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Parent Group Leader training for the Being a Parent course

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"Parent Group Leader training for the Being a Parent course"

About: Ollerton & Boughton Children's Centre

(as a volunteer/advocate),

I have been a volunteer for Sure Start in Newark for a while and I was asked if I would be interested in joining a course to train to become a parent group leader on local 'Being a Parent' courses, courses that are run by volunteer parents for parents. The courses are part of the EPEC (Empowering Parents Empowering Communities) scheme that is now being rolled out in Notts. The PGL (Parent Group Leader) course I joined was the second such course in the county. Nine of us have just completed the training which has run on Fridays for the last 10 weeks, and we are now ready to begin leading courses ourselves in the new year! 

 The first part of the training was the actual 'Being a Parent' course and the second part covered how to facilitate a course. Having completed it, I now wonder how I managed to survive parenthood without the course! 

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Response from Andy White, Training and Learning Facilitator, Children's Centres, Nottinghamshire Children and Families Partnership, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 5 years ago
Andy White
Training and Learning Facilitator, Children's Centres, Nottinghamshire Children and Families Partnership,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 12/12/2018 at 14:58
Published on Care Opinion at 21:38

Thnaks for taking the time out to post your story

The EPEC (Empowering Parents Empowering Communities) project is a really exciting inititaive and Nottinghamshire Children's Centres are proud to be a part of the national scaling programme.

At the heart of this project are our wonderful volunteers. You give up your own time to give something back to your local communities and for this we are so grateful.

As you mentioned the messages are really effective and look forward seeing your development as a fantastic Parent Group Leader to spread these messages to even more parents and carers throughout Nottinghamshire.

Look forward to hearing more
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Response from Alison Bramley, Children's Centre Coordinator, Sure Start Centres, Local Partnerships 5 years ago
Alison Bramley
Children's Centre Coordinator, Sure Start Centres,
Local Partnerships

Submitted on 14/12/2018 at 14:59
Published on Care Opinion at 16:13

Thank you for your comment.

I am so pleased that I was able to host this training as I was able to see you all grow in confidence over the 10 weeks. It is obvious from discussions with everyone that you have learned so much and enjoyed taking part.

This training is the start of a journey for you and I am really looking forward to seeing you all develop further as group leaders.

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