Young People

Discover tools and techniques to engage effectively with vulnerable children and young people. Learn child-centred communication strategies to encourage children to talk. Communicating effectively with vulnerable children and young people is not always easy. Despite practitioners and carers knowing this is an important area of their work, research shows [...]

Understand how to recognise depression and low mood in teenagers and learn how to help. Depression in teenagers can be long-lasting and have wide-ranging effects. Identifying such difficulties early on and offering appropriate support is key in bringing about positive change for young people. However parents and professionals are [...]

Get support and advice on how to grow your confidence in coding and start a CoderDojo for young people in your area. In today’s world, technology is everywhere, so it’s never been more important to know how to code. It’s easier to learn these skills early on in life, [...]

What are the most common mental health problems, what can you do about them and how do you improve your mental health? Learn to recognise, prevent and deal with your mental health problems. Mental health problems often develop during the teenage period. As many as 1 out of 5 [...]

Get a hands-on introduction to mindfulness and its benefits. Support emotional wellbeing through mindfulness activities. In this course you’ll get practical illustrations of how mindfulness can be of particular value in the lives of everyone, and younger people in particular.

How can you manage challenging behaviour in young people? Find out with this free online course featuring the latest research. Young people today face mounting problems which makes working with and helping them learn, more important than ever. This course will help improve your experience working with young people. [...]