Baby Week – events and learning for the workforce
Baby Week is coming to the Bradford District from 14 to 20 November (and with a couple of warm up events in the days before).
Alongside the activities for families, there is also a programme of workforce events, including training and webinars, to support professionals' personal and professional development.
Take a look below - the links will take you to more info, including how to book.
Wednesday, 11 November, 12.00-12.45 (online) - Baby Week to Behaviour Change webinar - with Oliver Timms, Senior Public Health Specialist – find out more: Baby Week to Behaviour Change webinar
Wednesday, 11 November, 18.00-20.00 (in person) - Early Language & Communication Training - with Talking Bradford – find out more: Talking Bradford - Early Language & Communication training
Thursday, 12 November, 10.00-11.00 (online) - Mental Wellbeing: Recharging Your Batteries - with Living Well Academy – find out more: Mental Wellbeing - Recharging Your Batteries
Thursday, 12 November, 10.00-15.00 (online) - Sleep Training for Professionals - with Together Trust – find out more: Sleep Training for Professionals - online
Friday, 13 November, 08.00-09.00 (online) - Early Communication & Reading Behaviours in Babies - with St Edmund's Early Years Stronger Practice Hub – find out more: Early Communication & Reading Behaviours in Babies
Monday, 16 November, 12.00-13.00 (online) - Key Messages on Good Preconception Care - with Alison Lee, Early Intervention Midwife – find out more: Key messages on good preconception care - Lunch & Learn session
Tuesday, 17 November, 10.00-11.30 (in person) - Ready, Set, Play Training - with Northern Rose – find out more: Ready, Set, Play Training with Northern Rose Education and Training CIC
Tuesday, 17 November, 12.00- 13.00 (online) - Top Ten Lessons from Better Start Bradford: How Evidence Changes Practice - with Gill Thornton – find out more: Top Ten Lessons from Better Start Bradford – How evidence changes practice
Tuesday, 17 November, 17.30-18.30 (online) - Introduction to Baby First Aid - with Mini First Aid – find out more: Introduction to Baby First Aid - Virtual
Wednesday, 18 November, 09.00-15.30 (online and in person) - Baby Week National Conference – find out more: Building the Best Start Together - The Baby Week National Conference 2026
Thursday, 19 November, 10.00-11.30 (online) - Making Every Contact Count - with Living Well Academy – find out more: Making Every Contact Count training - Living Well
Thursday, 19 November, 13.30-16.00 (online) - Warm Start, Healthy Futures: Fuel Poverty and Families webinar - with National Energy Action – find out more: WEBINAR – Warm Start, Healthy Futures: Fuel Poverty and Families
Friday, 20 November, 10.00-12.00 (in person) - Early Language & Communication Training - with Talking Bradford – find out more: Talking Bradford - Early Language & Communication training
Friday, 20 November, 12.30-13.30 (online) - The Power of Play Streets: Supporting Children’s Right to Play In Our Neighbourhoods - with Rebecca James (Public Health Specialist) & Adele Adams (Better Place Bradford) – find out more: The Power of Play Streets (webinar)
Activities for families
There are lots of events happening across the district for under 5's and their families during baby week.
Have a look at the Baby Week Bradford events page to find out more