucy.dean@eastsussex.gov.uk)

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