All our previous e-newsletters and webinars can be found here to read and watch:
All of our previous webinars can be viewed below or via our dedicated BSiL CoP Youtube Channel.
Delivered by Natalie Blakeborough | ACE Hub Wales Deputy Leader | ACE Hub Wales and Rebecca Calvert & Dr Sarah Wolfenden | Blackpool Better Start
Useful links:
Trauma Informed Wales Framework – ACE Hub Wales
This framework sets out a whole-system approach to becoming trauma-informed in Wales, offering guidance for organisations and professionals on how to recognise, respond to and support individuals affected by trauma.
Building Systems for Child Development (Better Start)
This resource from Blackpool Better Start explores systems-building approaches in early years services, providing practical examples of how to create joined-up, sustainable change to improve outcomes for children and families.
Early Years Resources & Reports (The Knowledge Hub, Better Start)
This webpage provides access to a range of research, reports and practical resources focused on improving outcomes in the early years, including evidence-based approaches and learning from the Better Start programme.
Delivered by Emily Hoskins | Speech & Language Therapist | ABUHB and Elle Farrah | Speech & Language Therapist | ABUHB
Useful links:
Talk with me | GOV.WALES
This resource supports both parents and practitioners to develop children’s speech, language and communication skills, offering practical advice, activities and guidance to encourage early language development.
Sign & Talk | YouTube Channel
This channel provides accessible videos demonstrating signs and communication techniques to support children’s understanding and expression, helping to promote inclusive communication.
An Introduction to Speech, Language and Communication
This ELKLAN introductory, short course offers practical strategies and knowledge to help practitioners support children with speech, language and communication needs in everyday settings.
Tiny Happy People | CBeebies Parenting
This resource offers simple, evidence-based tips, activities and videos for parents and carers to support babies’ and young children’s communication, language and early development.
Delivered by Belinda Lyndon | Music Therapist and Trainee Parent‑Infant Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist | G-PIMHS | ABUHB
Useful links:
The Parent-Infant Foundation
This organisation supports local services and practitioners to strengthen relationships between parents and infants, promoting secure attachment and healthy early development through evidence-based programmes and resources.
The Association for Infant Mental Health
This professional network promotes the social and emotional wellbeing of babies from conception to age two, offering training, guidance and resources to support practitioners working with infants and their families.
The Brazelton Centre UK
This centre provides training and resources based on the Brazelton approach, helping practitioners understand infant behaviour, cues and development to strengthen parent-infant relationships and responsive caregiving.
The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood
Established to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood, this centre shares research, campaigns and practical resources to support children’s social and emotional development in the earliest years.
Early Thoughtfulness Questions (G-PIMHS)
These reflective questions support practitioners to think more deeply about the emotional world of babies and their caregivers, helping to guide sensitive, relationship-focused practice across organisations.
Infant Mental Health HEIW Training
This training programme from Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) provides practitioners with knowledge and skills to support infant mental health, focusing on early relationships, attachment and trauma-informed care. These modules can be completed online with the option to attend a follow-up live workshop.
Delivered by: Rachel Beddoe | Research and Policy Information Officer | Children in Wales and Dr Charlie Cowtan | Clinical Psychologist | ABUHB
Useful links:
New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s – GOV.UK – This press release outlines the New Screen Time Guidance for parents of under-5s published in March 2026.
Balancing Screen Time | GOV.WALES – This website shares the benefits and drawbacks of screen time, signs of too much screen time and top tips on managing screen time.
Help for early years providers : Screen use – This page is aimed at nurseries, childminders, pre-school settings and providers of wraparound care for children aged 0-5 to support them to limit children’s screen use in such settings and ensure it supports children’s learning and development.
Smartphone Free Childhood – Smartphone Free Childhood is a movement of families standing together to delay smartphones and social media – turning isolation into collective strength.
Gaming and Mental Health | Parent Guide To Support | Young Minds – Here you’ll find information to help you create a positive culture around gaming in your family. We also have advice for what you can do if the way your child is gaming is affecting their mental health.
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