The National Academy for Parenting Practitioners will be provided by a consortium of the charities Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) and Parenting UK and King's College London, which will supply the premises.
Dr Stephen Scott, head of the King's College London Parenting Unit, said it would 'bring its expertise in training practitioners in approaches proven to work in helping all parents bring the best out of their children'.
FPI chief executive Mary McLeod said the research would 'increase our knowledge of what programmes and interventions work best'.
The academy, due to be formally launched in October, will build a training infrastructure with colleges and universities and devise courses for specific practitioners such as health visitors and social workers and staff working with parents in schools.
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