Dementia Awareness for Social Care Staff

9 September 2025 1:00pm–3:00pm

Online

Part of our series for UNISON members in social care, this webinar explores the effects of dementia on the memory and personality.

Cruse Introduction to Bereavement by Suicide 10th September 2025

10 September 2025 1:00pm–2:00pm

Online via Microsoft Teams

The content of this session is relevant to all UNSION workplaces and it guides you through the features and strategies to enable you to deliver timely and appropriate care to those you are supporting.

Advanced Employment Law – Race Discrimination 2025

17 September 2025 9:00am–4:30pm

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving race discrimination and activists may lack confidence in this area. This course will give practical skills for discussing members’ concerns and recognising potential cases. More generally, it will build skills of interviewing members and analysing evidence which can be applied to […]

Advanced Employment Law – Religion and Belief Discrimination 2025

24 September 2025 9:00am–1:00pm

Looking at protected characteristics under the Equality Act, this half day course will talk about discrimination on the basis of religion or philosophical belief. The session will cover direct discrimination against workers because of their religion; the position when workers need time off for religious Sabbaths, holidays or prayers; free speech and the limits to […]

Positive Behaviour Support for those Working with Children September 2025

26 September 2025 9:00am–12:00pm

Online via Zoom

This workshop will be of benefit to members who work with children and young people.

Secondary and Vicarious Trauma in Social Care

7 October 2025 10:00am–1:00pm

Part of our series for UNISON members in social care, this webinar will focus upon the concept of secondary and vicarious trauma, how it can be distorted or misunderstood by the individual or the workplace and how to act upon it.

Reflective practice in social care

28 October 2025 10:00am–1:00pm

Online

Part of our series for UNISON members in social care, this webinar will focus upon what is meant by reflective practice and the importance of reflective practice when delivering care and support to individuals.

Advanced Employment Law – Age Discrimination 2025

13 November 2025 9:00am–1:00pm

A recent addition to our set of on-line courses looking at protected characteristics under the Equality Act, this half day course will talk about discrimination on the basis of age. This half day age discrimination course will look at the meaning of ‘age’ under the Equality Act; the unique defence to direct age discrimination; and […]

Caring for someone at the end of life

20 November 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

Online

Part of our series for UNISON members in social care, this webinar explores the physical and psychological aspects of caring for someone as they reach the end of their life. This webinar is open to UNISON members working in social care and will: Discuss the stages of grief and relate them to both the individual […]

Organising for Health and Safety Online Autumn 2025

17 – 21 November 2025

Our Organising for Health and Safety course is essential for new health and safety representatives. We are now offering an option whereby reps can complete the whole course in one week.  Our online course is delivered by experienced TUC tutors at West Thames College via Microsoft Teams. The closing date for applications is 3rd November […]