TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT

We provide training, development and support sessions specifically designed to meet your needs.


For prison officers, prison staff and play workers

• Impact of imprisonment
• Child protection
• Safeguarding children (including health and safety and risk assessment)
• Family days (planning and preparation)
• Partnership working

For prison play workers

• Recruitment, retention and management of play workers and volunteers
• Policy and practice on running a play area
• Good practice in the play area
• Creating a child-centred environment
• Fundraising

Kids VIP, commissioned by the Prison Service, also provides and updates a training module on the impact of imprisonment on children, delivered to the Prison Officer Entry Level Training course (POELTS) for all prison officer recruits.