CPD Courses

The Glasgow City Health Improvement Training Calendar offers online and face to face training on a variety of health priorities and themes. Courses and online learning are facilitated by Glasgow City Heath Improvement or provided by external organisations and are free of charge, offered on a first come first served basis. These courses are aimed at practitioners supporting people and communities across the life span in Glasgow City, including education staff. All courses are free of charge.

Browse courses and book your place on upcoming dates via the NHSGGC website by clicking here .

The Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning (BFS EL) scheme is a national programme that replaces the previous GGC-wide Breastfeeding Friendly Nursery scheme. 

Breastfeeding is crucial to the overall strategy of long-term health and can contribute to the Curriculum for Excellence health and wellbeing experiences and outcomes.

Aims:

• To contribute to social and cultural change by promoting an environment where breastfeeding is seen as the biological norm for feeding infants and young children.

• To empower champions to support the implementation of the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning scheme in their setting

Learning outcomes/ objectives:

• To promote an environment where breastfeeding is seen as the biological norm for feeding infants and young children.​
• To promote informed infant feeding choices and the promotion of responsive formula feeding and safe and timely introductions to solid foods​
• To support mothers wishing to breastfeed on our premises by promoting a supportive breastfeeding friendly environment​
• Identify the importance of your role in enabling continued breastfeeding and normalising breastfeeding within your Early Learning setting​
• To adopt Breastfeeding and Returning to Work policy to assure pregnant and breastfeeding employees that should they wish to; they will be supported to continue breastfeeding on return to work​
• To be aware of local services where breastfeeding families can access support and ​information and to signpost families to this support if desired

Upcoming dates:

28th October 2025, 1:30-2:30pm, MS Teams. Click here to book a place.

25th November 2025, 1:30-2:30pm, MS Teams. Click here to book a place.

29th January 2025, 6-7pm, MS Teams. Click here to book a place.

Aims:

To reinforce the rationale of oral health toothbrushing programmes.

Learning outcomes/ objectives:

• Recognise why having good oral health is important​
• Explore knowledge of Childsmile and it’s main components​
• Explore knowledge of the National Toothbrushing Standards and additional information with regards to COVID-19.​
• Understand your role and responsibility with preventing cross contamination

Upcoming dates:

For more information on training dates and times, please contact your local health improvement teams on:

North West: ggc.northwest.healthimprovement@nhs.scot

North East: ggc.northeasthealthimprovementteam.admin@nhs.scot

South: ggc.pollok.hiadmin@nhs.scot  

Aims:

This 1 hour CPD session for Secondary School staff will provide an overview of Gender Based Violence and highlights all of the information required to utilise the CRUSH teaching resource and video in your school.

CRUSH is a film which portrays abuse and control in teenage relationships and addresses a growing concern among professionals about this issue, which is recognised as a form of gender-based violence.

The resource is designed to be used in a classroom setting by teachers with Young People in S3-S6. The film should not be used as a stand-alone resource but should be used alongside the school support pack and lesson in order to fully support young people in exploring the themes, issues and learning from the film.

Learning outcomes/objectives:

▪ Increased knowledge of Gender Based Violence.

▪ Increased knowledge and understanding of the Crush film and teacher resources to explore GBV and relationship abuse with young people.

▪ Increased awareness of further supports

Upcoming dates:

Dates coming soon

Aims:

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the risk and protective factors for child obesity and the importance of childhood for future health and wellbeing
• Recognise signs that children aged 0 to 12 are at risk of obesity
• Understand the emotional dimension of change, the links between behaviour, feelings and needs and the power of empathy as a catalyst for change
• Raise the issue of healthy weight / lifestyle with parents children aged 0 to 12
• Adopt a partnership approach to work with families, using a strength-based and solution-focused approach to explore family lifestyle issues and support lifestyle behaviour change
• Provide effective support and information for 5 key elements of a healthy childhood: parenting skills, eating and lifestyle habits, nutrition, physical activity, and family emotional well-being
• Provide clear messaging around healthy nutrition and physical activity for children aged 0 to 12 consistent with national guidance in a way that resonates with parents Staff will have the knowledge, skills and confidence to have open conversations about the importance of healthy eating and physical exercise with families.

Additional information:

For more information on the HENRY programme, visit the NSHGGC Website by clicking here .

Aims:

This 1 hour CPD session for Primary School staff will provide an overview of Gender Based Violence and highlights all of the information required to utilise the KEEPING MUM teaching resource and video in your school.

The Keeping Mum resource complements existing school resources including the school RSHP Programme. The Keeping Mum film an important foundation for children to receive information on the theme of gender based violence while at primary school.

The film addresses how domestic abuse affects children at school. Its focus is a storyline about three children’s experiences as they negotiate their daily lives at home, in school and at play.

The resource is designed to be used in a classroom setting by teachers with children in P5 - 7. The film should not be used as a stand-alone resource but should be used alongside the school support pack and lesson in order to fully support children in exploring the themes, issues and learning from the film.

Learning outcomes/objectives:

▪ Increased knowledge of Domestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence.

▪ Increased knowledge and understanding of the Keeping Mum film and teacher resources to explore domestic abuse with children.

▪ Increased awareness of further supports

Upcoming dates:Dates coming soon

Aims:

Early Protective Messages is an approach developed by The Health Improvement Team for Sexual Health and features as a core part of the National Resource for Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood ages 3-18. Click here to view a summary from Education Scotland. This training programme takes a whole staff approach to training through in-service days and aims to improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of child development staff about early protective messages that deal with keeping children safe and provide a good foundation for participating in Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education (RSHPE) at school.

Learning outcomes / objectives:

• Have increased confidence to work proactively with children to provide consistent early messages about growing up and keeping safe.
• Have an understanding of why it is important to involve parents and carers and how to do this.
• Have considered how to promote children’s understanding of consent and ownership of their own body
• Have explored gender and feel able to challenge gender stereotyping.
• Have explored language and be clear on the language to use with children in an early years setting
• Explore use of ‘teachable moments’ to share learning with parents and carers, allowing key messages to be consistent between the nursery and the home.

For more information on this topic and to access the RSHP resource, click here  

Upcoming dates:

Dates coming soon

Aims:

To provide primary teachers with an overview of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood education and to introduce the national teaching resource RSHP

Learning outcomes / objectives:

• Be aware of the policy and guidance that supports the teaching of RSHPE
• Explore the themes of relationships, sexualisation, gender stereotyping and consent at Primary level within RSHPE
• Understand how the national resource RSHP supports learning in these and other topic areas
• Have increased confidence in engaging positively with parents and carers around RSHPE

For more information on this topic and to access the RSHP resource, click here  

Upcoming dates:

30th Oct 2025, 9:30am-4pm, The Robertson Trust, Conference Room, Robertson House, 152 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4TB. Click here to book a place .

PLEASE NOTE:

• Please only sign up for these courses if you can attend the full day from 09.30 – 4.00
• Your confirmation of a place on the course will only be sent to the email address you supply; please double check for typos to ensure you receive the confirmation
• These courses are often over-subscribed. If you are offered a place and cannot attend, please let us know ASAP so your place can be offered out to someone on the waiting list

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

HealthImprovementSH@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 

Aims:

To consider some of the issues around sexual consent, with a view to helping young people understand this aspect of healthy relationships

Learning outcomes / objectives:

• Understand what Scots law says about consent ​
• Reflect on the social context for young people​
• Build confidence in knowing where to access lessons on consent from the national resource

For more information on this topic and to access the RSHP resource, click here  

Upcoming dates:

Dates coming soon

Aims:

To provide Secondary teachers with an overview of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood education and to introduce the national teaching resource RSHP

Learning outcomes / objectives:

• Be aware of the policy and guidance that supports the teaching of RSHPE
• Consider how social factors such as gender, sexualisation, social media, and the online world influence young people’s understanding of healthy relationships
• Understand the impact of pornography on young people’s relationships
• Understand how the national resource RSHP supports learning in these and other topic areas
• Have increased confidence in engaging positively with parents and carers around RSHPE

For more information on this topic and to access the RSHP resource, click here  

Upcoming dates:

18th November 2025, 9:30am-4pm, Finding Your Feet Charity Hub, St James House, 25 St James Street, Paisley, PA3 2HQ. Click here to book a place .

PLEASE NOTE:

• Please only sign up for these courses if you can attend the full day from 09.30 – 4.00
• Your confirmation of a place on the course will only be sent to the email address you supply; please double check for typos to ensure you receive the confirmation
• These courses are often over-subscribed. If you are offered a place and cannot attend, please let us know ASAP so your place can be offered out to someone on the waiting list

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

HealthImprovementSH@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 

In May 2023, a National Incident Management Team was convened in response to an 80% increase in gonorrhoea infections among young men and women aged under 20 years. Additionally, the Health and Wellbeing Census (2021/22) confirmed the following: of those senior phase pupils that reported they had experience of penetrative sex, 49.8% reported they had not used a condom the last time they had sex. Clearly, this places them at increased risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections.

A request has been made to Directors of Education through the national ADES group for all secondary schools to prioritise learning about sexually transmitted infections early in the academic year 2023/24.  Of course, the online national resource for learning in RSHP education, which contains up to date activities that can be used to support delivery for this learning and includes information on connecting with parents and carers. However, we are inviting staff to deepen their knowledge and understanding of this area in a focussed twilight session. Staff only need to attend one of two dates.

Please encourage colleagues, both those who regularly teach RSHPE and those who are new to the area, to attend. If you have any queries please don't hesitate to get in touch by emailing: HealthImprovementsSH@gcc.scot.nhs.uk

For more information on this topic and to access the RSHP resource, click here  

Upcoming dates:

Dates coming soon