Overview: This is a free one-hour online session for NQSWs focusing on reasoned decision making. The session will explore expectations within the KSS and CF, and what is required for the 9–12 month reflection task in the final CRL.

Attendees: Suitable for anyone more than 6 months through their ASYE.

Booking: Contact Nigel on: nigel.kelleher@edgehill.ac.uk

Overview: These are bi-annual events that the CMSWTP host. All ASYE coordinators are invited from partner LA and Trusts across the Cheshire and Merseyside region.
These events are an opportunity for coordinators to come together, share practice, identify issues/concerns that they can overcome together, support each other, and receive any training and development identified to flourish in this demanding role.

Attendees: For ASYE Coordinators

10th Feb 2026 |  Learning styles and adult learning. (Lisa Cookson, Halton & Karen Brownhill-Wirral)
24th Feb 2026 |  Supporting and supervising NQSWs to learn and demonstrate Social Work capability (Tom Woods & Warrington, Louise Adlington St. Helen’s)

All sessions online & 12:00 – 13:00

These sessions are to provide support and training for all ASYE Assessors. These one hour online Peer Support lunch and learn sessions are part of the CMSWTP training offer to ASYE Assessors. Please register for as many as you wish. Our approach to ASYE Assessor Training includes YouTube slides and audio sessions, plus animations for self-directed learning, along with these Peer Support lunch and learn sessions. Please liaise with your ASYE Coordinator for more information.

Self directed study: 
- Skills for Care site for general reference to familiarise with ASYE 
- Skills for Care introductory videos 
- CMSWTP YouTube | Critical reflection and analysis for ASYE 
- CMSWTP YouTube | Inter-professional Practice 
- CMSWTP YouTube | NQSW journey through ASYE 
- CMSWTP YouTube | ASYE Assessor roles

11th Feb 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Online
8th Oct 2026 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC
25th Feb 2027 | 10:00 – 12:30 | Online

External speakers and representatives from across the CMSWTP.

11th March 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00 | Online
9th July 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00 | Online
15th October 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00 | Online
25th March 2027 | 14:00 – 15:00 | Online
15th July 2027 | 14:00 – 15:00 | Online

Overview: PE Mentor Drop-In Sessions are scheduled ahead of panel dates to support PE mentors whose student is submitting at the next panel. The session provides an opportunity for mentors to ask questions and gain clarity when reviewing and signing off portfolios, helping ensure everything is complete and ready for submission.

Attendees: PE mentors supporting a student due to submit their portfolio at the upcoming panel date.

Overview: The PEPS Panel conducts the final assessment and sign-off of trainee portfolios, confirming whether submissions meet the required standards. These sessions are held online, making them easy to join from anywhere. The number of panel members available on each date directly determines review capacity, so greater panel attendance allows more portfolios to be assessed.

The number of panel members available on each date directly determines how many portfolios can be reviewed, so more panel members means more portfolios can be assessed.

Attendees: All PE mentors should attend at least one panel session. This is a great opportunity to see the process in action and stay up to date with portfolio standards.

Booking: Sign up via the PE Mentor Hub on Teams using the registration spreadsheet provided

NEW PE Mentor Training:
This workshop equips new or aspiring PE Mentors with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to support trainee Practice Educators, including in complex situations. Participants will gain valuable peer connections and receive a certificate confirming completion of CPD and qualification as a PE Mentor.

More Dates Soon

This training is to provide an opportunity for:

• Qualified PEs to review current expectations and review their role and responsibilities, ensuring they maintain their currency as a qualified PE
• Those in training who may yet not have completed and need to be re-energsied or re-motivated to continue as a PE
• PEs who are qualified and wish to be updated and refreshed

Cohort 7 | 14th May 26 | 09:30-16:30 | Online

Overview:
This is an opportunity for CMSWTP Placement Coordinators in partner organisations to come together and reflect on current activity, share practice, identify what we can do together and also engage in CPD.

Attendees:
All CMSWTP Placement Coordinators from both Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Local Authorities/Trusts.

Overview: This is to provide training, support and development for all Social Workers currently undertaking the role of a Practice Educator or in training to be a Practice Educator. These forum will provide training workshops, opportunities to network with other PEs and will continue to develop and enhance your knowledge, skills and understanding to support a student effectively and offer quality learning opportunities. You will receive a certificate to acknowledge you have completed and engaged with continuing professional development in your role as a PE.

4th Jun 2026 |  Location TBC
19th Nov 2026 |  Location TBC

Overview:
Sharpen your communication skills with Effective Writing in Professional Social Work Practice, a free online course from The Open University. This short, practical programme explores the crucial role writing plays in social work — from case notes and assessments to clear, ethical documentation that centres the people you support. You’ll deepen your understanding of professional language, learn how to describe and analyse effectively, and gain confidence in expressing key decisions with impact.

Who it’s for:
✔️ Social work students building foundational skills
✔️ Qualified social workers wanting to improve professional writing
✔️ Practitioners seeking clearer, more person-centred documentation

Whether you’re new to the field or looking to refine your practice, this course offers research-based insights and practical tools to help you write with clarity and purpose in a professional context.

19th February 2026 | 13:00-14:00 | Online | Contraception: Why We Need to Talk About It
11th May 2026 | 12:00-13:00 | Online | Sexually Transmitted Infections: What You Need to Know
23rd July 2026 | 12:00-13:00 | Online | Pornography: Fake v Reality

The following online sexual health sessions
aim to increase confidence, knowledge and
skills to help initiate conversations, raise
awareness, recognise potential risks and
promote positive health and informed
decision making.

Available online through the Terence Higgins Trust

This online CPD aims to enable SWs in Children’s and Families to find out more about why Children from Black minorities remain disproportionately involved in our child protection system, why this disproportionality persists and how you can intervene with families from minority communities in more equitable ways. Just click on the link to access the training.