• Cardiff and Vale Alzheimer’s Society Carers’ Group

    : Oldwell Court, Ty Gwyn Rd, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 5DA : Oldwell Court, Ty Gwyn Rd, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 5DA

    The topic will be legal issues and will be a talk by a local solicitors. For more information, please call 029 2043 4960.

  • Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation Conference

    : Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester : Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester

    The number of reported child sexual offences in England and Wales is on the increase. In 2014-15 child exploitation offences in England and Wales were at their highest for a decade, with more than 47,000 offences against children recorded. The increases are continuing, and in 2015 police investigated 70,000 reports of child abuse. Gangs and...

  • Parenting Conference 2017

    Holiday Inn, Cardiff Holiday Inn, Cardiff

    Parenting and Family Support - developing our workforce to meet the challenge Building on their last successful conference, Children in Wales’ Parenting Conference 2017 will focus on how to develop the skills of the people who work to support parents and carers. Keynote presentations will include how we can ensure that staff have the knowledge,...

  • IWA Debate: Should the Brexit deal for Wales include the free movement of people? 

    Eversheds, 1 Callaghan Square, Cardiff CF10 5BT Eversheds, 1 Callaghan Square, Cardiff CF10 5BT

    In partnership with Cardiff University With a debate on whether Parliament can trigger Article 50 and begin the UK's withdrawal from the EU currently ensuing, there is an increasing focus on what the Brexit deal will include. Central to this are discussions around the free movement of people to and from Europe, and the next IWA Debate in...

  • Alcohol and Older People – Train the Trainer

    NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE

    FREE, FULLY FUNDED SPACES TO WORKERS IN CARDIFF & THE VALE. If working outside of this area, please contact NewLink Wales. This NewLink Wales course is suitable for professionals who will have the capacity to deliver this training course once a year within their own service environment. The course specifically looks at the risks, harms...

  • Trustee Match Event (Cardiff and Vale Trustees’ Network)

    : The Harbour Room at WCVA, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay CF10 5FH : The Harbour Room at WCVA, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay CF10 5FH

    C3SC, GVS and WCVA invite you to a social event to help match individuals looking to volunteer as a trustee with groups and organisations that have trustee vacancies. With speaker Leon Ward, contributor to the Young Trustees Guide, Charities Aid Foundation. To book your place, please email bookings@c3sc.org.uk (Please note within the email whether you...

  • Effective Communication with People with a Learning Disability

    Swansea Swansea

    The Learning Disability Wales course will do this by working with delegates on the concepts and techniques which underpin and make possible effective communication with people with a learning disability Over the course of the day, delegates are invited to draw on their own experiences of communicating with peole with a learning disability. Video film,...

  • Therapy and/or Meditation: How do these things work together?

    Cardiff Cardiff

    TV's Alistair Appleton is giving a public talk, organised by the Samye Foundation: Alistair has provided the following description of the talk: "This is a rich subject and a friend recently asked about the cross-over between mindfulness and psychotherapy. While there's a lot of research into the therapeutic impact of mindfulness, there are only a...

  • Young Wales Cymru Ifanc Annual Conference 2017

    Future Inn, Cardiff Bay Future Inn, Cardiff Bay

    Free Children in Wales event Invitation to young people The Young People's Project Board for Young Wales is really excited to invite young people from across Wales to the second Young Wales Annual Conference! The day will be chaired by Lynne Hill, Policy Director at Children in Wales, and hosted by my fellow members on the...