Blackpool Better Start’s Virtual Conference 'More Than a Village' Thursday 14th November 9.30am - 2pm

Training and Events for Early Years Workforce

Blackpool Better Start offers more than 25 targeted services and community initiatives to support the town’s families through pregnancy and the earliest years of their children’s lives.

To enable professionals to learn more about current programmes and future developments, Blackpool Better Start provides multi agency workforce training, learning events and conferences.

To find out more about training and development opportunities, please contact OWD@blackpool.gov.uk

Better Start Overview

19th November @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Initiatives for improving early child development in children 0-4 years of age & their families Better Start training presented by Police Officer Jo Mills and Health Visitor Rebecca Calvert [...]

Engaging Dads Training

16th December @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

All content is designed and delivered by Blackpool Dads, with support from the United Youth Alliance. This two-hour session delivers real life stories and experiences from dads and gives professionals [...]

Brain Architecture Game

16th December @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Brain Architecture Game  (2 hours) The Solaris Centre/Bickerstaffe House) Better Start training presented by Police Officer Jo Mills and Health Visitor Rebecca Calvert The Brain Architecture Game is an interactive [...]

Resilience Film: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope

16th December @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Resilience Film: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope (90 mins, online) This documentary film reveals how toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the [...]

Engaging Dads Training

16th December @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

All content is designed and delivered by Blackpool Dads, with support from the United Youth Alliance. This two-hour session delivers real life stories and experiences from dads and gives professionals [...]

Better Start Overview

18th December @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Initiatives for improving early child development in children 0-4 years of age & their families Better Start training presented by Police Officer Jo Mills and Health Visitor Rebecca Calvert [...]

Engaging Dads Training (online)

13th January 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

All content is designed and delivered by Blackpool Dads, with support from the United Youth Alliance. This two-hour session delivers real life stories and experiences from dads and gives professionals valuable [...]

Engaging Dads Training (online)

13th January 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

All content is designed and delivered by Blackpool Dads, with support from the United Youth Alliance. This two-hour session delivers real life stories and experiences from dads and gives professionals valuable [...]