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Equine Holistic Training

equine holistic training

Hear our voice, feel our energy, heal our soul! Hello and welcome to Equine Holistic Massage Training and Therapy, founded in 2003 by Jilly Tanton. We pride ourselves on being one of the the leading and longest established holistic equine therapy schools in the UK. We have international recognition and have many students currently studying with us from outside of the UK, including Italy, Germany, Spain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, USA, France and Greece. J Sorry, enrolment applications for our practitioner course are now permanently closed, and the website is currently being updated. What Do We Offer? We offer an elite practitioner level course in specialised myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. This course is currently the only one available in the UK with such in-depth knowledge. It is recognised and fully insurable by Balens, Towergate and other major insurance companies. We also hold several one day introductory clinics and workshops covering the above subjects which are well-received and sought after. The genuine focus of our training school is strictly based on remedial, rehabilitation and healing for the horse. Our courses are second to none in the current field of complimentary training programmes for anybody wishing to build a successful career and live their dream working with horses. If you are thinking of training as a professional equine massage therapist who can provide a variety of soft tissue skills then our specialised, in depth equine massage and myofascial release course is the one for you. Not only will you come away with practitioner status, you will also have a wealth of knowledge and highly valuable 'tools in your box' to assist you in building a hugely successful career. Our courses are a flexible combination of home study and practical training sessions at various venues in the beautiful Norfolk countryside, Bristol, Scotland and Ireland. We pride ourselves on offering a non pressurised learning environment and students can take their time in consolidating new skills, consequently our graduates progress to embrace their new career with confidence and a highly professional approach.

Ashlyns School

ashlyns school

Berkhamsted

We are extremely proud of our school; Ashlyns is a school with character and a rich heritage where we inspire our students to be both happy and successful in their pursuit of a wide range of academic, vocational and extra-curricular activities. Our ambition is that your child’s time at Ashlyns should be joyful and exciting and that they experience an interesting and diverse education, which will stay with them throughout their life. Our aim is simply that we provide the best opportunities and support for every student to flourish and succeed. You expect the best for your child and so do we. The school was founded to care for the most vulnerable children in society and today we maintain the same values based on the principle that the child’s needs come first. Acting as champions for students’ potential, we create opportunities to ensure they can thrive and excel. At its heart, Ashlyns has a well-motivated and reflective staff and governing body with a shared purpose, and students who are warm, positive and engaging. The school blends its traditional values with forward thinking teaching and innovation. We believe in strong partnerships; integrity and honesty are fundamental to our relationship with parents and children. Put simply, we achieve more for your child by working closely with you. Our website will give you a brief insight into what the school has to offer for students, parents and the local community, as well as showcasing our various events and achievements. However, nothing can replace the real thing and we take pride in welcoming visitors to our school. Whatever the occasion, there is always something going on and visitors will always receive a warm welcome from staff and students alike, who will be keen to explain what makes Ashlyns such an exciting and inspiring environment for learning. Ashlyns is a thriving school. I am proud to be part of such a special place and feel privileged to be leading the school forward to a bright and ever-more successful future.

Socially Oxford - Beth Kirk

socially oxford - beth kirk

If you are looking for support with your digital marketing, then let me give you a willing hand. Having left a corporate career in order to work flexibly around my family, my aim is to provide business owners and organisations with a clear and straightforward strategic path to follow through what can be a very overwhelming digital world. You might be very unsure of how to approach organic social media, or wondering if starting an email marketing list is the right thing to do. You might be frustrated by the lack of engagement your social media gets, the time it takes to execute or, (this is a common one), feel that your competitors are doing it much better than you. To help you I have several service packages available to suit a wide range of budgets. These range from a basic no-nonsense audit which gives you honest feedback on what you are currently doing, a power hour to go in-depth on some specific issues, or provision of a full strategic multi-platform approach for your social media marketing. Or perhaps I can assist you with a training need? You may have someone (or a number of people) in your organisation that need to upskill in social media marketing in order to feel more confident about executing it themselves. Training others to master social is my passion and you can read some of my many training recommendations from my work as a Social Media Marketing Coach at the award-winning Oxfordshire based TechPixies here. I’ve invested in my training After spending 18 years in the more traditional sales and marketing roles, I knew it was important to invest in my own development and digital learning. In 2017 I completed the 6 month Digital Mums Strategic Marketing Diploma working alongside The Food Ethics Council, and I am trained by leading expert Emma Van Heusen in Facebook Advertising.

Hinchley Wood School

hinchley wood school

Surrey

Welcome to the Hinchley Wood School website; I hope you find it useful and informative and that it gives you some sense of the school’s vitality, values and of the many achievements of our students. Underlying all that we do is our vision, what we regard as our purpose which is “Inspiring Learners”. We are committed to securing the very best for all our students and in doing so, teaching them the five values that lie at the heart of everything we do; enthusiasm and a determination to succeed even when the going gets tough; confidence to ask for help when students need it and to work independently when they don’t; consideration and respect for each and every member of our school and local community. We offer a rich, varied and stimulating curriculum as well as high quality purpose built accommodation including a music suite with state-of-the-art recording studio and extensive practice rooms, a sports hall with purpose built gym and dance studio, five ICT suites and astro turf sports pitches. As a school we strive constantly to improve on our previous best and particular importance is placed on recognising and rewarding individual achievement. Students are actively encouraged to participate in a wide range of artistic and sporting activities with many gaining recognition at local and national level for their achievements. Our core business is teaching and learning and we have a relentless focus on teaching lessons of the highest quality - lessons which stimulate and inspire young minds. For our students this is not just a vision but a reality: The last school Ofsted Inspection said “Hinchley Wood is an outstanding school………Students work exceptionally well together in this harmonious and cohesive community and achieve excellent outcomes.” If this is the sort of school you wish your child to be part of I do hope you will apply for them to come and join us.

CMT Clarimed Training Ltd

cmt clarimed training ltd

Clarimed’s courses are uniquely written and presented with the emphasis on communications and terminology. Due to our drive to make each course stimulating and interactive, we use various training methods such as group work, forum theatre and actress workshops. Clarimed has grown considerably over the past few years due to the popularity of its high quality courses.We now provide training for many Local Medical Committees, Clinical Commissioning Groups, hospitals and individual GP practices. The courses are relevant for all non clinical staff and healthcare assistants, with certain courses, such as the Communicating Values course, being well attended by clinical staff. Clarimed was founded and is run by Claire Duncan. Wonderful testimonials from happy clients… “I have been a GP receptionist for 11 years. This was the most enjoyable course I’ve ever been on. I learned so much, and time went so quickly as it was really well done. Excellent, excellent, excellent trainer and actors” “Activities and actors in role play very useful learning tools” “Really interesting and has given me lots of information and very thought provoking. Found the role play very realistic. Very impressed.” “Very visual – actors’ role play very engaging” “Brilliant, and great acting” Claire Duncan, Director & Trainer Qualifications: RGN, ENB 199 Accident & Emergency Nursing, Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner (NLP) Claire has more than 30 years experience working with health care professionals. She trained as a Registered General Nurse at Guys Hospital in London and went on to work in the fields of orthopaedics and plastic surgery. She specialised in accident and emergency nursing and spent many years as an A&E sister and practice nurse. For 6 years she worked as a freelance trainer and in 2005 Clarimed was born. Claire has a contagious enthusiasm for delivering high quality, stimulating training and she qualified as a practitioner of Neuro-linguistic Programming in 2010, which has enhanced her knowledge of communications in healthcare. Claire’s passions are painting, art history and rugby!

Active100

active100

Eastleigh

We started in 2009, and we’ve been on an epic journey ever since. From our beginnings where we were solely focused on children’s football coaching to delivering our first ‘100% Active’ session in 2017, we’ve tried to stay true to our core beliefs. These are that all children should have the opportunity to develop through a variety of exciting activities that engage both body and brain, inspiring them to have a happy and healthy lifestyle. From the outset our focus has always been on children and their enjoyment of being active, learning new skills, improving their confidence and developing friendships. When we started in 2009 were running sessions for approximatley 40 children a month; this has now increased to almost 2000 children a month. We genuinely love being part of the children’s development and over the years we have had some amazing stories to tell. We find it fascinating to observe how individual children are in their handling of situations and how they get their characters across when integrating with new groups of children, even at the age of 18 months old. It is this kind of reward that keeps us focused on our goals, but we have a big challenge! Children of today are growing up in a world where they can lose hours during a day, day after day, week after week through being on electronic devices, during which time they have no interaction with other people. We have to acknowledge that we are living in a technology encompassing world now, but our vision is to create a balance between technology and being active. We want to offer variety and engagement through the sessions we offer to ensure children don’t lose the vital skills which will help them as they develop in life… things such as social skills, the ability to converse, the ability to handle situations, to adapt to changing environments, earn respect, be part of a team and how to win and lose.

Sholfins Swim School

sholfins swim school

Bromsgrove

Sholfins Swim School CIC is a not-for-profit company born from a passion and love for swimming. We are extremely passionate about our community. Our aim is to try and remove as many barriers as possible, preventing our community of Redditch from learning to swim. The team at Sholfins recognise that due to the pandemic there has been a huge impact on children having access to water in their early years. A number of primary/middle schools have also been unable to provide this life skill to their pupils prior to the pandemic for several different reasons, therefore, falling short of the national curriculum requirements, through no fault of their own. Swimming and water safety has been a statutory element of the national curriculum for physical education in England since 1994. This means that every 11-year-old child should leave primary/middle school with the skills to keep themselves safe. Swimming lessons provide all children with vital skills to help with survival and this is no different for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). By 2025, over 780,000 children with SEND will be in the education system. However, inequalities in the ability of schools and teachers to offer high quality opportunities for them to participate in PE, School Sport or Physical Activity still exist, with disabled young people twice as likely to be physically inactive as non-disabled people. The focus on the new revised Ofsted inspection framework is also an area of consideration for schools to bare in mind. At Sholfins we believe everyone should have the opportunity to learn to swim. All of our instructors are Level 2, Swim England qualified and have RLSS Lifeguard, First Aid and Safeguarding Qualifications. The team are passionate about teaching and ensure that each child is given the support and encouragement to become water confident no matter what age. We are registered with Swim England and follow the learn to swim programme and the School Swimming and Water Safety charter.

Just Collaborate

just collaborate

London

Just Space is an informal alliance of around 80 community groups, campaigns and concerned independent organisations which was formed to act as a voice for Londoners at grass-roots level during the formulation of London’s major planning strategy, particularly the London Plan. Everyone is affected by planning but the planning process is technical and often daunting for the majority of people, even though the issues themselves are readily understood: housing, green space, jobs, transport, pollution, and so on. The aim of Just Space is to improve public participation in planning, to ensure that policy is fairer towards communities – in a system dominated by the interests of developers. The Just Space Network brings together a wide range of groups, some with a London-wide remit (such as the London Tenants Federation, the London Forum of Civic and Amenity Societies, Friends of the Earth), others locally based community groups (such as Latin Elephant and Ward’s Corner Community Coalition). The Network also has links with some of the Universities in London (e.g. UCL, CASS and LSE) whose staff and students provide research that the network presents alongside their own grass roots evidence at London Plan hearings or in other contexts. We work by supporting our member groups and spreading information further afield. Groups collaborate and coordinate in making representations to planning authorities, share learning, research and experience through workshops and publications. As a result of this engagement people have come to understand how political these planning documents are and how much they influence many of the key issues that groups are focused on such as health inequalities, targets for relevant housing, progress on environmental issues and pitches for gypsies and travellers. Members of Just Space continue to monitor and expose contradictions in the London Plan, and other planning policy. Just Space is developing further work with communities, including people who have not been much engaged before. To join Just Space and be part of the network, please email richardlee50(at)gmail.com and explain your interest.

Emma Decent

emma decent

Emma Decent is based in the north west of England and has been writing and performing for over 15 years. Emma’s latest project is I Don’t Know What I’m Supposed To Be Doing, a new autobiographical show about herself and her mother. Her first solo show was Beyond Dreams of Aberystwyth was developed in 2013 with support from the Arts Council of England. The Show toured since 2013 and the story also unfolds as an Online Book which you can read in full as 20 Chapters on this website. Emma’s Poetry & Spoken Word includes raw, funny and vibrant performance poetry and prose. She has appeared at open mics all over the country and been guest poet at events in Manchester, Preston, Wakefield and beyond. She was chuffed to have her first ever slam win at the famous Uptown Poetry Slam at the Green Mill, Chicago in 2010. In Spring 2014 Emma qualified in Preparing to Teach in the Life-Long Learning Sector. She delivers workshops in performance and creative life-writing to accompany her shows where she encourages others to tell their stories. Emma teaches other classes to adults in creativity and writing, see Teaching and Events for more details. See Events for details of all Emma’s up-and-coming shows and activities. Emma also writes freelance journalism from time to time, and writes a Blog here, where she (occasionally) documents her on-going creative journey. Previous work includes Magic Words, a popular spoken word night Emma ran and hosted in Todmorden in 2012. In the 1990’s Emma was a lively participant on Manchester’s queer theatre and cabaret scene, and was co-writer and producer of Manchester’s fondly remembered queer pantos Snow White and the 7 Dubious Stereotypes and Little Red 30-Something and Her Queer Adventures in Wonderland at the Green Room in 2002 & 2004. See Past Projects for more about Emma’s earlier work.

Garforth Academy

garforth academy

Leeds

Garforth Academy mainly serves the community of Garforth with some pupils travelling further to school from communities such as Micklefield, Kippax, Colton, Whitkirk, Swillington, Aberford and Crossgates. Whilst the majority of pupils live within walking distance we do have a broad intake of primary schools with current year 7 pupils coming from 27 primary schools. The Key Stage 2 APS on entry is broadly in line with national average but some year groups are slightly below national average on entry. The academy is larger than average, and has around 300 pupils per year group in Key Stages Three and Four with a large 6th form in excess of 400 pupils. We serve a diverse community and whilst a large proportion of pupils come from affluent backgrounds, some pupils live in areas containing pockets of deprivation, characterised by high unemployment, an inadequate employment base, low average income levels, poor physical and mental health and a degraded urban environment. It is therefore important that our curriculum meets needs the needs of all learners from a wide range of backgrounds. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below the national average (16% v 29%) as is the number currently in receipt of Free School Meals (7% v 12%). Pupils within the academy are mainly White British, with only 2.7% of pupils having EAL. The number of pupils with an EHCP is 1.3%, and a small number of pupils requiring behavioural and emotional support attend The Elland Academy in Leeds, which is a registered Alternative Provision within Delta Academies Trust. We serve our local community and work closely with partners to plan a set of learning experiences that meet the needs of our pupils. In addition, we use local, national and international labour market intelligence to plan courses to best prepare our young people for life beyond school. We have the highest standards and expectations for all pupils and we strive to provide a curriculum that respects the needs of all pupils as well as one that encourages young people to seek continuous development and improvement.