Restorative Practice Training - Specialist and General

The Council is seeking a provider or providers to co-produce flexible, high quality restorative practice training for staff across multiple specialisms and grades working in Children's Social Care and for the regional One Adoption West Yorkshire Partnership. Training programmes will be co-produced with our services to meet the needs of each team or cohort of learners and reflect the Leeds Approach. Training programmes could be delivered over one or more days, through structured courses or via action learning sets.

The tender is offered in two lots. Bidders may tender for one or both lots.

LOT 1: Delivering expert, quality training for Leeds City Council social work practitioners to develop skills, knowledge and confidence in using restorative practice techniques when working with children and families, particularly when Domestic Abuse is a factor.

LOT 2: One Adoption West Yorkshire is a shared adoption service delivered by 11 regional teams covering Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield local authority areas, supporting birth parents, potential adoptive families and children through the adoption process. The focus will mostly be on general training in restorative practice for managers and staff working across the One Adoption West Yorkshire Partnership. Teams are multi-disciplinary comprising managers and staff with and without social work qualifications and experience. Leeds City Council is the programme lead, and training will be delivered in venues across the five partner authorities.