Families First Training and Development

Practical training that prepares your workforce for the Families First reforms

Interface delivers specialist Families First training that helps practitioners, managers and leaders develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to implement Family Help successfully. From leadership development and accredited qualifications to practical skills training, our programmes are tailored to local priorities and delivered by experienced sector specialists.

Whether supporting a single team or a whole partnership, we combine national expertise with practical experience to develop confident workforces that can translate learning into everyday practice.

Our training and development includes:

• Families First implementation training, including developing Family Help teams, preparing Family Help Lead Practitioners and Lead Child Protection Practitioners, and supporting practitioners, managers and leaders to embed new ways of working.
• Workforce development strategies that identify priorities, build capability and support successful implementation.
• Training needs analysis to ensure learning and development programmes are aligned to local priorities and workforce requirements.
• Leadership development for managers, Heads of Service and aspiring leaders, helping them confidently lead organisational and system change.
• Practice development programmes that strengthen relational, evidence-informed practice across the workforce.
• Ofqual-regulated qualifications, supporting practitioners, managers and leaders to develop nationally recognised knowledge, skills and leadership capability.
• Whole Family Working training that supports practitioners to work collaboratively with children, families and wider networks.
• Trauma-Informed and Relational Practice training that embeds strengths-based, relational approaches across services.
• Reflective supervision and coaching that strengthens leadership, professional judgement and workforce resilience.
• Action Learning Sets that encourage reflective practice, collaborative problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Bespoke training programmes designed around your local priorities, workforce needs and implementation plans.

Our approach

Every local area is different, which is why we tailor every programme to reflect your priorities, workforce and implementation plans. Our training is practical, engaging and evidence-informed, helping participants apply learning immediately and embed lasting improvements in practice.