Togetherness platform for Reading – online resources for families and free CPD for practitioners

Wokingham, West Berkshire and Reading Councils have introduced Togetherness across Berkshire West through a jointly funded three‑year multi‑user licence.

This provides free, unlimited access to a wide range of online resources for families, alongside free CPD‑accredited training for practitioners.

What is Togetherness?

Togetherness (formerly the Solihull Approach) is an evidence‑based programme that promotes emotional wellbeing, child development and positive family relationships. Used nationally and internationally since 1996, it demonstrates strong outcomes for both families and professionals. Courses are developed by clinical psychologists, health specialists, and parents, and are designed to be accessible, reflective and practical.

Benefits for families

Families will have free access to more than 15 online pathways, sometimes described as courses, covering:

  • Baby bonding and antenatal/postnatal support
  • Understanding your child/young person
  • Support for additional needs
  • Teen brain development and feelings
  • Parental wellbeing and relationships

Information is available in multiple languages, include voiceovers and built‑in evaluation, and are associated with improvements in:

  • Parent–child relationships
  • Children’s prosocial behaviour
  • Parental confidence
  • Reductions in stress, anxiety and behavioural difficulties

Benefits for practitioners – free CPD

The professional licence provides practitioners across Berkshire West with free, unlimited access to specialist Togetherness training modules. These support trauma‑informed, attachment aware and neurodevelopment aware practice, with CPD certificates and ongoing learning resources included.

How you can get involved

The Togetherness programme has now gone live across Berkshire West.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss how Togetherness offer can support your teams and service users, and how it can be promoted through your services to both families and practitioners. Consistent visibility across multiple touchpoints will be key to awareness and uptake.

We are particularly keen to explore opportunities to embed information about the Togetherness offer into routine practice, organisational websites and other and existing resources.