SPELL's training programme for the voluntary sector is available to all childcare staff and volunteers working in playgroups and baby and toddler groups in South Lanarkshire.   Parents and carers who live in South Lanarkshire are also able to attend these courses. All courses are free of charge.  For more information about the training on offer and/or to book a place on any of the courses please contact Wendy McPhillie by email at office@spell-lanarkshire.com or phone 01698 768944.

Dates for the following courses will be released in January 2026:

1. Paediatric First Aid
2. Basic First Aid Skills for Babies and Children
3. Level 1 Makaton

Paediatric First Aid  

This course is approved by the First Aid Industry Body (FAIB).  This training is suitable for any person caring for or working with children.

Core Learning: Administer first aid to an infant/child who is /requires:

• Unconscious
• Seizure including febrile convulsion
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) & AED
• Choking
• Wounded and bleeding
• Suffering from shock
• Appropriate first aid for minor injuries including minor cuts, grazes, bruises, small splinters, minor burns and scalds
• Resuscitation (Adult, Child and Baby)

In addition, discussion of specific work related injuries/illness to include topics such as :

• Anaphylactic Shock
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Fractures
• Childhood illness
• Head injuries
• Poisons, Extremes of body temperature
• Medication and dealing with an unwell child

Delegates are continually assessed throughout the course to ensure learning outcomes have been achieved. Successful delegates will receive an accredited certificate (FAIB) which is valid for three years. 

Date: TBA

Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm

Venue: Burnbank Community Centre, Burnbank Centre, Burnbank, Hamilton, ML3 0NQ

Basic First Aid Skills for Babies and Children

This course is suitable for all parents, grandparents and other family members who wish to learn basic first aid procedures for babies and children.  Key topics include: CPR for children and babies, recovery position, wounds and bleeding, choking and major illness.

Date: 

Time: 10am - 1pm 

Venue:  Stonehouse Lifestyle Centre, 2 Udstonmill Road, Stonehouse, ML9 3JL

Makaton Level 1 

Date:

Time: 10am - 2pm

Venue: Claremont Church Hall, 27 High Common Road, East Kilbride, G74 2AU

This certified course provides a practical, fun and informative workshop in which participants learn:

• What it might feel like not to be able to speak and be understood.
• What Makaton is.
• Where the signs come from?
• How to use these signs when speaking to others.
• How to read the signs that other people might be using to communicate to them.
• Possible uses of symbols to help communicate.
• Information on how to implement Makaton and personalise it for each
• individual user.

In the Level 1 workshop participants learn - Stages 1 and 2 and 1/2 the additional vocabulary, approximately 137 signs / symbols.

Each participant receives a manual which includes PowerPoint presentations, other reading about Makaton and probably most importantly the line drawings of the signs and symbols taught. Each person also receives a certificate of attendance.

Date:  

Time: 10am - 2pm

Venue: Claremont Church Hall, 27 High Common Road, East Kilbride, G74 2AU