Training: The Fatherhood Institute

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.

Workplace courses and resources
Men have changed – they want to be fully involved, hands-on dads, not just chained to a life of breadwinning.

News

FI joins call for new deal for dads in election manifestos
The Fatherhood Institute has joined a coalition of charities and trade unions, to call on the UK’s political parties to include policies aimed at promoting involved fatherhood in their election manifestos.

New resource helps shared parental leave scheme celebrate 2nd birthday
We are delighted to have contributed to a new shared parental leave resource developed by Alliance Manchester Business School, Lancaster University School of Management and work-life balance charity, Working Families, which was launched to coincide with the second anniversary of the scheme.

‘Everything works against fathers’: UK dads feel work-life balance strain
The Women and Equalities Committee’s Fathers and the workplace is ongoing. You can read the first oral evidence to the enquiry, from 22 March, here.

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