CPD-accredited training · 2026–2027
We help local authorities and independent fostering agencies build confident, culturally responsive teams. Our CPD-accredited training combines lived experience with evidence-informed learning, for foster carers, social workers and senior leaders.
Every course includes
Courses for 2026–2027
Practical, identity-affirming learning for everyone around the child. Each course can be delivered face to face or live online.
Our cultural competency course, built around the Cultural Compass Cards. Participants explore diversity, identity, unconscious bias and intersectionality, and leave with practical tools for culturally responsive care.
Watch the introduction →Enquire →Equips carers to support children placed across racial and cultural lines, including skin and hair care, diet, cultural identity and health, while building strong relationships that promote belonging.
Watch the introduction →Enquire →Builds confidence to advocate across education, health and criminal justice. Participants explore bias and disproportionality and learn practical ways to challenge inequity and amplify children’s voices.
Watch the introduction →Enquire →Examines how cultural norms shape attachment and safeguarding. Practitioners learn to read caregiving through diverse cultural lenses and apply learning from serious case reviews.
Enquire →An animated learning resource that builds empathy and understanding of cultural difference, through activities and discussion grounded in children’s experiences.
Enquire →Use our documentary on Black foster carers’ experiences as a training tool, with a facilitator’s guide and a CPD-accredited course package.
About the film →Build it in-house
A three-day programme that equips selected staff to deliver our accredited training across your service. Learning reaches more carers, at lower cost, while delivery stays consistent and high quality.
E-learning
Self-paced, CPD-accredited courses for foster carers, kinship carers, adopters and professionals. Organisations can buy access for their whole team.
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A structured model that puts each child’s identity, culture and belonging at the centre of care, across eight identity domains.
Explore WHOLE →The UK’s only sector-specific cultural competence accreditation for fostering organisations, at Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Find out more →A 3 to 5 minute self-assessment that helps you reflect on your cultural awareness, with free personalised guidance.
Take the check in the app →Plan your 2026–2027 training
Tell us about your service and we’ll recommend the right mix of courses, formats and support. Free, no obligation.