Topic: Our services
Skills to care training
Workshops run by our experienced team for special guardians and people who are applying to become a special guardian. Learn more about the role, meet people in similar situations and get practical advice on common challenges.
Contact us
Call our advice line to find out more or to register your interest in skills to care training. If you are currently applying to be a special guardian, contact the Connected Persons team instead.
Phone: 01494 586626
Email: sgo@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Our advice line is open Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays between 9.30am–1pm, and Tuesday and Wednesdays between 1.30–5pm. We try to respond to all emails within two working days.
About skills to care training
We run skills to care training workshops every other month with a mix of online and in-person sessions.
The workshops are a chance for special guardians and people applying to become a special guardian to:
learn about the role and gain new skills
meet other people in similar positions
ask questions to experts in a safe space
Our skills to care workshops are run by an experienced member of the Connected Persons, Fostering or Post-Order support team here at Buckinghamshire Council. They last for two-and-a-half hours and give you practical advice and guidance about the most important parts of special guardianship (and temporary foster care).
You will learn more about:
ways to support a child with their needs
contact with family (family time)
a child’s identity and development
therapeutic parenting approaches
other common questions and situations
If you are applying to be a special guardian, please contact the connected person team to ask about attending a workshop.
If you are already a special guardian, please call the advice line to find out more.