Events

Browse our upcoming events, including courses for your continuing professional development, conferences and webinars. Most are hosted online so you can join from wherever you are in the world.

Event

RCPCH Conference 2026

11 May 2026

Birmingham

This year's three-day conference will feature fantastic keynote speakers, presentations, posters and workshops on a wide range of child health topics. Our theme is '30 years of RCPCH: Reflect, celebrate and inspire'.

RCPCH Conference

Course

Statement and report writing - England/Wales (Level 3) - online - May 2026

11 May 2026

This one-day online course explores how to write statements and reports that document the valuable information needed for effective investigation in child protection cases. This course is focused purely on English and Welsh law. It is held online, via Zoom. The course times are in BST (British...

Safeguarding

Course

Effective Educational Supervision (online) - May

18 May 2026

This online course meets the General Medical Council’s requirements for educational supervisors. It explores the fundamentals of educational supervision and provides essential updates on the RCPCH Progress+ curriculum and RCPCH assessments.

Paediatric careers

Leadership

Course

Child Protection in Scotland: From examination to court [CPEC] (Level 3) - online two-day course

27 May 2026

Paediatricians have a key role in both providing written evidence and presenting as a professional witness in family, criminal or civil proceedings in child protection cases. This two day online course, with pre-course activities, provides paediatricians with the skills required to fulfil these duti...

Safeguarding

Child protection

Course

Expert witness in child protection (Level 3+, 4 and 5) - online course

02 June 2026

This two-day online course provides paediatricians, who are already acting in an expert capacity or those with professional witness experience wishing to do so in the future, with the skills required to fulfil this key responsibility. Please note: This course is held virtually, via Zoom.

Safeguarding

Expert witness

Event

Scottish Paediatric Society Summer Meeting 2026

5 June 2026

Hamilton

The 2026 Summer Meeting will take place in Hamilton on 5 June and will be hosted by Dr David Beattie. Abstract submissions are now open until 12 April. Booking will open soon.

RCPCH Conference

Course

Children, Violence and Safeguarding (Level 3) - online

08 June 2026

This course looks at the impact of violence on children and young people and the skills to address safeguarding issues that arise as a result. Please note: This is a virtual course, facilitated online via Zoom.

Safeguarding

Child protection

Event

Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) Training Day (Virtual) - June 2026

11 June 2026

This event is for RCPCH members representing the College on an AAC. The AAC College Assessor acts on behalf of the College on an interview panel for consultant posts in the NHS. We'll start with an overview of the process, and then break out into workshop sessions to explore the tricky situations...

RCPCH Conference

Event

Trainee Research Network: National Conference

17 June 2026

Stafford

This event will bring together paediatric residents with an interest in research to build research skills, network, share learning and present high-quality research conducted across the country. It will include plenary talks, workshops, short talks and panel discussions on the theme, 'Building Capac...

RCPCH Conference

Course

How to Manage: When a child dies- the role of the paediatrician Manchester (in-person)

24 June 2026

Salford

All paediatricians will deal with children who die, whether this is sudden and unexpected or following a long illness. This Manchester course will help Paediatricians understand the statutory processes as well as sharing best practice to promote learning from deaths and how best to support families....

Child and adolescent mortality