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Training

Workplace seminars for dads and mums
The Fatherhood Institute (www.fatherhoodinstitute.org) is the world’s leading independent ‘think tank’ on fatherhood. We support both mothers and fathers as earners and carers. 

Schools – boost your results by becoming a FRED provider
‘When I see my children at the weekend they say, “We don’t want to go to McDonald’s – can we read stories instead?”.’ You probably already know how important dads can be to their children’s learning – and if you don’t, you can find out here. 

Creating father-inclusive health and social services: one-day course
  The government’s Healthy Child programme says: “The contribution that fathers make to their children’s development, health and wellbeing is important, but services do not do enough to recognise or support them. 

News

Dads using a maternity ward ‘like a hotel’: our response
We have been asked to comment on this story about claims that fathers are using an Edinburgh maternity ward ‘like a hotel’. 

New guide leads the way on recruitment of men into early years
Our groundbreaking male recruitment guide for the UK early years education sector – available for free to all members of the MITEY (Men In The Early Years) network – is out today (International Men’s Day, 19 November). 

Our campaign for father-inclusive support for working families
Over the next six weeks we will submit our responses to the UK Government’s Good Work Plan, which includes three separate consultations: one about neonatal leave and pay, one about transparency of employer work-life balance policies (these first two must be submitted by 11 October), and one about parenting leave and pay (to be submitted by 29 November).