Training and consultancy: The Fatherhood Institute

Our courses are delivered by experienced Fatherhood Institute trainers and include a mixture of taught sessions, workshop exercises in small groups and large group discussions. All our courses show you how to develop and implement a whole-team approach to engaging with fathers.

The courses we offer are aimed at service managers and frontline workers from a variety of settings, including Children’s Centres, maternity services, child protection, schools and family learning services, Job Centre Plus, child and adolescent mental health services, teenage pregnancy services and youth offending teams.

We offer off the shelf courses, or can work with you to develop a bespoke course focused on your specific needs.

The Fatherhood Institute’s consultancy services can help you transform your services and strategies: we can also develop audit solutions for your local authority or primary care trust.

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

New project will make UK cohort studies more father-inclusive
Last year, we published our Nuffield Foundation-funded report Where’s the Daddy? (part of the Contemporary Fathers in the UK series) which explored the complex question of how researchers collect data about British fathers.

NHS mental health checks for dads: a ‘landmark’ recognition of impact
The Fatherhood Institute has welcomed a ‘landmark’ move by NHS England to offer mental health checks to fathers whose partner’s mental health is poor.

New FI project with Fulham FC supports dads and daughters
The Fatherhood Institute is forming a partnership with Women in Sport, Fulham Football Club and the English Football League Trust, to help low income families in London get active with their children.

Maternity

Early years

Schools

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