Community Planning Aberdeen’s Community Empowerment Network would like to invite you to an information and networking event on 5th September. This will be a hybrid event (in person and on ZOOM) and is open to any interested community members and professionals across Grampian. The event will take place at SHMU, with a 5pm for 5.30pm […]
Suitable for: Staff working in Early Years, and or with school age children Course Description: In this course we discuss ‘what is effective communication’ and look at the ways children communicate and how adults can work in the best way to meet the child’s needs. This course will help you to enhance your understanding of […]
An event to celebrate Grampian Yoga Association's 40 years of yoga. The event will be held at Fountainhall Church at the Cross, 38 Albyn Place, Aberdeen AB10 1YN and will be donation based with all proceeds going to Friends of Anchor. 6 hourly yoga classes with different teachers for each class. Various stallholders in attendance […]
10th September marks World Suicide Prevention Day with the theme of, 'changing the narrative, starting the conversation'. A chance for us all to learn more about what we can do in our communities to break down stigma and create environments where people can talk and also feel equipped to listen. Even the smallest conversations can […]
Families Outside CPD-accredited training for professionals - Module 2 Supporting children and young people who have a family member in prison Families Outside's training modules are for any professional who wants to improve their knowledge and confidence when supporting families affected by imprisonment in their role. All of our modules will aim to meet the […]
Families Outside CPD-accredited training for professionals - Module 3 Prison and prison visiting Families Outside's training modules are for any professional who wants to improve their understanding and confidence when supporting families affected by imprisonment in their own role. All of our modules will aim to meet the following objectives: Understand the impact imprisonment has […]
Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to. This course provides an introduction to pension credit and aims to help you with effective benefit checks to maximise income. The course covers: State pension Who is eligible for pension credit How to work out guarantee credit entitlement Claiming pension credit and how […]
Eat Well Age Well is a national project from Scottish Charity Food Train that works to tackle the issue of malnutrition in older people, specifically those at risk of becoming under-weight and under-nourished. Malnutrition affects at least 10% of older people and emerging evidence suggests 16% of older people may be at risk of malnutrition […]
Play your part this World Suicide Prevention Day 10th September marks World Suicide Prevention Day, with the theme of, ‘Change the narrative, start the Conversation’. One way of helping to change the narrative is to keep informed about how you can help someone. With this in mind the North East Suicide Prevention Team, hosted by […]
Join our Sensory Awareness Training to explore the practical and emotional impact of sight loss, hearing loss, Deafness and deafblindness. Find out how you can be more confident supporting and communicating with people living with a significant sensory impairment. The training takes place in two parts, with the first part being e-learning, that you can […]
Suitable for: For all levels of staff working in Children’s Care and Play Settings, including Early Years, and school aged children as well parents/carers looking for information and guidance on children rights. Course Description: The course will look at new and updated guidance from Scottish Government and reflect on ‘how children’s rights can be promoted, […]
Connecting Aberdeen’s third sector with Higher Education through internships Join Sarah, one of ACVO TSI’s Development Officers for a chance to hear about Third Sector Funded Internships. Following a successful pilot scheme in 2023 at the University of Aberdeen, another round of ‘Interns with Impact’ internships in the sector funded by the Wood Foundation are […]
