This workshop is part of Sussex Social Change Hub 2025 CPD program. School exclusion rates in England continue to be a cause for concern, in part because it is the most educationally and/or socially vulnerable children and young people who tend to be sanctioned. This session will provide an opportunity to explore why there has been a shift in favour of more restorative and trauma-informed approaches and to discuss some examples and resources.

This workshop is part of Sussex Social Change Hub 2025 CPD program. This 3-hour workshop will offer participants the opportunity to learn about the most recent developments in neuroscience related to the developing adolescent brain and how this knowledge can equip professionals to work more effectively with young people facing a range of risks and harm.

Join us for a full-day CPD event on British Sign Language and Deaf Awareness tailored for professionals in social work and related fields. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to delve into the world and lived experiences of Deaf individuals.

For teachers and heritage and cultural workers. This day-long event consists of a series of lectures from Alan Lester, Professor of Historical Geography and editor of The Truth About Empire: Real Histories of British Colonialism, summarising what expert historians understand about the histories of British slavery and colonialism; and workshops in which participants can share experiences and discuss best practice.

This workshop is part of Sussex Social Change Hub 2025 CPD program. In this workshop, we will draw on the presenter’s research to explore the impact that uncontained anxiety can have on social work supervision, how this can impede a focus on children and families wellbeing, and how this anxiety might be contained.

This workshop is part of Sussex Social Change Hub 2025 CPD program. This session will explore the significance of the human-animal bond in the context of pet loss and its implications for social work practice.