CPD - The Cheshire & Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership

NQSW - ASYE

Placement Related inc. Practice Education

Post Qualifying

What Does Reasoned Decision Making Look Like?

23rd Oct 25 | 12:00-13:00 | Online
12th Nov 25 | 13:00-14:00 | Online
12th Dec 25 | 13:00-14:00 | Online

Overview: This is a free one hour online session on understanding the final CRL and/or presentation task re how you have progressed in reasoned decision making on ASYE.

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

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

Contact Nigel For Booking

NQSW/ASYE Coordinators Event

27th Nov 25 | 10:00-16:00 | UoC, Lecture Room C, Time Square

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

ASYE Assessor Training

29th Oct 2025 | Accurate, valid, robust, and sufficient…without taking up too much time (Nigel Kelleher EHU)
11th Dec 2025 | Holistic approaches to supporting resilience (Sarah-Jo Lee UoC)
22nd Jan 2026 | Direct observation and feedback. What is evidence? (Rachael Clay-Wirral, Lucy Williamson-Sefton)
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

NQSW Conference/ Forum

11th Nov | 10:00-16:00 | Location: Edge Hill University
11th Feb 26 | 10:00-12:00 | Online

External speakers and representatives from across the CMSWTP.

North-West PE Mentor Training

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.

EXPERIENCED PE Mentor Training:
This training is for existing, experienced PE Mentors who wish to refresh their knowledge and stay up to date with current practices.

Please make sure you only choose one of the sessions

Note: It will not be possible to go on the New PE Mentor Training and then immediately sign up to the Experienced PE Mentor Training

North-West PE Refresher Training

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

Placement Coordinators Event

6th Nov 2025 | 10.00- 4.00 | Location: TBC

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.

PE Forum

18th Nov 25 | 10:00 – 16:30 | Location: The Florrie 377 Mill St, Liverpool, L8 4RF

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.

Registration Closed

Onsite Supervisor Training

15th Jan 2026 | 10:00-12:00 | Online | Vanessa Goldsmith (UoC) and Emma Rimmer (EHU)

Overview:
This session is designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and understanding required to effectively perform the role of an Onsite Supervisor. It provides a comprehensive overview of the role and its associated responsibilities.

Attendees:
Open to anyone interested in or preparing to take on the role of an Onsite Supervisor, including those aspiring to be a Practice Educator.

PEPS Cohort 10

11th Nov 25
3rd Dec 25
14th Jan 26
12th Feb 26
12th Mar 26
16th April 26
14th May 26

This is a combined Stage 1 and Stage 2 course and will include 5 days of teaching, a number of self-directed activities, attendance at PE forum, plus 3 additional study days granted by your employer, to complete tasks for your portfolio.

For registration for PEPS, please speak to your Placement Coordinator.

Sexual Health Awareness Sessions

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.

International Social Worker Forum

5th November 2025 | 12:00-13:00 | Online

This space is dedicated to our international social workers and students, providing a supportive environment to share challenges, exchange ideas, and identify actions for employers and universities across the region.

Teacher Practitioner Status

A series of 5 half day workshops that focus on key subjects/issues that face individuals who are new to teaching in Higher Education. The workshops will provide an opportunity to discuss experiences, share ideas and gain some information about a range of techniques and processes that may help in teaching. There is a terms and conditions (T and C) to agree to, along with your Line Manager, to be able to register for this course.

It’s for all Social Workers with at least 2 years experience.

More Dates Soon

Current Issues in Practice

Overview: The CMSWTP are providing an opportunity for Student Social Workers, Qualified Social Workers, Managers and academics to come together, bi-monthly, and reflect on and work through current issues that are impacting on Social Work Practice. The current issues will be identified by key stakeholders and dedicated sessions will address the most prominent practice issues. One issue will be selected for each session. Social Workers and/or people using services will be invited to consider how the identified issue is impacting current practice and academics will bring any research that has been undertaken in relation to this theme, to share and discuss further. This is a great opportunity to share our thoughts, feelings, ideas about a particular issue, network and see where and if, we can identify anything we can do together to address the issue.

Attendees: For any student/ qualified SW/ Manager/ Academic/PLE in the CMSWTP

More Dates Soon

Intra-Familial CSA for Social Workers/ Managers

11th Nov 2025 | Mallory Building in Birkenhead | Anna & Avi (email jowilliams@wirral.gov.uk to book)

The Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership has joined with the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (www.csacentre.org.uk) to offer this training programme to our partnership.

This 1-day training will cover:
1. Key knowledge on intra-familial child sexual abuse, including the scale and nature of sexual abuse
2. Impact, signs and indicators,
3. Children’s allegations and the social work role,
4. A brief overview of who it is that abuses children,
5. How sexual abuse happens in families

Book now, limited spots available

Intra-Familial CSA for Multi-Agency Staff

25th Nov 25 | Runcorn Town Hall | Rachael & Nicola D

The Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership has worked with the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (www.csacentre.org.uk) to offer this training programme to our partnership. This 1-day training provides an overview of the key issues for professionals who work in collaboration with other agencies to help them identify and respond to cases of intra-familial child sexual abuse.

What you can expect to learn:
• Greater confidence in identifying and responding to concerns of intra familial child sexual abuse.
• Improved ability to identify the potential signs and indicators of sexual abuse and sexually abusive behaviour

A better understanding of:
1. The scale and nature of child sexual abuse
2. How the impact of child sexual abuse presents in children and young people.
3. How children communicate their experiences of sexual abuse and the professional role in helping them do this
4. How and why sexual abuse happens in families (www.csacentre.org.uk) to offer this training programme to our partnership.

This 1-day training will cover:
1. Key knowledge on intra-familial child sexual abuse, including the scale and nature of sexual abuse
2. Impact, signs and indicators,
3. Children’s allegations and the social work role,
4. A brief overview of who it is that abuses children,
5. How sexual abuse happens in families

Intra-Familial CSA for Students

These will be confirmed by each respective HEI

Overview: The Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership has joined with the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (www.csacentre.org.uk) to offer this training programme to our partnership. This 1-day training will cover:
1. Key knowledge on intra-familial child sexual abuse, including the scale and nature of sexual abuse
2. Impact, signs and indicators
3. Children’s disclosures and the social work role
4. A brief overview of who it is that abuses children
5. How sexual abuse happens in families

Attendees: All SW students.

Research Informed Innovation in Social Work

Watch this space for the 2025-2026 Event

Can't Pass it On Training for Social Care

Available online through the Terence Higgins Trust

The training course is for all Adult Social Care professionals as well as anyone working with people growing older with HIV. It aims to increase awareness and understanding of HIV, how it is passed on and the Can’t Pass It On/Undetectable = Untransmittable message. This means you will be able to provide excellent care to people living with HIV accessing your support.

This self-directed learning resource is organised into different sections so you can do whatever you have time for and revisit it if you’d like to explore anything in more detail. Once you have reviewed all the sections there is a quiz to test your knowledge.

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Cultural Competence and Child Safeguarding

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.

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