We are experienced digital facilitators with personal and professional experience of children’s services.

We don’t just talk about what it’s like for children in care. Our leaders have lived through it.

We understand what it is like to attend training that doesn't seem relevant to our work with children. Not providing any practical guidance or understanding of lived experience leaves us without the knowledge to support young people.

That’s not what we do…

We have provided 100s of workshops, webinars and training sessions for 1,000s of practitioners, all facilitated by leaders with lived experience. Our leaders draw upon their personal and professional experiences of children's services to provide training that gives staff the knowledge to create meaningful relationships with young people.

Our training is grounded in the real experiences of young people, because they bring to life the systems and the social and psychological issues that affect children and provide new insights, challenges and inspiration.

We combine lived and professional experience with our digital capabilities to work with you and provide training opportunities that give people knowledge that is relevant and meaningful to their work with young people.

Our successful training is now online and CPD accredited in response to the challenges of Covid. Back-to-back video calls, fatigue, the risks of isolation make it all the more important to offer an online learning environment that connects staff to the inspiration and challenge of the real experiences of young people. Our training provides opportunities to explore, reflect and deepen understanding of the issues affecting young people and the ways in which we can make a difference.

YVB Training - The Importance of Communication