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Accredited Peer Support Training begins
Real Baby Milk is delighted to be among the first breastfeeding organisations to be offering accredited peer support training in the UK. The training course, accredited by the National Open College Network, is now up and running in Cornwall with plans to deliver it elsewhere in the UK currently being developed.
Trainees undertake a six week training course and are assessed on elements such as active listening skills, positioning and attachment, hand expressing, peer supporting and the many different aspects of being an effective peer supporter.
The course has been accredited to level 1 and 2 with the Open College Network credit based learning and Real Baby Milk CIC is now a registered training centre. Trainees are reporting that the course really empowers them and builds their confidence in their own skills and capabilities as peer supporters.
So far over 16 trainees have completed the training course, with a further 30 peer supporters converting their previously unaccredited training through a series of accreditation days in Cornwall.
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence recommends that breastfeeding peer supporters should be trained under an independently accredited training course and it is this recommendation that has led Real Baby Milk to take this step. Based on the original course as written by Lactation Consultants, Helen Shanahan and Stephanie Heard, the course is specific to equip volunteers with the skills to provide effective mother-to-mother support within breastfeeding group settings.
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RBM shortlisted for national social enterprise award
Real Baby Milk CIC is delighted to have been shortlisted for a national award for the 'Highest Growth Champion' in the UK. Directors of the social enterprise will be attending the awards ceremony in London on June 9th to see if they have succeeded in winning the award.
"Like any social enterprise, we are so focused on delivering high quality services and addressing the social need that we were set up to tackle that it came as a bit of a surprise to find ourselves in a shortlist of three out of over 300 applicants" says Arwen Folkes, Managing Director of Real Baby Milk CIC "However, it is testament to the hard work and commitment of our team, the volunteers and public service partners that we work with that has led to our growth being recognised in this way and I am delighted to say that our growth looks set to continue over the coming months".
The social enterprise stands to win £100,000, a trip to the World Social Enterprise Convention in South Africa and ten days of business consultancy if they are successful. The Cornish based social enterprise has already been listed as the second fastest growing social enterprise in the UK by Social Enterprise Magazine.
The awards are sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland and the ceremony at Lambeth Palace is to be attended by Nick Hurd, the Minister for Civil Society. The awards ceremony takes place in London on June 9th 2010.
More information: http://www.se100.co.uk/se100-news/100409-first-rbs-se100-data-report-to-be-revealed-in-weeks.php
Real Baby Milks 3rd Birthday!
Real Baby Milk CIC recently celebrated its 3rd birthday since being incorporated as a Community Interest Company.
The company has grown from strength to strength and is delighted to be working closely with NHS trusts all over the UK. As well as celebrating the birthday of the company, the Real Baby Milk team have also welcomed other fantastic news. Being awarded £36,000 of Department of Health monies to develop the peer support programme in Cornwall, achieving the Level 3 Interlink Capability Model Award (ILCM) and welcoming the first Future Jobs Fund employee in Cornwall to the team.
“The approach to breastfeeding that we have been taking has been so well received across the UK, we are delighted” Arwen, Managing Director began “We are extremely lucky to have a very dedicated team of staff and volunteers who are equally passionate about the work we are doing. We are incredibly excited about the future, we hope to have Real Baby Milk branches across the UK, enabling us to deliver peer support services to other women in the UK.”
Real Baby Milk runs a National web based campaign for breastfeeding, provides literature and films to NHS trusts across the UK and runs an intensive volunteer training and support programme in Cornwall.
Real Baby Milk CIC is a not for profit company that is working to reduce the social barriers to breastfeeding and to provide women with accurate and meaningful information.
Breastfeeding has been scientifically proven to the be the natural and most nourishing way to feed a baby, however, the UK compares poorly to other parts of Europe with just 76% of women initiating breastfeeding and many women ceasing at 2 and 6 weeks.
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Real Baby Milk celebrates its 3rd birthday with newly trained peer supporters at the Berryfield’s Children’s Centre in Bodmin, Cornwall
Grants Awarded to Breastfeeding Groups in Cornwall
Real Baby Milk is delighted to have been able to award grants totalling nearly £2,500 to breastfeeding groups across Cornwall. The small grants programme was funded by Cornwall Council and applications were invited from groups to access funds of up to £250 to fund activities that would help with training, sustainability and / or resources for mums in their area
Postage & Packaging Costs Removed from RBM shop
Real Baby Milk has today revised all pricings on the website shop to enable us to be able to operate with no Postage & Packaging Costs. "We decided to build in the P&P costs into our product prices as we felt it was much simpler for our customers and it means that the price they see is the price they pay" said Arwen from Real Baby Milk.
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