Name: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Drilling Operations - Directional Drilling - Drill Fluid Operator
Price: 695 GBP
Availability: InStock

Birmingham

<p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>This course is ideal for whole school groups including Headteachers, Senior Leaders, Curriculum Leaders, Subject Leaders, Teachers of independent schools inspected by Ofsted.<p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Of those who are inspected by Ofsted, "Quality of Eduction" or "Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact" seems to be the main area of concern. And for independent schools who have the freedom to sidestep the national curriculum and develop their own, getting it right can be quite challenging. But we are here to help.<p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Invite us to your school. Bring your curriculum planning documents, samples of your pupils work, staff CPD records, your records of pupils progress and achievements and let&#39;s workshop this! We will spend the day together and explore the following:<p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What, Why &amp; for Whom?&nbsp;</li><li style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What &amp;When?&nbsp; </li><li style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">How?&nbsp; </li><li style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">By whom?&nbsp; </li><li style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Is it working?&nbsp; </li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>We will even role play to prepare you for conversations that you will have during inspection - including the Headteacher&#39;s educationally focussed discussion which takes place the day before a standard Ofsted inspection.<p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>So, what do you think?&nbsp;<p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'> <p style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'>Invite us to your school!

This course is ideal for whole school groups including Headteachers, Senior Leaders, Curriculum Leaders, Subject Leaders, Teachers of independent schools inspected by Ofsted.


Of those who are inspected by Ofsted, "Quality of Eduction" or "Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact" seems to be the main area of concern. And for independent schools who have the freedom to sidestep the national curriculum and develop their own, getting it right can be quite challenging. But we are here to help.


Invite us to your school. Bring your curriculum planning documents, samples of your pupils work, staff CPD records, your records of pupils progress and achievements and let's workshop this! We will spend the day together and explore the following:


What, Why & for Whom?
What &When?
How?
By whom?
Is it working?


We will even role play to prepare you for conversations that you will have during inspection - including the Headteacher's educationally focussed discussion which takes place the day before a standard Ofsted inspection.


So, what do you think? 


Invite us to your school!

Marell Consulting Limited

Ofsted Inspection

Your Curriculum - Getting it Right! A whole day, whole school practical workshop to tackle Ofsted's "Quality of Education", "Curriculum Intent, Implementation & Impact". Exclusively for independent schools that are inspected by Ofsted.

Your Curriculum - Getting it Right!

General Admission

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Our experienced trainer will provide competence assessment for the whole day. You need to book clients in for ear irrigation and you need a minimum number of clients which we will discuss with you upon booking.&nbsp;If travel is required within a 25 miles radius we will charge travel expenses on top of the fee we charge.&nbsp;

Our experienced trainer will provide competence assessment for the whole day. You need to book clients in for ear irrigation and you need a minimum number of clients which we will discuss with you upon booking. 
If travel is required within a 25 miles radius we will charge travel expenses on top of the fee we charge. 

AB Health Group

Practice Assessor

Ear Training

Emergency Care Assistant

Assessor Training

Ear Care Competency Assessment In Workplace

Edinburgh

This highly participative 2‐day intensive training course focuses on developing the essential skills required for group facilitation in the workplace setting. The course focuses on all the process of group facilitation essential for today&rsquo;s fast paced and ever changing workplace.A facilitator is someone who uses knowledge of group processes to formulate and deliver the needed structure for meeting interactions to be effective. A facilitator focuses on effective processes (meeting dynamics) allowing the participants to focus on the content or the substance of their work together.<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">This seminar will enable the participants to:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Facilitate and host meetings so that the real issues are reached quickly and fairly</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Apply smart neutrality to focus all the different views in the room and organise them into a</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">coherent whole</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Understand the context and dynamics from which specific issues arise &ndash; particularly in the oil</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&amp; gas sector</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Develop skills in practical communication that opens up the possibility for change</li></ul><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">ObjectivesBy the end of the programme, participants will:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Learn about key competencies and tools of facilitation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Describe the main factors of group dynamics</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Understand how to stimulate group participation and positively handle conflict</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Know about the design of meetings for maximum knowledge transfer</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Learn to deal with difficult participants of all types</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Receive valuable coaching and feedback on own communication style</li></ul>Training MethodologyDynamic presentations support each of the topics together with interactive trainer lead sessions of discussion. There will also be numerous practical sessions where participants have the opportunity to participate and experience topics taught. Case studies, DVD&rsquo;s, small group work, exercises and coaching will be used to facilitate learning.Who Should Attend?<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">All staff who need to facilitate meetings and events</li></ul><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">Course OutlineDay 1 &ndash; Key Competencies and Tools of Facilitation<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Group facilitation techniques and methods</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Role of facilitator versus leader</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">An analysis of poor meetings</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Running effective meetings</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to choose the appropriate meeting role: Chair (Leader), Administrator, Facilitator and Participant</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Active listening, clarifying, questioning to manage meeting behaviour and contributions</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Your facilitators&#39; toolbox<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Icebreakers</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Seatingdynamicsand&lsquo;bodylanguage&rsquo; o Venueandset‐up</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cross cultural communication and meetings</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Assessing your personal communication style</li></ul>Day 2 &ndash; Understanding Group Dynamics, Conflict &amp; Decision Making<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Group dynamics</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Stages of group development</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Decision making techniques<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Brainstorming o PMI</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sixthinkinghats o Gridanalysis</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nominalgrouptechnique o Delphi</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Force‐fieldanalysis</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Reaching Consensus</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Avoiding Groupthink ‐ avoiding fatal flaws in group decision‐making</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Handling group conflict</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Working with difficult people</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Evaluating facilitation</li></ul>

This highly participative 2‐day intensive training course focuses on developing the essential skills required for group facilitation in the workplace setting. The course focuses on all the process of group facilitation essential for today’s fast paced and ever changing workplace.
A facilitator is someone who uses knowledge of group processes to formulate and deliver the needed structure for meeting interactions to be effective. A facilitator focuses on effective processes (meeting dynamics) allowing the participants to focus on the content or the substance of their work together.



This seminar will enable the participants to:
Facilitate and host meetings so that the real issues are reached quickly and fairly
Apply smart neutrality to focus all the different views in the room and organise them into a
coherent whole
Understand the context and dynamics from which specific issues arise – particularly in the oil
& gas sector
Develop skills in practical communication that opens up the possibility for change



Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will:
Learn about key competencies and tools of facilitation
Describe the main factors of group dynamics
Understand how to stimulate group participation and positively handle conflict
Know about the design of meetings for maximum knowledge transfer
Learn to deal with difficult participants of all types
Receive valuable coaching and feedback on own communication style
Training Methodology
Dynamic presentations support each of the topics together with interactive trainer lead sessions of discussion. There will also be numerous practical sessions where participants have the opportunity to participate and experience topics taught. Case studies, DVD’s, small group work, exercises and coaching will be used to facilitate learning.
Who Should Attend?
All staff who need to facilitate meetings and events



Course Outline
Day 1 – Key Competencies and Tools of Facilitation
Group facilitation techniques and methods
Role of facilitator versus leader
An analysis of poor meetings
Running effective meetings
How to choose the appropriate meeting role: Chair (Leader), Administrator, Facilitator and Participant
Active listening, clarifying, questioning to manage meeting behaviour and contributions
Your facilitators' toolboxIcebreakersSeatingdynamicsand‘bodylanguage’ o Venueandset‐up
Cross cultural communication and meetings
Assessing your personal communication style
Day 2 – Understanding Group Dynamics, Conflict & Decision Making
Group dynamics
Stages of group development
Decision making techniquesBrainstorming o PMISixthinkinghats o GridanalysisNominalgrouptechnique o DelphiForce‐fieldanalysis
Reaching Consensus
Avoiding Groupthink ‐ avoiding fatal flaws in group decision‐making
Handling group conflict
Working with difficult people
Evaluating facilitation

Buon Consultancy

Action Learning Facilitator

Facilitation Skills

Communication Skills

Facilitation Skills Training Course (£1450 total for this 2-day course for a group of 4-10 participants)

General admission

On this Introduction to lino printing workshop with artist Suzanne Kemplay, you will explore ways of creating simple, striking images to print onto a range of paper products.
This is a hands-on, practical and fun workshop where you will learn the basic skills of lino cutting and printing, and gain the confidence you need to create beautiful prints at home without the need for expensive equipment.&nbsp;
You will take home a set of printed cards with envelopes, plus your original lino cut design to use at home.
More information&nbsp;
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a supportive and welcoming home-based environment within a Georgian mews home in Edinburgh&rsquo;s City Centre New Town. We invite you to join us, leave any day-to-day worries behind, and immerse yourself in being creative.
Spaces on our workshops and courses are limited so that our creative team of artists and makers can offer you the hands-on help and support you need to make the most of your time with us.&nbsp;
All the equipment and materials you will need are included in the price, unless stated otherwise, plus light refreshments (a selection of Shibui teas, coffee, hot chocolate, and sweet or savoury snacks). On full day workshops you are welcome to bring your own lunch to eat inside or out; or there are a wide range of independent sit-in or takeaway delis, caf&eacute;s, and restaurants, plus supermarkets, within a 5-10 minute walk.
PLEASE NOTE: Our workshop space is on the first-floor of a Georgian mews building and unfortunately we do not have lift access. The workshop space is in our home which is&nbsp;not&nbsp;nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.
Private workshop bookings
Most of our workshops are also available to book for small private get-togethers; themed wedding and birthday celebrations; corporate team building and well-being purposes; and as in-store retail events. For larger groups, many of our workshops can be brought to a location of your choice. Please email Lynn or phone 07732 901150 for more information.
Age restrictions
Our workshops are planned with adults in mind. Many are suitable for teenagers, but some may require under 16s to be accompanied for insurance purposes. Please check with us before booking.

On this one day Introduction to lino printing workshop with artist Suzanne Kemplay, you will explore ways of creating simple, striking images to print onto a range of paper products.
The morning will be spent learning how to create a suitable, unique design in preparation for exploring a range of printing techniques during the afternoon session.
This is a hands-on, practical and fun workshop where you will learn the basic skills of lino cutting and printing, and gain the confidence you need to create beautiful prints at home without the need for expensive equipment. 
You will take home a set of printed cards with envelopes, plus your original lino cut design to use at home.



More information 
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a welcoming and supportive environment within a Georgian mews home in Edinburgh’s City Centre New Town. We invite you to join us, leave any day-to-day worries behind and immerse yourself in being creative.
Spaces on our workshops and courses are limited so that our creative team of artists and makers can offer you the hands-on help and support you need to make the most of your time with us. 
Our taster and introductory workshops focus on teaching creative skills and methods you can continue practising at home, using affordable materials and equipment. Where more expensive equipment is required we will mention this in the workshop description.
All the equipment and materials you need are included in the price, unless stated otherwise. 
Light refreshments from local suppliers are provided. On full day workshops you are welcome to bring your own lunch to eat inside or out. There is also a wide range of independent sit-in or takeaway delis, cafés, and restaurants, plus a range of supermarkets all within a 5-10 minute walk.
Accessibility
The workshop space is on the first-floor of our Georgian mews home and unfortunately we do not have lift access. Blue badge holders can park outside our front door on the single yellow line by arrangement.
Allergies
The workshop space is in our open plan living space and is not nut free. Please let us know about any skin or food allergies before booking. We offer a dairy-free milk and gluten free snack alternative.
Minimum number no refund policy
To ensure we can always pay our creatives a fair fee, we require a minimum number of bookings for each workshop and for this reason bookings are non-refundable. Should we have to cancel due to low numbers, we will offer you the option to swap to an alternative date or workshop, or to request a refund.
We do our very best to avoid cancellations. Since we often get late bookings, we keep our workshops on sale for as long as possible. We realise that some of you travel from afar, so if you book a space and have not yet received an email confirming your workshop is going ahead and need to make plans for your trip, please get in touch before booking any travel or accommodation so we can update you on booking numbers. Or check in before booking.
Private workshop bookings
Most of our workshops are also available to book for: private get-togethers with family and friends; themed wedding and birthday celebrations; corporate team building and well-being purposes; and in-store retail events for your customers. If you’d like to know more please Email Lynn.
Age restrictions
Our workshops are planned with adults in mind. Many are suitable for teenagers, but some may require under 16s to be accompanied for insurance purposes. Please check with us before booking.

The Arienas Collective

Linocut Printing

Arts & Crafts

Fun lino printing workshop run by local artist Suzanne Kemplay at The Arenas Collective creative workshop hub in Edinburgh City Centre.

Introduction to lino printing onto paper

<div dir="auto">Giulia Drummond a singer-songwriter from Brazil based in Edinburgh. Her project is called Magical Music, and she also teaches singing in a very magical approach.</div>
<div dir="auto">Giulia&rsquo;s teaching draws on music from different roots &ndash; not only from Brazil and other South American countries, but also Celtic, Indian, Hebrew, Romani, Sefardi, amongst others. She also integrates sounds from nature, the animals, the wind, water, in a way to show that sound carries healing and even magical properties, a knowledge that has been explored by many ancient cultures.</div>
<div dir="auto">Giulia has a degree in Psychology and has worked in mental health for nine years, so she approaches music and singing not only as a performative activity, but also therapeutic.</div>
<div dir="auto">The idea is to find your own voice, surrendering to the flow of the body and notice how the body wants to sing. With breathing and vocal exercises you will develop a heightened awareness of your voice and how the whole body can assist in your singing.</div>
<div dir="auto">Giulia will also introduce you to a repertoire of chants and songs. All these practices are an invitation to discover the many facets of your voice and being.</div>
<div dir="auto">It&rsquo;s a rich patchwork, in which each chant evokes the strength of the roots we all have in common, as humanity and as nature.</div>

Giulia Drummond a singer-songwriter from Brazil based in Edinburgh. Her project is called Magical Music, and she also teaches singing in a very magical approach.
Giulia’s teaching draws on music from different roots – not only from Brazil and other South American countries, but also Celtic, Indian, Hebrew, Romani, Sefardi, amongst others. She also integrates sounds from nature, the animals, the wind, water, in a way to show that sound carries healing and even magical properties, a knowledge that has been explored by many ancient cultures.
Giulia has a degree in Psychology and has worked in mental health for nine years, so she approaches music and singing not only as a performative activity, but also therapeutic.
The idea is to find your own voice, surrendering to the flow of the body and notice how the body wants to sing. With breathing and vocal exercises you will develop a heightened awareness of your voice and how the whole body can assist in your singing.
Giulia will also introduce you to a repertoire of chants and songs. All these practices are an invitation to discover the many facets of your voice and being.
It’s a rich patchwork, in which each chant evokes the strength of the roots we all have in common, as humanity and as nature.

Giulia Drummond

Singing

Vocal

Singing as a magical experience. Find your own voice, surrendering to the flow of the body and develop a heightened awareness of how the body wants to sing.

EnChanting (singing as a magical experience)

Telford

LaPD Solutions is passionate about the skills required to transfer Skills, Knowledge and Understanding (SKU) to others.
We believe that trainers should not lecture their learners but instead use our tools to engage, interest, and even challenge them, making them inquisitive about the learning and able to reason out the new SKU to keep their brains engaged.
Our three to five-day course compares the lecture-based delivery that most trainers use to deliver their training to our Engagement Methodology and explains why it is significantly better for learning and retention.
We use the same session structure in our methodology to deliver these courses. Our CET structure is not rigid but rather adaptable to the dynamic situations trainers often find themselves in, especially when time is tight. This flexibility empowers trainers to deliver effective training regardless of the circumstances.
We discuss why question techniques are an incredibly powerful tool in the art of engaging our learners, and we look at when we should use specific techniques and even when we should not. We give time to practice this key skill, but please note that the three-day course has limited time for this crucial practice. The three-day version of this course is designed exclusively for experienced trainers, recognising their expertise and the experience they have acquired. Including inexperienced trainers is unfair to them or others on their course.
A comprehensive course manual (100+ pages) is supplied and used throughout the course to ensure attendees can find their way around and ask questions as they wish.




LENGTH - Two, three or five days, depending on experience and roles. But please contact us to discuss your specific needs so we can offer our advice.  
NEXT WORKSHOP START - Please ask for more information as we deliver bespoke closed events for your people at your location or a mutually suitable location.
WORKSHOP DELIVERY - The best environment for this workshop is face-to-face, but we can facilitate this workshop online.



Suitability - Who should attend?
Who? - ANYONE involved in transferring Skills, Knowledge and Understanding (SKU)
People who are brand new into training - 5 days.
People who will be taking up a training role soon - 5 days.
Experienced trainers and facilitators (ideally two years) who want to adapt their current delivery style to our interactive and engagement methodology - 3 days.
People whose primary role is not training but will deliver training occasionally - 2 days.
Why? If you want your trainers to deliver engaging training that helps their attendees learn and retain new skills, knowledge, and understanding (SKU), then ensure they have been given the proper training to do just that.
Show your clients that you have invested in your trainers by ensuring they are all certified to deliver training and that their delivery is monitored and assessed to maintain those standards.
If you expect high standards of training in your organisation and given to your clients, then ensure you have the tools to do that and the ability for your senior trainers to assess their peers to ensure the consistency of quality, the monitoring of standards and the continuous development of all your trainers and facilitators.
Training Course Content
What is a Sat-Nav trainer, and why must we avoid this at all costs?
We discuss our recommended session structure and why it is designed that way.
We examine different question techniques and discuss what each is good for or why it should be avoided.
We look at our Task Based Objectives (TBOs) and discuss various reasons why they should be adopted.
We touch on learning styles to see what you think of each and how we can cater to them.
We take a good look at our SAS feedback model and why we think it must be facilitated and not given.
We help you plan and prepare for your final session for the last day using our Script Writing Guide.
We discuss why Emotional Intelligence is a must-have in your trainer's toolbox.
Attendees deliver their final mini sessions. We record them (HD). We offer one-on-one feedback. We chat as a group.
Course delivery and venue
When you consider the content we deliver, we are sure you will understand why we always prefer to deliver our workshops, courses and programmes face-to-face.
Face-to-face workshops and courses can be held at a location of your choice or, if you wish, a central UK location, such as the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, located directly across from the Birmingham New Street train station.
We can deliver our workshops, courses and programmes online, although this will mean splitting elements into manageable learning events to suit the online environment.
The three-day course is split into two parts. The first two days are together, then the third day a week (or more) later. This gives attendees time to plan, prepare and practice before delivering their final recorded sessions.
The five-day course is not required to be split as practice time is built into the 4th day. However, if it suits organisations better, we can accommodate a split between the fourth and fifth days.

Lapd Solutions Ltd

Coaching Skills

Certificate in Education & Training (CET)

Teacher Training

Train the Trainer (TTT)

Trainer

Train The Trainer

Introductory daily rate.

Registered charities and non profits only. 

Non profits only. 

Create two unique hallmark quality silver rings on this intermediate level workshop with Edinburgh-based silver clay jewellery expert Anna Campbell.
Using silver clay, a material made up of recycled silver particles, an organic binder and water, you will learn how to make two different types of fine silver rings. Anna will take you through all the steps needed to create your own pieces ready for firing.&nbsp;
You will complete two projects: a flat band ring, and a D profile ring (as shown in the photographs). You will learn how to design your rings, calculate your size to take shrinkage into account, make your own bespoke pieces and embellish with textures and a gemstone. If you want to make a ring for someone else please remember to check their ring size before coming!&nbsp;
Your rings will be taken away for kiln firing at the end of the session and will be posted to you within one week (It is recommended that rings are kiln fired rather than torch fired). Alternatively, your rings can be collected from The Arienas Collective by arrangement.
This workshop is suitable for those that have completed our half day silver clay taster or full day beginners workshops, or have some experience of working with silver clay. If you are unsure about whether it&rsquo;s suitable for you, please contact us before booking.
More information&nbsp;
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a supportive and welcoming home-based environment within a Georgian mews home in Edinburgh&rsquo;s City Centre New Town. We invite you to join us, leave any day-to-day worries behind, and immerse yourself in being creative.
Spaces on our workshops and courses are limited so that our creative team of artists and makers can offer you the hands-on help and support you need to make the most of your time with us.&nbsp;
All the equipment and materials you will need are included in the price, unless stated otherwise, plus light refreshments (a selection of Shibui teas, coffee, hot chocolate, and sweet or savoury snacks). On full day workshops you are welcome to bring your own lunch to eat inside or out; or there are a wide range of independent sit-in or takeaway delis, caf&eacute;s, and restaurants, plus supermarkets, within a 5-10 minute walk.
PLEASE NOTE: Our workshop space is on the first-floor of a Georgian mews building and unfortunately we do not have lift access. The workshop space is in our home which is&nbsp;not&nbsp;nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.
Private workshop bookings
Most of our workshops are also available to book for small private get-togethers; themed wedding and birthday celebrations; corporate team building and well-being purposes; and as in-store retail events. For larger groups, many of our workshops can be brought to a location of your choice. Please email Lynn or phone 07732 901150 for more information.
Age restrictions
Our workshops are planned with adults in mind. Many are suitable for teenagers, but some may require under 16s to be accompanied for insurance purposes. Please check with us before booking.

Create your own silver rings: a full-day jewellery workshop.
You’ll be guided by Anna Campbell, one of the UK’s leading metal clay instructors, in this inspiring one-day workshop. Designed for those who have completed a beginner’s course or have some experience working with metal clay, this intermediate-level class will take your jewellery-making skills to the next level. 
Over the course of the day, you’ll craft two beautiful silver rings, each showcasing different techniques. This hands-on workshop will provide you with expert guidance as you explore new ways to create and refine your designs in silver clay.
Here’s what you’ll create and learn:
Flat band ring. Start by making a classic flat band ring, which is sleek and flat all the way around. This project will introduce you to essential ring-making techniques, including how to size your ring for a perfect fit and work with silver clay to shape and refine your design. You will be able to texture and embellish this ring to make it unique to you.
D Profile ring. Next, you’ll craft a D profile ring - a design that is flat on the inside and elegantly rounded on the outside. This sophisticated style will allow you to explore more advanced techniques and develop your skills in shaping and finishing.
As you create these rings, you’ll also learn:
Sizing metal clay rings
Get to grips with the unique properties of silver clay and how to accurately size your rings to ensure a perfect fit.
Drying and refining
Master the art of refining your pieces, making sure they are smooth and flawless before firing.
Gemstone setting
Take your designs to the next level by creating a setting for a gemstone, adding a touch of sparkle and sophistication to your rings.
Embellishments and decoration
Discover how to add embellishments and creative details to make your rings truly one-of-a-kind.
Carving and texturing
Experiment with different tools and techniques to carve, texture, and bring your personal style to each piece.
Achieving a professional finish
Learn the secrets to getting a polished, high-quality finish that will make your rings look as though they came from a jeweller’s shop.
After the workshop, your rings will be kiln-fired, polished, and posted directly to you so you can wear/gift and enjoy your creations with pride!

Earth conscious credentials
We are mindful of the effect we have on the environment, and do our best to minimise our impact.
Silver clay is a material manufactured from 100% recycled silver, a plant-based organic binder and water. The silver is recycled from X rays, the photographic industry, electronics, and the like.
Your workshop correspondence and notes are sent to you electronically.

Favourite feedback
We love to hear what you think about our workshops. Here's a favourite review for Silver clay ring making.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the introduction to ring making. I booked it immediately after doing the shorter course! I found it to be a very relaxing day, in a fabulous venue. I wear my rings everyday- and I still can’t quite believe I made them! I’d recommend the courses to everyone.” [Beverely]



More information 
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a welcoming and supportive environment within a Georgian mews home in Edinburgh’s City Centre New Town. We invite you to join us, leave any day-to-day worries behind and immerse yourself in being creative.
Spaces on our workshops and courses are limited so that our creative team of artists and makers can offer you the hands-on help and support you need to make the most of your time with us. 
Our taster and introductory workshops focus on teaching creative skills and methods you can continue practising at home, using affordable materials and equipment. Where more expensive equipment is required we will mention this in the workshop description.
All the equipment and materials you need are included in the price, unless stated otherwise. 
Light refreshments from local suppliers are provided. On full day workshops you are welcome to bring your own lunch to eat inside or out. There is also a wide range of independent sit-in or takeaway delis, cafés, and restaurants, plus a range of supermarkets all within a 5-10 minute walk.
Accessibility
The workshop space is on the first-floor of our Georgian mews home and unfortunately we do not have lift access. Blue badge holders can park outside our front door on the single yellow line by arrangement.
Allergies
The workshop space is in our open plan living space and is not nut free. Please let us know about any skin or food allergies before booking. We offer a dairy-free milk and gluten free snack alternative.
Minimum number no refund policy
To ensure we can always pay our creatives a fair fee, we require a minimum number of bookings for each workshop and for this reason bookings are non-refundable. Should we have to cancel due to low numbers, we will offer you the option to swap to an alternative date or workshop, or to request a refund.
We do our very best to avoid cancellations. Since we often get late bookings, we keep our workshops on sale for as long as possible. We realise that some of you travel from afar, so if you book a space and have not yet received an email confirming your workshop is going ahead and need to make plans for your trip, please get in touch before booking any travel or accommodation so we can update you on booking numbers. Or check in before booking.
Private workshop bookings
Most of our workshops are also available to book for: private get-togethers with family and friends; themed wedding and birthday celebrations; corporate team building and well-being purposes; and in-store retail events for your customers. If you’d like to know more please Email Lynn.
Age restrictions
Our workshops are planned with adults in mind. Many are suitable for teenagers, but some may require under 16s to be accompanied for insurance purposes. Please check with us before booking.

Silver Clay Jewellery

Make two silver clay rings on this one day intermediate workshop in Edinburgh City Centre. 

Silver clay ring making

This Emotional Intelligence based course covers aspects of training, facilitation, question techniques, time management, people skills, assertiveness and communication.The first day builds on what attendees have already experienced and asks the more experienced attendees to share some of their experiences with the group. These are useful to discuss real issues.On day two, we round off the discussions by lunchtime and the afternoon is spent planning the final session to be facilitated the next day. Our facilitator guides and coaches in the afternoon and will also be available during the evening for phone calls.The third day sees everyone deliver their mini-coaching session following our coaching template <hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">LENGTH</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">3 Days</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">NEXT COURSE START</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Enquire for more information</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">COURSE&nbsp;&nbsp;DELIVERY</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The best environment for this course is face-to-face, but we can facilitate this workshop online.</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 title="Suitability - Who should attend?" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Suitability - Who should attend?</h2><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Who Should Attend and Why?</h3>Who?&nbsp;Anyone who works in a Learning Centre or other educational setting where the monitoring and coaching of learners may be required.Why?&nbsp;One could argue that the perfect attendee in a Learning Centre is the one who comes in, manages everything by themselves and leaves without any need for assistance. If you have many of these, you are indeed blessed.Turning your attention to the others who do occasionally or often need your assistance, these are the people we must feel confident we can manage in the right way.Our informal approach to the course and to managing a Learning Centre and the learners who visit it will prepare even the newest Support Specialists for most situations within their working environment.It is important that your learners complete their courses in good time, so ensuring people have the required skills means our completion rate should be excellent.</section></div><a name="EducationText_TrainingCourseContent" style="color: rgb(21, 101, 192); -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(21, 101, 192);"></a><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><h2 title="Training Course Content" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Training Course Content</h2><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);">We dip into Emotional Intelligence, what it is, its ingredients and how we can use it.</li><li style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);">We ask all the Support Specialists to analyse everything you do to identify your many roles.</li><li style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);">We discuss our SAS feedback model and help everyone understand why it is so powerful.</li><li style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);">We discuss our Coaching Structure and how it can be adapted depending on the situation and learners&#39; needs.</li><li style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);">We investigate the issue of challenging learners, why they can be challenging and what approaches Support Specialists can take to manage this.</li><li style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);">We discuss learner engagement and how we can motivate or demotivate people using our centres.</li><li style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(40, 50, 78);">We discuss the many question techniques and their uses but focus on the Reasoning Questions for use in the coaching aspect of the last day and, more importantly, back in the centre.</li></ul></section></div><a name="EducationText_Coursedeliverydetails" style="color: rgb(21, 101, 192); -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(21, 101, 192);"></a><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><h2 title="Course delivery details" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Course delivery and venue</h2><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">When you consider the content we deliver, we are sure you will understand why we always prefer to deliver our workshops, courses and programmes face-to-face.Face-to-face workshops and courses can be held at a location of your choice or, if you wish, a central UK location, such as the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, located directly across from the Birmingham New Street train station.We can deliver our workshops, courses and programmes online, although this will mean splitting elements into manageable learning events to suit the online environment.</section></div>

This Emotional intelligence-based course covers aspects of training, facilitation, question techniques, time management, people skills, assertiveness, and communication.
The first day builds on what attendees have already experienced and asks the more experienced attendees to share some of their experiences with the group. These are useful to discuss real issues.
On day two, we round off the discussions by lunchtime and the afternoon is spent planning the final session to be facilitated the next day. Our facilitator guides and coaches in the afternoon and will also be available during the evening for phone calls.
On the third day, everyone delivers their mini-coaching session (following our coaching template) while managing their fellow delegates who act as learners in the learning centre. 



LENGTH - Normally, three days. But please contact us to discuss your specific needs, or we can offer advice.  
NEXT WORKSHOP START - Please ask for more information as we deliver bespoke closed events for your people at your location or a mutually suitable location.
WORKSHOP DELIVERY - The best environment for this workshop is face-to-face, but we can facilitate this workshop online.



Suitability - Who should attend?
Who Should Attend and Why?
Who? 
Anyone who works in a Learning Centre or other educational setting where the monitoring and coaching of learners may be required.
Why? 
One could argue that the perfect attendee in a Learning Centre is the one who comes in, manages everything by themselves and leaves without any need for assistance. If you have many of these, you are indeed blessed.
Turning your attention to the others who do occasionally or often need your assistance, these are the people we must feel confident we can manage in the right way.
Our informal approach to the course and to managing a Learning Centre and the learners who visit it will prepare even the newest Support Specialists for most situations within their working environment.
It is important that your learners complete their courses in good time, so ensuring people have the required skills means our completion rate should be excellent.
Training Course Content
We dip into Emotional Intelligence, what it is, its ingredients and how we can use it.
We ask all the Support Specialists to analyse everything you do to identify your many roles.
We discuss our SAS feedback model and help everyone understand why it is so powerful.
We discuss our Coaching Structure and how it can be adapted depending on the situation and learners' needs.
We investigate the issue of challenging learners, why they can be challenging and what approaches Support Specialists can take to manage this.
We discuss learner engagement and how we can motivate or demotivate people using our centres.
We discuss the many question techniques and their uses but focus on the Reasoning Questions for use in the coaching aspect of the last day and, more importantly, back in the centre.
Course delivery and venue
When you consider the content we deliver, we are sure you will understand why we always prefer to deliver our workshops, courses and programmes face-to-face.
Face-to-face workshops and courses can be held at a location of your choice or, if you wish, a central UK location, such as the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, located directly across from the Birmingham New Street train station.
We can deliver our workshops, courses and programmes online, although this will mean splitting elements into manageable learning events to suit the online environment.

Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Learning Centre Support Specialist, Learning Support Assistant, 

Learning Centre Support Specialist

Registered charities and non profits only.

Non profits only.

Positively You

Testing

Study Skills

Test Taking Skills

Memory & Study Skills

Test Prep

Exam Busters

Nottinghamshire

Course Overview&nbsp;This Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Directional Drilling Operations -Fluid Operative qualification has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means you need to be employed to undertake this qualification. This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate your competence in a real workplace environment so you can work in Fluid Operating within the construction industry. You will be assessed against a set of performance and knowledge statements which have been derived from National Occupational Standards for your occupational area. You will be assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified assessor whose job is to work with you and help you complete your qualification. This qualification supports the learner to attain enabling, fundamental and transferable practical skills with associated underpinning knowledge. The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in these mandatory units: -Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace -Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace -Contributing to the specified drilling programme in the workplace -Operating drilling rigs to construct and form in the workplace -Carrying out mud, slurry or fluid plant operations in the workplace<h3 style="color: rgb(0, 43, 81); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 43, 81);">Entry Requirements</h3><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There are no formal entry requirements to take this qualification. This qualification can be undertaken without any previous training or qualifications in this subject area.</div>

Course Overview 
This Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Directional Drilling Operations -Fluid Operative qualification has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means you need to be employed to undertake this qualification.

This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate your competence in a real workplace environment so you can work in Fluid Operating within the construction industry.

You will be assessed against a set of performance and knowledge statements which have been derived from National Occupational Standards for your occupational area. You will be assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified assessor whose job is to work with you and help you complete your qualification.

This qualification supports the learner to attain enabling, fundamental and transferable practical skills with associated underpinning knowledge.

The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in these mandatory units:
-Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
-Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace
-Contributing to the specified drilling programme in the workplace
-Operating drilling rigs to construct and form in the workplace
-Carrying out mud, slurry or fluid plant operations in the workplace
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements to take this qualification. This qualification can be undertaken without any previous training or qualifications in this subject area.

Dynamic Training and Assessments Ltd

Construction

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Drilling Operations - Directional Drilling - Drill Fluid Operator 

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTIONJulie Gourinchas (she/they) provides editorial and administrative support to various agents at Bell Lomax Moreton. Prior to her time at BLM, she was managing editor for a transcontinental literary consultancy, and later transferred into freelance editorial work where she worked closely with a number of agents and their clients. Recently, she has begun slowly building a small, selective list focused on adult literary fiction.Julie is drawn to uncommon voices and striking, intelligent writing&mdash;whether it be vibrant and floral or tense, quick, and sparse&mdash;as well as texture in both tone and setting, and she loves anything spiky, toothy, and dark. While the literary-speculative is her sweet spot, she considers herself genre agnostic within literary fiction, and remains open to compelling and well-executed genre overlap, such as with historical fiction (including and indeed encouraging alternate history) and gothic fiction (specifically regional gothic), as well as literary science fiction, western, magical realism, horror, dark academia, and low fantasy, all with a basis in the real/human world. Stylistically, she loves uncommon, thought-provoking experimentation with both prose and form.Folkloric and mythological retellings are a special favourite, particularly when approached from a fresh, imaginative perspective; she&rsquo;d also love to see a sharp, literary story exploring humanity&rsquo;s relationship to technology in the vein of&nbsp;Black Mirror. Likewise, a New Weird story exploring the effects of climate change on humanity and society, in the vein of Jeff VanderMeer or China Mi&eacute;ville, would not go remiss; she&rsquo;s also keen to see dark, literary westerns reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy&rsquo;s oeuvre.&nbsp;On rare occasion, a moody psychological suspense story, where a heady sense of atmosphere reigns, is welcome. Also, more terrible women please. (Please do bear in mind that, despite a deep and abiding love for all things Tolkien and Star Wars, she is&nbsp;not&nbsp;the right fit for epic or high fantasy, nor space-faring science fiction. She would also prefer to avoid pulpy crime and romance/romcoms.)She is keenly interested in hearing from authors traditionally underrepresented in the industry, including but not restricted to writers of colour; queer, trans, and nonbinary writers; working class writers; disabled writers; etc. In non-fiction, Julie is keen to read in the narrative and &ldquo;big ideas&rdquo; spaces, particularly in the realms of politics, history, and the social sciences.Julie is not looking for young adult, middle grade, and children&rsquo;s books.Julie would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Julie is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Wednesday 13 September 2023

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

Julie Gourinchas (she/they) is developing a selective list focused on upmarket and literary adult fiction across a wide variety of genres. Writers she represents have been nominated for the British Book Awards, the Hugo Awards, the BSFA Awards, and the Saltire National Book Awards, among others.

In fiction, she's drawn to a uncommon voices, and striking, intelligent writing – whether vibrant and floral or tense, quick, and sparse – as well as texture in both tone and setting (particularly anything with a strong aesthetic). Above all, she is looking for hooky, high-concept work, but her taste can perhaps be best summarised as "the weird, dark, and gruesome." 

While literary-speculative is her sweet spot, she considers herself genre agnostic within upmarket/literary fiction, and remains open to compelling and well-executed genre overlap. These include:

upmarket and literary horror: especially featuring feminist or cultural themes, body horror, mangled nature, or cosmic, Lovecraftian vibes and looking for a fresh, literary take on vampires. Think Mona Awad, Lucy Rose, Julia Armfield, Jade Song, Stephen Graham Jones.
dark and spiky literary dramas with high emotional stakes - think Eliza Clark, Julia May Jonas.
razor-sharp dark academia particularly with something to say about the complex and exploitative systems within academia, more The Secret History, less The Atlas Six.
gothic fiction, specifically regional gothic anchored in an evocative sense of place in the vein of Alexis Henderson and Alix E. Harrow.
grounded fantasy or otherwise speculative fiction with coherent, sharp worldbuilding that feels recognisable and familiar, or directly set in our world. Play with magic, faith, and technology in your story like Babel, or a more literary version like Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Blood Over Bright Haven, Metal From Heaven.
Searing contemporary fiction centred on themes of identity and belonging: think Sally Rooney, Torrey Peters, or what Saltburn should have been.
dark westerns, in particular any that play with the truth and false hopes of the American Dream.
magical realism both whimsy with a touch of darkness, and darkness with a touch of whimsy.
unhappy romances
anything -punk:
steampunk, solarpunk, silkpunk, clockpunk, dieselpunk, cyberpunk and more of these! Suffice to say: if you can successfully and smartly comp to Arcane, Julie wants to see it!
character-focused historical fiction with a literary edge: think Lauren Groff, Anthony Doerr, Eleanor Catton, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries; including and indeed encouraging alternate history.

Stylistically, Julie loves uncommon, thought-provoking experimentation with both prose and form, and anything spiky, toothy, and dark. Happy endings, to her, should feel earned. In all things, compelling character development should come first. First person narration is not impossible, but hard to sell. A smart genre blend is always welcome, as is any fresh-eyed approach to a well-trodden trope. Julie is also very much looking for her first romantasy – especially one that approaches this exciting new genre from a fresh, bold perspective.
 
She is keenly interested in hearing from authors traditionally underrepresented in the industry, including but not restricted to writers of colour; queer, trans, and nonbinary writers; working class writers; disabled writers; etc. 

Her enduring favourite books include All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien, The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. More recent favourites include the masterful Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Babel by R.F. Kuang, Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters, Matrix by Lauren Groff, Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt, Brother Alive by Zain Khalid, and Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield.

In non-fiction, Julie is keen to read in the narrative and “big ideas” spaces, particularly in the realms of politics, history, and the social sciences.

Please note: Julie is not looking for young adult, middle grade, and children’s books. Strictly no AI-generated content of any description. Please also bear in mind that, despite a deep and abiding love for all things Tolkien and Star Wars, she is not typically the right fit for epic or high fantasy, nor space-faring science fiction. She would also prefer to avoid pulpy crime and straightforward romance/romcoms.

Julie would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document. 

(In addition to the paid sessions, Julie is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Tuesday 29th April 2025

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BOOKINGS CLOSED! 6th May Julie Gourinchas #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTIONKate Barker has worked in publishing for over twenty years as an agent, commissioning editor and ghostwriter. Before setting up her own company, Kate Barker Literary Agency, she spent ten years at Penguin, where she was an Editorial Director for Viking, acquiring fiction and non-fiction. She has also worked for Orion, Curtis Brown and for digital publisher Bookouture.She is looking for commercial and reading group fiction for adults and would love to find an unputdownable thriller like Rosamund Lupton&#39;s Three Hours, a funny, heartbreaking contemporary novel like Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams or a romantic comedy with a unique premise like The Flatshare by Beth O&#39;Leary. She also loves historical fiction and series crime.Kate would like you to submit a covering letter, one page synopsis and the first three chapters (Max 5,000 words) of your completed manuscript in a single word document.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Kate is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the&nbsp;discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Monday 23 September 2024

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION

Kate Barker has worked in publishing for over twenty years as an agent, commissioning editor and ghostwriter. Before setting up her own company, Kate Barker Literary Agency, she spent ten years at Penguin, where she was an Editorial Director for Viking, acquiring fiction and non-fiction. She has also worked for Orion, Curtis Brown and for digital publisher Bookouture.

She is looking for commercial and reading group fiction for adults and would love to find an unputdownable thriller like Rosamund Lupton's Three Hours, a funny, heartbreaking contemporary novel like Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams or a romantic comedy with a unique premise like The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary. She also loves historical fiction and series crime.

Kate would like you to submit a covering letter, one page synopsis and the first three chapters (Max 5,000 words) of your completed manuscript in a single word document.

(In addition to the paid sessions, Kate is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Wednesday 30th April 2025

BOOKINGS CLOSED! 6th May Kate Barker #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION

<a href="https://www.history.org.uk/secondary/categories/942/news/4325/webinar-series-embracing-messiness-teaching-disc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">Historical Association webinar series:&nbsp;Embracing messiness: teaching disciplinary thinking in history</a>Presenters: Hugh Richards and Rich KennettThis final session focuses on how we can support our students to write like historians. We will explain why PEE models and other simplistic frameworks actually limit our students and instead we should look to the work of historians as an alternative. To use your <a href="https://www.history.org.uk/membership/categories/852/info/4002/exclusive-webinar-offer-with-corporate-membership" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">corporate recording offe</a>r on this webinar please fill in this form:&nbsp;<a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://forms.office.com/e/ZSRfJM2w6J" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://forms.office.com/e/ZSRfJM2w6J</a>

Historical Association webinar series: Making history accessible
Presenters: Catherine Priggs and Dale Banham 
In this session, participants will review their action research projects established during the first webinar. Coaching conversations will encourage reflection, allowing participants to share their actions and insights. Additionally, they will begin developing a strategic plan to outline next steps for supporting students with SEND in accessing the history curriculum.  


To use your corporate recording offer on this webinar please fill in this form: https://forms.office.com/e/bdNUSwLNrL



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MHFA England Adult Mental Health First Aid Course. 
This online version of the mental health first aid course will offer the same learning outcomes as the face to face training, and every person who completes the course will be certified as a Mental Health First Aider.
 
As an MHFAider you will
Gain the knowledge and confidence to provide appropriate support to those around you. At work, home and in the community. 
Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention 
Encourage a person to identify and access sources of appropriate help, Practise active listening and empathy
Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
Discuss the MHFAider role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality Practise self-care
Access to use the MHFA England, MHFAider Support App®
Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout
Join a growing community of MHFAiders with Mindmaps Wellbeing's MHFAider Online Community Peer Group moderated by Registered Mental Health Nurses  

Day one
Mental Health First Aid and the action plan 
The MHFAider® role and self-care 
Helpful and unhelpful language 
Useful models to support the role 
What influences mental health? 
What is anxiety? 
Crisis first aid 
Active listening and empathy 
Day two
What are eating disorders? 
What is self-harm? 
What is substance misuse? 
Applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan 
What is depression? 
What is suicide? 
Crisis first aid continued 
What is psychosis? 
Recovery and lived experience 
Boundaries in the MHFAider® role 
Moving forward in the MHFAider® role 
My MHFA action plan 


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Enhance workplace wellbeing and mental health awareness with MHFA England-certified training by Mindmaps Wellbeing. Our expert-led courses, delivered by Registered Mental Health Nurses and Healthcare Educators, equip you with the skills to recognize, support, and respond to mental health challenges. Whether online or in-person, our training ensures flexible learning options without compromising quality.

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<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTIONDiana joined the prestigious DHH Literary Agency in June 2024. She started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to UTA and Marjacq in 2017. Before that she was senior commissioning editor at Transworld. Diana was chosen as one of The Bookseller&rsquo;s Rising Stars of 2012, was a nominee for RNA Agent of the Year 2019, and was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year 2022 at the British Book Awards.&nbsp;Her list includes a wide range of bestselling and prize-winning authors in the UK and internationally.Diana represents adult fiction and non-fiction. For fiction, she is looking for upmarket women&#39;s commercial, with depth and heart, including reading group, historical, saga, uplit and contemporary stories that are irreverent and make her laugh; accessible literary fiction, high-concept crime fiction and thrillers. She has a thing for spy novels and would love to find a great vampire story.&nbsp;On the non-fiction side: memoir, smart, funny feminists, lifestyle, cookery and social justice, and open to anything with a strong, original voice. She also encourages submissions from writers who have been traditionally under-represented.Diana would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 - 2 page synopsis and the first three chapters (a maximum of 5,000 words) of your manuscript in a single word document.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Diana is kindly offering one free session for low income/underrepresented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Wednesday 4 September 2024

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

Diana joined the prestigious DHH Literary Agency in June 2024. She started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to UTA and Marjacq in 2017. Before that she was senior commissioning editor at Transworld. Diana was chosen as one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars of 2012, was a nominee for RNA Agent of the Year 2019, and was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year 2022 at the British Book Awards. Her list includes a wide range of bestselling and prize-winning authors in the UK and internationally.

Diana represents adult fiction and non-fiction. For fiction, she is looking for upmarket women's commercial, with depth and heart, including reading group, historical, saga, uplit and contemporary stories that are irreverent and make her laugh; accessible literary fiction, high-concept crime fiction and thrillers. She has a thing for spy novels and would love to find a great vampire story. 

On the non-fiction side: memoir, smart, funny feminists, lifestyle, cookery and social justice, and open to anything with a strong, original voice. She also encourages submissions from writers who have been traditionally under-represented.

Diana would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 - 2 page synopsis and the first three chapters (a maximum of 5,000 words) of your manuscript in a single word document. 

(In addition to the paid sessions, Diana is kindly offering one free session for low income/underrepresented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Thursday 1st May 2025

BOOKINGS CLOSE THURSDAY 1st MAY for 7th May Diana Beaumont #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

Bristol

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: YA, ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Laura Williams is literary agent at the&nbsp;<a href="http://greeneheaton.co.uk/agents/laura-williams/" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">Greene and Heaton Literary Agency</a>.&nbsp;She is seeking literary fiction, commercial fiction, psychological thrillers and high concept Young Adult.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Laura is actively building a fiction list and a small non-fiction list. She is currently looking for literary fiction, edgy commercial fiction, psychological thrillers and high-concept contemporary young adult, as well as narrative non-fiction of all types. Her taste is quite dark, and she loves gothic, ghost stories, horror and anything sinister. She also loves books that make her cry, from big love stories to intense family dramas. She is open to historical or horror YA, but not magical or fantasy.&nbsp;<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Meditative or moving novels about modern life, appeal to Laura, sad stories with love and the importance of caring for each other shining through. She also loves stories about female friendships or conversely groups of women who don&#39;t get on, such as the hugely fun BAD SUMMER PEOPLE by Emma Rosenblum. She is always on the lookout for a big tragic love story to make her cry happy or sad tears.  At the more commercial end of fiction, think funny novels with warmth and romantic comedies with a bit of depth &ndash; think Marian Keyes.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Most of all Laura is looking for novels she hasn&rsquo;t read before &ndash; something unusual structurally or thematically, something that shines a light on a subject the author is passionate about, something that&rsquo;ll break her heart or raise her blood in an entirely new way. Laura is always looking to promote diverse voices from across the globe, and is particularly keen on LGBTQI+ stories.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Laura would like you to submit a covering letter, a 1-2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your completed manuscript in a single word document.<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Laura is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the&nbsp;discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Monday 16 September&nbsp;2024

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION / NON-FICTION

Upon joining Curtis Brown in 2018, Ciara Finan worked with senior agents Jonny Geller and Sheila Crowley on their lists of bestselling and prize-winning authors such as Lisa Jewell, Susanna Clarke, David Nicholls, Jojo Moyes and Nigella Lawson. Now as an agent she is representing a wide range of fiction and non-fiction writers.

Ciara would consider her reading tastes to be quite broad and ever-growing, but is constantly drawn to books that have a decisive voice, unforgettable characters, an unexpected story, or can subvert and reconstruct the conventional narratives of love, friendship, family, loss and coming-of-age. In particular, she is looking for Adult and YA fantasy and romantasy, rom-coms and book club romance.

In the wider fantasy genre, Ciara is keen on finding romantasy, cozy fantasy, dark/light academia, and anything with political intrigue. She seeks novels that will keep her reading into the early hours of the morning. She wants to be consumed by the world, the plot and the characters. Think authors like Leigh Bardugo, Tamsyn Muir, R.F. Kuang, Sangu Mandanna, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Deborah Harkness, Chloe Gong, Ava Reid or Sabaa Tahir.

In romcoms and romance, Ciara is looking for something that explores the complicated nature of romantic relationships - think Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston or anything by Taylor Jenkins Reid. She would love to find a brilliantly witty workplace romance or anything that will leave her in tears.

Ciara would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 -2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your completed manuscript in a single word document.

(In addition to the paid sessions, Ciara is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Wednesday 30th April 2025

SOLD OUT! 7th May Ciara Finan #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION / NON-FICTION

<h2 style="color: rgb(28, 28, 28); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28);">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement</h2><div style="color: rgb(28, 28, 28); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28);">This qualification is for anyone working in or looking to enter an assessment role. It is designed for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland &ndash; alternative arrangements exist in Scotland.<img src="https://cavitytraining.co.uk/app/uploads/2024/03/city-and-guilds-logo.png" alt="" width="210" height="118" fr-original-style="" style="cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></div> <hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">Learn about the Cavity Training Dental Nurse Assessor CourseThe units and qualification will provide people who carry out assessment in their organisation with the opportunity to develop and improve their practice as well as achieving a professional qualification for the role. They are available to anyone working in: accredited learning; non accredited learning (where people may assess performance but do not assess for a qualification) and the NQF.Achievers will understand the principles of assessment and have the knowledge to develop and improve systems at their centre.You will gain access to our unique E library of text books. We also have special discounted rates for hard copy text books for our students.<div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">Frequently Asked Questions How long is the course?The course duration is 4 to 6 months. When are the classes held?You will attend a live webinar class every Thursday for 16 weeks. Is there an exam at the end?There is no exam at the end, you need to successfully complete 8 assessments and a final professional discussion with your tutor. What if I don&rsquo;t have student nurses in my practice?We may be able to support you by providing you with learners to assess. Please get in touch. What qualifications do I need to start the course?Preferable English and Maths level 4 and above, you must also be GDC registered. What opportunities for progression is there?This qualification allows candidates to further progress onto various post registration qualifications or career opportunities, such as:&ndash; Dental Nurse Teaching&ndash; Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) <hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><article style="color: rgb(28, 28, 28); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28);"><article style="color: rgb(28, 28, 28); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28);"><h3 style="color: var(--color-heading-text); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--color-heading-text);">Course Dates</h3><ul style="color: var(--color-body-text); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--color-body-text);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">11th April 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">29th August 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2nd January 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">8th May 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm</li></ul></article><article style="color: rgb(28, 28, 28); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28);"><h3 style="color: var(--color-heading-text); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--color-heading-text);">Costs</h3>&pound;800.00 per person (inc. VAT)<h4 style="color: var(--color-heading-text); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--color-heading-text);">Other payment options</h4>Deposit - &pound;267.00&nbsp;with 2 further paymentsPlease choose from one of the course start dates above. Each course includes 16 weeks of lessons and up to two months to complete a portfolio and professional discussion.</article></article><article style="color: rgb(28, 28, 28); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28);"> </article>

City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
This qualification is for anyone working in or looking to enter an assessment role. It is designed for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – alternative arrangements exist in Scotland.






Learn about the Cavity Training Dental Nurse Assessor Course
The units and qualification will provide people who carry out assessment in their organisation with the opportunity to develop and improve their practice as well as achieving a professional qualification for the role. They are available to anyone working in: accredited learning; non accredited learning (where people may assess performance but do not assess for a qualification) and the NQF.
Achievers will understand the principles of assessment and have the knowledge to develop and improve systems at their centre.
You will gain access to our unique E library of text books. We also have special discounted rates for hard copy text books for our students.



Frequently Asked Questions


How long is the course?
The course duration is 4 to 6 months.


When are the classes held?
You will attend a live webinar class every Thursday for 16 weeks.


Is there an exam at the end?
There is no exam at the end, you need to successfully complete 8 assessments and a final professional discussion with your tutor.


What if I don’t have student nurses in my practice?
We may be able to support you by providing you with learners to assess. Please get in touch.


What qualifications do I need to start the course?
Preferable English and Maths level 4 and above, you must also be GDC registered.


What opportunities for progression is there?
This qualification allows candidates to further progress onto various post registration qualifications or career opportunities, such as:
– Dental Nurse Teaching
– Internal Quality Assurer (IQA)







Course Dates
11th April 2024
9:00am - 4:00pm
29th August 2024
9:00am - 4:00pm
2nd January 2025
9:00am - 4:00pm
8th May 2025
9:00am - 4:00pm
Costs
£800.00 per person (inc. VAT)
Other payment options
Deposit - £267.00 with 2 further payments
Please choose from one of the course start dates above. Each course includes 16 weeks of lessons and up to two months to complete a portfolio and professional discussion.

Cavity Dental Training

Level 3 Award – Dental Nurse Assessor

Full Price

Deposit Only

Caerphilly

This course is for qualified and experienced assessors looking to take the next step in their careers by becoming a qualified Internal Quality Assurer. This qualification allows you to gain the knowledge required and is suitable for you if you don&rsquo;t have access to assessors, haven&rsquo;t started the role of an IQA or your Awarding Organisation do not require you to have the full award.You will attend 4 workshops (delivered via Zoom) and will submit 2 assignments.This course will enable you know:<div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">The context and principles of IQA and how you can uphold them in your centre</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">How to plan IQA activity</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">The different techniques you can use to monitor quality</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">How to maintain and improve standards of delivery and assessment in your centre</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">The legal and regulatory requirement relating to internal quality assurance</div></li></ul><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div></div><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><h2 style="color: var(--ast-global-color-2); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--ast-global-color-2);">Further Information</h2>After completing this course, you can progress to completing the additional unit Internally Assure the Quality of Assessment. You will need two assessors, each with a minimum of two learners to be able to plan, carry out IQA using a range of techniques, provide feedback, and hold a standardisation meeting, You will be supported and observed by a Learning Advisor to help mentor you through to achievement . Please see Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice.Once you are fully qualified, you can the progress to the Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice. This requires you to have responsibility for a team of assessors / IQAs.</div><div style="color: var(--ast-global-color-5); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: var(--ast-global-color-5);"> </div><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="color: var(--ast-global-color-2); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: var(--ast-global-color-2);">Benefits</h2><div style="color: rgb(75, 79, 88); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(75, 79, 88);"><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Taught by experienced and qualified IQA / EQA</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Interactive and engaging workshops</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Get to move your career forward</div></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(58, 58, 58);">Join our network of post-16 education practitioners to access professional development opportunities to improve your skills</div></li></ul></div>

This course is for qualified and experienced assessors looking to take the next step in their careers by becoming a qualified Internal Quality Assurer. This qualification allows you to gain the knowledge required and is suitable for you if you don’t have access to assessors, haven’t started the role of an IQA or your Awarding Organisation do not require you to have the full award.
You will attend 4 workshops (delivered via Zoom) and will submit 2 assignments.
This course will enable you know:
The context and principles of IQA and how you can uphold them in your centre
How to plan IQA activity
The different techniques you can use to monitor quality
How to maintain and improve standards of delivery and assessment in your centre
The legal and regulatory requirement relating to internal quality assurance



Further Information
After completing this course, you can progress to completing the additional unit Internally Assure the Quality of Assessment. You will need two assessors, each with a minimum of two learners to be able to plan, carry out IQA using a range of techniques, provide feedback, and hold a standardisation meeting, You will be supported and observed by a Learning Advisor to help mentor you through to achievement . Please see Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice.
Once you are fully qualified, you can the progress to the Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice. This requires you to have responsibility for a team of assessors / IQAs.



Benefits
Taught by experienced and qualified IQA / EQA
Interactive and engaging workshops
Get to move your career forward
Join our network of post-16 education practitioners to access professional development opportunities to improve your skills

Panda Education and Training Ltd

Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Process and Practice

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTIONFrancesca Riccardi is a literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency. She has previously worked in sales roles at HarperCollins, Constable &amp; Robinson, Atlantic Books (where she was recognised as a 2017 Bookseller Rising Star), and most recently was sales and marketing director for Canelo. She has worked with authors including Holly Seddon, Rachel Lynch, Cesca Major, Robert Fabbri, Marion Todd, M C Beaton, Catherine Ryan Howard, and Phil Rickman.<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Francesca is looking for character-driven popular commercial fiction with a strong voice and sense of place. She is particularly interested in crime, thriller, mystery books set in aspirational or unusual locations, and historical fiction, particularly adventure fiction that showcases lesser known experiences and/or female and diverse voices.</div>Francesca would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 5000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Francesca is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the&nbsp;discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Monday 14 October 2024

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION

Francesca Riccardi is a literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency. She has previously worked in sales roles at HarperCollins, Constable & Robinson, Atlantic Books (where she was recognised as a 2017 Bookseller Rising Star), and most recently was sales and marketing director for Canelo. She has worked with authors including Holly Seddon, Rachel Lynch, Cesca Major, Robert Fabbri, Marion Todd, M C Beaton, Catherine Ryan Howard, and Phil Rickman.

Francesca is looking for character-driven popular commercial adult fiction across all genres. She loves books with a strong voice and sense of place, and is particularly interested in stories that are high concept, appealing to a millennial audience, and showcase lesser known experiences and/or female and diverse narratives.

Francesca would like you to submit the first 5000 words of your manuscript, a synopsis and your cover letter in that order in one single Word document.

(In addition to the paid sessions, Francesca is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Thursday 1st May 2025

BOOKINGS CLOSED: 8th May Francesca Riccardi #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION

Each week on Zoom, you will meet with others who are dating and share the same desire to date in a healthy, informed way. Rachel will give a short talk, lead you in some reflective activities to improve your dating life, and answer your burning questions about dating. As you get to know each other, you'll learn from and support each other too. The course aims to enable you to enjoy healthier, intentional and more empowered dating experiences.
The six week dating programme involves various activities, exercises and assessments, should be fun as well as challenging, and is supported by Rachel’s Dating Workbook (which you will need to buy) and various handouts.
Outline
Session 1: Celebrating yourself 
Aims:
To think about why you are dating and what you want from it
To feel good about yourself and give off the right vibe
To identify your strengths, values, goals
To understand your relationship with yourself
To apply this to your dating profile, online messaging and real-life conversations
To answer the questions "What do you like about yourself?" and "Tell me about yourself" on a date
Session 2: What are your relationship needs? 
Aims:
To explore different models of dating and relationships
To be selective and have high expectations
To believe you deserve to be treated well
To explore and articulate your relationship needs
To distinguish between essentials and desirables
To learn about red and green flags
Session 3: The psychology of online dating 
Aims:
To learn about the costs and benefits of online dating
To compare the efficiency and processes of online and real-life/organic dating
To gain some insight into the psychological processes underlying people’s behaviour when online dating
To understand and challenge the effects of prejudice and discrimination in online dating
To become informed about the statistics of who is dating in the UK
To explore the best dating apps for you
Session 4: Dating profiles and messaging
Aims:
Get support from each other about your current dating situation
Get feedback on your dating profile
Discuss messaging scenarios
Learn about what research shows works best in messaging
Get feedback on your messages
Discuss various hypothetical messaging situations
To be discerning about fake profiles and scammers
To move from messages to dates with the right people
Session 5: Forming a connection on a date
Aims:
To enjoy your dates more and reduce date anxiety
To use the date effectively to find out key information
To build a connection and create warmth and chemistry
To get down to a deeper level
To create a personalised bank of questions and topics of conversation for dates


Session 6: Dating etiquette and communicating your needs
Aims:
To use and interpret non-verbal communication on dates
To get second dates with the right people
How to decide if you want another date
To make sense of dates that don’t work out
To communicate about intimacy, sexual health, hygiene, COVID safety
To discuss how the first ten dates should look:
How and when do I suggest a second date?
How often should we message in between dates?
How often should we see each other?
How do I cope with insecurity and uncertainty?
When should we discuss exclusivity?
When should I stay the night?
How long should the dates last?
How do I end things?
When does dating turn into a relationship?
When do I use the L word?
Please note that the price of the course will have a 5% platform fee added on at check-out.
What previous participant said about the course:
"For me, coaching with Rachel has been literally life-changing. When I first contacted Rachel I only expected to find out if dating was viable for someone as socially anxious as me and maybe a little help with my dating profile. What ended up happening transformed not just my beliefs about romantic relationships but about myself, emotions and all my other relationships. And throughout I have found her to be unceasingly gentle, patient and kind.
If a past version of myself read the above it would probably put him off. I would tell him: Rachel will not judge those parts of you that you might be a bit embarrassed about, and not only is she a lovely, friendly person, she is also as evidence-based as a dating coach can get. The worst thing that could happen is you lose a bit of time and money. But the best thing could be that she helps you find someone to spend the rest of your life with. So, if you’re thinking about contacting Rachel, stop procrastinating and go for it!” (Nick, 29)
"I really enjoyed the course. There were plenty of questions and purposeful advice that helped me to reflect on how I approached dates." (Simon, 35)
"I've really enjoyed attending this workshop. Every session has been thought provoking and I have really enjoyed the discussions and the many different perspectives and experiences discussed. The environment felt warm and inviting which allowed me to be vulnerable. Rachel's warm personality was a great help especially in the beginning stages of getting to know everyone. Rachel was very insightful. If you don't know where to begin in the dating world, this workshop is for you." (Lisa, 37) 
"I've learned a lot from Rachel's workshop and it's been great to have a safe and supportive space to talk about some of my challenges in dating. Rachel's a very empathetic and open dating coach. I'd recommend this workshop for anyone looking for a top level introduction to improving their dating habits and prospects." (Isioma, 41)
"Having already had a few 1:1 dating coaching sessions with Rachel, I was keen to take part in the group course in order to have more interaction with others who have also been struggling on this journey and learning from their experiences. I realised that the group sessions would also have a slightly different approach to the 1:1s and thought this could be beneficial to me. I really enjoyed the group course! Rachel's extensive knowledge, from her coaching and research, is evident in the sessions. They were carefully planned and developed but also she managed to personalise them and respond to slightly more individual needs or questions within the group once the sessions were under way. Rachel provided good materials to download as part of the course, in addition to the use of her 'Dating Workbook' as part of the tools for the sessions. I have found these very helpful and the Dating Workbook is great for both guided and independent use. The topics covered in both the group sessions and the Workbook are helpful and it has been good to remind myself about 'who I am', in order to be able to put that forward to potential dates - especially as I feel I am quite a different person now that I am almost 20 years older than when I last dated! Equally useful for me has been working out my 'deal-breakers' and 'deal-makers' to help me be more focussed and intentional with my dates. I look forward to putting these tools and experiences into practice, as well as the sessions from Part 2 of the course, on my next dates and using the Workbook to reflect on how I am progressing towards finding my next relationship. Thank you, Rachel, for all your guidance and support!" (Zosia, 46)
"I have been attending Rachel’s seminars since 2017. Healthy Dating though was my first course. I like that Rachel blends academic knowledge and practical skills in her teaching, whilst also drawing upon learners’ own experiences. There are a number of resources shared and (optional) homework. Even though I consider myself to be quite well versed when it comes to contemporary dating and relationship skills, I still enjoyed the course and learnt some new things." (Richard, 47)
"I thoroughly enjoyed the healthy dating sessions. Initially I was slightly apprehensive as I am quite shy and introverted, however the sessions were very relaxed. Each session offered the opportunity to ask questions and discuss topics with other course members, although there is no pressure to do so. After each session homework was set to help reflect on what we had learnt. As a result I feel more empowered and confident as I start dating again." (Joe, 47) 
"It’s been good to challenge myself to do a course that involves opening up a bit about things I’d tend to keep hidden and not discuss. Definitely ‘outside my comfort zone’ discussing feelings and experiences of dating. But it’s been good to share experiences with others in a supportive atmosphere. The course contents is comprehensive and well-structured and there's no pressure to contribute any more than you feel comfortable." (Pete, 58)
"This kind of group was a real find. I found the mini-course very helpful by giving me space to think about important dating questions. The guys in the group were great. They were willing to share their experiences and wisdom and hearing from such nice open people in the same boat as me was very therapeutic and helpful. Rachel is a very organized, informative, involved, and gentle mediator and a very wise, informed, empathic guide. Many thanks, Rachel!" (Sarah, 67)

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Do you want your dating to be an enjoyable and empowered experience? Would you like to develop a healthier, more intentional approach to dating? Sign up to Rachel's eight week course and get the tools you need to become more resilient and understand the psychological processes going on with dating.

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