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Why is it important to understand immigration status if you are not an immigration lawyer? If you are working in a frontline service in Newham, a large proportion of the people that you encounter on a daily basis will experience problems related to their immigration status. It can be difficult to know what to ask and what to do to help people, particularly as immigration status can be a sensitive issue.

Join this training for an introduction to children's safeguarding.

Join this training for an introduction to adult safeguarding.

Join this training for an introduction to drugs and alcohol awareness.

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

This training is based on 7 principles for great Core Conversations. These were co-created with nearly two hundred front-line experts from the public and voluntary sector during the pandemic. The training uses these principles to enhance people’s existing ability to quickly build a relationship with the person they’re aiming to help, form a holistic understanding of the challenge at hand and to co-create solutions to overcome them.

The aim of the session is to help professionals gain knowledge and understanding to enable them to identify and support a carer.

The nature of Newham is that the borough will be hosting residents seeking asylum. Many of these residents may be quite vulnerable and it's important for frontline workers to understand the rights and entitlements of asylum seeking people.
This session will cover:
- People seeking asylum or refugee – what’s the difference?
- An overview of the asylum system and what is referred to as the hostile environment.
- Asylum support – what is it, what seeking asylum people are entitled to receive and how should they access it?
- Other important entitlements, access to health services, enrolment into schools and further education
- Where can you find assistance for people seeking asylum

The purpose of this workshop is to train frontline workers, both from council services and voluntary charity sector services, about Financial Support Services available within Newham.

Awareness workshop focusing on key issues surrounding domestic abuse and gender based violence, as well as taking a look at the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

This session will provide an overview of the Healthy Start scheme, which in Newham, includes both a food and vitamins offer.