This Silver Ring Workshop is designed for absolute beginners. It will be a great introduction to working with silver and will see you make your very own silver ring, using skills acquired during your day.
Course Overview This practical, one-day course is designed to equip participants with the essential skills, tools and confidence to effectively facilitate discussions, meetings, and workshops. Whether you're guiding a team brainstorming session, leading a stakeholder workshop, or managing a complex meeting, strong facilitation skills can dramatically improve outcomes and engagement. Participants will learn how to plan and structure sessions, manage group dynamics, keep discussions on track, and handle challenging behaviours—all while creating a collaborative and inclusive environment. The course combines theory with hands-on activities, group discussions, and real-world scenarios to build practical, transferable skills. Who Should Attend This course is ideal for: Project managers Team leaders and supervisors Business analysts Community engagement officers Policy officers Trainers and consultants Anyone responsible for leading meetings or workshops No prior facilitation experience is necessary. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, participants will be able to: Understand the role and mindset of an effective facilitator Plan and design structured facilitation sessions Use a range of facilitation tools and techniques to encourage participation Manage group dynamics, including difficult participants and off-topic conversations Apply active listening, summarising and questioning techniques Create safe, inclusive and engaging environments for diverse groups Maintain neutrality and guide discussions to achieve desired outcomes Course Content 1. Introduction to Facilitation What is facilitation? Key differences between facilitation, presentation and training The mindset of an effective facilitator 2. Planning for Success Clarifying session purpose and outcomes Structuring the session: openings, transitions, closings Selecting the right tools and approaches for your audience 3. Core Facilitation Techniques Questioning strategies (open, probing, clarifying) Active listening and reflection Encouraging balanced participation Visual facilitation basics (whiteboards, templates, sticky notes) 4. Managing Group Dynamics Reading the room and adapting your approach Handling dominant or disengaged participants Dealing with conflict or resistance constructively Techniques for decision-making and consensus-building 5. Practice and Feedback Facilitated role-plays and group exercises Constructive peer and trainer feedback Personal action planning Delivery Method This course is delivered in a highly interactive, face-to-face or virtual format. It includes a blend of short presentations, group work, facilitated discussions and hands-on activities to embed learning. Inclusions Comprehensive participant workbook and toolkit Facilitator guides and templates Certificate of completion Optional post-course coaching (available on request)
Course Overview This practical, one-day course is designed to equip participants with the essential skills, tools and confidence to effectively facilitate discussions, meetings, and workshops. Whether you're guiding a team brainstorming session, leading a stakeholder workshop, or managing a complex meeting, strong facilitation skills can dramatically improve outcomes and engagement. Participants will learn how to plan and structure sessions, manage group dynamics, keep discussions on track, and handle challenging behaviours—all while creating a collaborative and inclusive environment. The course combines theory with hands-on activities, group discussions, and real-world scenarios to build practical, transferable skills. Who Should Attend This course is ideal for: Project managers Team leaders and supervisors Business analysts Community engagement officers Policy officers Trainers and consultants Anyone responsible for leading meetings or workshops No prior facilitation experience is necessary. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, participants will be able to: Understand the role and mindset of an effective facilitator Plan and design structured facilitation sessions Use a range of facilitation tools and techniques to encourage participation Manage group dynamics, including difficult participants and off-topic conversations Apply active listening, summarising and questioning techniques Create safe, inclusive and engaging environments for diverse groups Maintain neutrality and guide discussions to achieve desired outcomes Course Content 1. Introduction to Facilitation What is facilitation? Key differences between facilitation, presentation and training The mindset of an effective facilitator 2. Planning for Success Clarifying session purpose and outcomes Structuring the session: openings, transitions, closings Selecting the right tools and approaches for your audience 3. Core Facilitation Techniques Questioning strategies (open, probing, clarifying) Active listening and reflection Encouraging balanced participation Visual facilitation basics (whiteboards, templates, sticky notes) 4. Managing Group Dynamics Reading the room and adapting your approach Handling dominant or disengaged participants Dealing with conflict or resistance constructively Techniques for decision-making and consensus-building 5. Practice and Feedback Facilitated role-plays and group exercises Constructive peer and trainer feedback Personal action planning Delivery Method This course is delivered in a highly interactive, face-to-face or virtual format. It includes a blend of short presentations, group work, facilitated discussions and hands-on activities to embed learning. Inclusions Comprehensive participant workbook and toolkit Facilitator guides and templates Certificate of completion Optional post-course coaching (available on request)
We're passionate about equipping churches to respond to domestic abuse. Our Domestic Abuse Awareness course will help you explore key questions around the issue of domestic abuse, like how to recognise the signs of domestic abuse, why domestic abuse happens, and how to start supporting survivors.
Delivering an interactive web experience can be challenging but not impossible. This course will provide you with the core fundamentals of front-end web programming and how to understand the DOM (Document Object Model). After that, we will take a deep dive into advanced DOM concepts, which include events, hierarchy, and bubbling.
Do you want to know how to add interaction or dynamic content to your webpages; then this is the course for you! Multiple hands-on projects are included in this course that are designed to help you learn more about JavaScript and interacting with the DOM.
This course primarily focuses on explaining the concepts of the Document Object Model through a project-based approach. It will help you enhance your coding skills using JavaScript along with a deeper understanding of the DOM fundamentals.
JavaScript can interface with the Document Object Model and help make webpage elements come to life! Interact with web users through event listeners to make your web pages respond to users and code. This practical course will help you build modern, interactive, and dynamic web pages. You need to have previous experience with JavaScript and HTML to get started.
This course has now started but you can still sign up to gain live access to our future sessions. Recordings will be made available at a later date exclusively for HA members. Join us this summer to celebrate 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen with this brand new webinar series from the Historical Association. We will explore the work and influence of the famous novelist to illuminate our understanding of the Georgian era and the society that Austen brought to life. Sessions include: 24 June - Domestic economies: families, home and work in the age of Jane Austen | Dr Sara Pennell 1 July - A Q and A with one of the world's leading experts on Jane Austen, Professor John Mullan 14 July - 'I am … MAD': The life in Jane Austen’s Letters | Dr Freya Johnston 22 July - The social spread of the handshake in the age of Jane Austen | Professor Penelope Corfield All sessions take place from 5-6.30pm and will be hosted online via Zoom. Once you have signed up your details will be registered for all sessions and you will receive joining instructions directly from Zoom. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at shortcourses@history.org.uk. On the day of the session joining links will be sent out up until 1pm on the day of the session. All images public domain, central image of Jane Austen modified by Wikimedia user Amano1.
Course Overview Are you looking to become a Javascript Developer? The DOM Manipulation with JavaScript course breaks down DOM manipulation in JavaScript into easy to follow bitesize modules, ideal for beginners. You will learn how to interact with the DOM to create dynamic interaction on web pages, create new HTML elements and style them dynamically, equipping you with the skills to effectively manipulate the DOM within your website. Through this instructor-guided course, you will build a solid base of knowledge required to become a JavaScript Developer and create dynamic and interactive web pages that can respond to users' actions. It will teach you everything you need to know to make the most of Javascript to get, change, add or delete HTML elements, for expert web development. Enrol in this step-by-step training course today and learn DOM manipulation from the experts. This best selling DOM Manipulation with JavaScript has been developed by industry professionals and has already been completed by hundreds of satisfied students. This in-depth DOM Manipulation with JavaScript is suitable for anyone who wants to build their professional skill set and improve their expert knowledge. The DOM Manipulation with JavaScript is CPD-accredited, so you can be confident you're completing a quality training course will boost your CV and enhance your career potential. The DOM Manipulation with JavaScript is made up of several information-packed modules which break down each topic into bite-sized chunks to ensure you understand and retain everything you learn. After successfully completing the DOM Manipulation with JavaScript, you will be awarded a certificate of completion as proof of your new skills. If you are looking to pursue a new career and want to build your professional skills to excel in your chosen field, the certificate of completion from the DOM Manipulation with JavaScript will help you stand out from the crowd. You can also validate your certification on our website. We know that you are busy and that time is precious, so we have designed the DOM Manipulation with JavaScript to be completed at your own pace, whether that's part-time or full-time. Get full course access upon registration and access the course materials from anywhere in the world, at any time, from any internet-enabled device. Our experienced tutors are here to support you through the entire learning process and answer any queries you may have via email.