Our West Yorkshire Family Resilience and Early Help Group on behalf of the West Yorkshire Children, Young People and Families Programme are pleased to invite you to join us for a lunch and learn session to launch the West Yorkshire report on research to understand the merits and challenges of online parenting courses.

The research was undertaken by Starks Consulting Ltd and Leeds Beckett University and included a multi-modal approach that generated a range of qualitative and quantitative data from Early Help practitioners, partners and parents across West Yorkshire. This included interviews and focus groups with Early Help practitioners across West Yorkshire, a workforce survey, a parent survey and interviews with parents who had completed online parenting programmes.

The key aims of the research were to understand how and to what extent services in West Yorkshire delivered online parenting programmes. The study looked to capture:

• The value and merits of such delivery

• The impact of online learning on parenting and;

• Ultimately on the quality of their relationships with their children.

Based on the evidence gathered from the research across West Yorkshire a report has been produced with key findings, case studies and recommendations to support the future planning and development of services which we are launching at this lunch and learn session. Following the launch, the report will be available for all organisations across West Yorkshire.

An agenda and teams link for the lunch and learn session will be sent out via email by the Children, Young People and Families Team in due course.

Lunch & Learn Session - Merits and challenges of online parenting courses