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

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.

The Arienas Collective

Silver Clay Jewellery

Arts & Crafts

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

Silver clay ring making

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<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>
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<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>
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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)

Birmingham

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. 

Based on feedback from those attending our beginners silver clay jewellery classes, tutor Anna Campbell has designed this bespoke&nbsp;intermediate level, full-day workshop to cover what people wanted to learn next: how to make silver clay boxes and beads.
On this intermediate level&nbsp;boxes and beads class you will make three pieces:
<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">a shadow box pendant;</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">a Pandora-style silver wrapped bead; and</li>
<li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">a silver lentil bead</li>
</ul>
We will cover creating box pendants with flat or rounded sides, using moulds to make decorations, designing the front and back of a piece, making bails, as well as different types of unique silver beads.&nbsp;
You will torch fire all your pieces so they are completed, and ready to take home by the end of the workshop.
The class size is&nbsp;kept small to ensure you have plenty of supervised practice, and Anna&nbsp;will also share lots of hints and tips. By the end of the day, you should have the confidence and skill to start making silver boxes and beads from home.
This full-day intermediate workshop is suitable for anyone who has attended a&nbsp;beginner&rsquo;s silver clay taster&nbsp;or Introduction to silver clay jewellery making workshop, or who has previous experience of working with metal clay.
The introductory price&nbsp;of this workshop&nbsp;includes access to all the equipment you will need, plus&nbsp;all the materials necessary&nbsp;to complete the projects, including 15g of silver clay and a fireable gemstone&nbsp;worth over &pound;30.&nbsp;
You will also be sent full class notes with all the information you need to make pieces at home, including&nbsp;details of where to buy&nbsp;tools and materials.
Note: If you use reading glasses please bring these with you as the class will include some close work.
Please note that The Arienas Collective workshop space is based on the first floor of a&nbsp;Georgian mews house and unfortunately we do not have lift access.
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.

Unlock your creativity and elevate your jewellery-making skills in this immersive workshop, where you'll discover how to craft intricate 3-dimensional jewellery designs using silver metal clay. 
Designed for those who have completed a beginner’s course or have some experience working with metal clay, this intermediate-level class offers expert guidance, hands-on learning, and plenty of insider tips from Anna Campbell, one of the UK’s leading metal clay instructors.
What is silver metal clay?
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 etc. It can be moulded and shaped like clay. Once dry, it can be fired and that is when the alchemy happens - the clay turns to solid hallmark quality silver. You don’t need a lot of tools and equipment to get started and all pieces made on this workshop can be fired with a crème brûlée torch.
On this workshop, you’ll design and create two pieces of silver jewellery:
Shadow box pendant. Dive into the world of dimensional design as you craft a beautiful shadow box pendant. You’ll learn how to build depth and structure into your jewellery, creating a piece that’s both eye-catching and full of personal meaning.
Pandora-style silver-wrapped bead. Add a modern, stylish element to your jewellery collection with a Pandora-style wrap bead. This versatile bead can be used on a bracelet or necklace.
Along the way, you’ll gain essential jewellery-making techniques, including:
Creating Bails
Learn how to make professional-quality bails, the essential loops that allow your pendant or bead to hang perfectly on a chain or cord.
Setting Fireable Stones
Discover how to incorporate fireable gemstones into your designs, adding colour and elegance to your creations
Building 3-Dimensional Jewellery
Master the art of constructing 3D pieces, bringing depth and complexity to your work while learning how to assemble and refine these intricate designs.
Tips, Tricks, and Finishing Techniques
Throughout the course, Anna will share a wealth of tips and tricks, from how to handle silver clay with ease to achieving a high-quality, polished finish on your final pieces.
This workshop offers an exciting opportunity to explore new techniques, expand your creative skills, and leave with two stunning pieces of jewellery that showcase your new abilities. 
With expert guidance, hands-on practice, and plenty of room for creativity, this course is the perfect way to dive deeper into the fascinating world of 3D jewellery design. As these pieces are torch-fired, these are skills you can replicate at home too.

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 etc. You don’t need a lot of tools and equipment to get started and all pieces made on this workshop can be fired with a crème brûlée torch.
You also take all the lovely products you have created home with you on the day, and 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 our Silver clay boxes and beads workshop: 
“Fantastic course with Anna! I thoroughly enjoyed this class, my favourite part was learning to construct a more 3D pendant. Anna is a great teacher and demonstrates and explains the techniques in detail and has great tips on working with metal clay. The setting for the courses is great, just a short walk from Edinburgh Waverley if you are travelling, lots of space to work .. It was nice to learn more about Arienas collective too and the other courses that they offer, I would definitely recommend taking a class with Anna and at this venue.” [Joanne]



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.

Jewellery

Craft 3D jewellery on this one day intermediate silver clay boxes and beads class in Edinburgh City Centre

Silver clay boxes and beads

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.

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 

Course OverviewThe Awards Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Stonemasonry (Construction) qualification has seven specialisms/pathways of which Laying Kerbs and Channels is one of them. The Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) -Laying Kerbs and Channels pathway has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means the learner needs to be employed to undertake this pathway. This pathway enables the learner to demonstrate and recognise their skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate their competence in a real workplace environment so the learner can work in the Roadbuilding sector within the construction industry. The learner will be assessed against a set of performance and knowledge statements which have been derived from National Occupational Standards for your occupational area (Recommended Qualification Structure for Road Building and Maintenance (Construction) Level 2). The learner will be assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified assessor whose job is to work with the learner and help the learner complete the pathway. This pathway 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: -Laying preformed kerbs and channels in the workplace -Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace -Conforming to productive working practices in the workplace -Setting out secondary dimensional work control in the workplace. The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in one of these optional units: -Locating and excavating to expose buried utility services in the workplace -Controlling, directing and guiding the operation of plant or machinery in the workplace -Moving, handling and storing resources in the workplace -Installing drainage in the workplace -Slinging and hand signalling the movement of suspended loads in the workplace -Preparing and operating powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment in the workplace -Preparing to and directing and guiding the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery in the workplace -Preparing and operating ride-on rollers to compact materials in the workplace -Preparing and operating forward tipping dumpers to receive, transport and discharge materials in the workplace -Reinstating trenches in paved surfaces in the workplace -Identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures in the workplace -Installing, maintaining and removing temporary excavation support in the workplace -Installing street ironwork in the workplace (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials) -Segregating the area for the highways works in the workplace -Preparing and mixing construction related materials in the workplace -Cutting, drilling and shaping construction related materials in the workplace -Installing, maintaining and removing work area protection and safety equipment in the workplace -Placing and finishing non-specialist concrete in the workplace &nbsp; Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) -Laying Kerbs and Channels Total Qualification Time (TQT) for this qualification: 230 Minimum Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for this qualification: 132<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 pathway. This Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) -Laying Kerbs and Channels pathway can be taken without any previous training or qualifications in this subject area.</div>

Course Overview
The Awards Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Stonemasonry (Construction) qualification has seven specialisms/pathways of which Laying Kerbs and Channels is one of them.

The Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) -Laying Kerbs and Channels pathway has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means the learner needs to be employed to undertake this pathway.

This pathway enables the learner to demonstrate and recognise their skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate their competence in a real workplace environment so the learner can work in the Roadbuilding sector within the construction industry.

The learner will be assessed against a set of performance and knowledge statements which have been derived from National Occupational Standards for your occupational area (Recommended Qualification Structure for Road Building and Maintenance (Construction) Level 2).

The learner will be assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified assessor whose job is to work with the learner and help the learner complete the pathway.

This pathway 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:

-Laying preformed kerbs and channels in the workplace
-Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace
-Conforming to productive working practices in the workplace
-Setting out secondary dimensional work control in the workplace.

The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in one of these optional units:

-Locating and excavating to expose buried utility services in the workplace
-Controlling, directing and guiding the operation of plant or machinery in the workplace
-Moving, handling and storing resources in the workplace
-Installing drainage in the workplace
-Slinging and hand signalling the movement of suspended loads in the workplace
-Preparing and operating powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment in the workplace
-Preparing to and directing and guiding the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery in the workplace
-Preparing and operating ride-on rollers to compact materials in the workplace
-Preparing and operating forward tipping dumpers to receive, transport and discharge materials in the workplace
-Reinstating trenches in paved surfaces in the workplace
-Identifying and marking the location of utilities apparatus and sub-structures in the workplace
-Installing, maintaining and removing temporary excavation support in the workplace
-Installing street ironwork in the workplace (metal, plastic, concrete and composite materials)
-Segregating the area for the highways works in the workplace
-Preparing and mixing construction related materials in the workplace
-Cutting, drilling and shaping construction related materials in the workplace
-Installing, maintaining and removing work area protection and safety equipment in the workplace
-Placing and finishing non-specialist concrete in the workplace


 Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) -Laying Kerbs and Channels

Total Qualification Time (TQT) for this qualification: 230

Minimum Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for this qualification: 132
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements to take this pathway. This Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) -Laying Kerbs and Channels pathway can be taken without any previous training or qualifications in this subject area.

Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Highways Maintenance - Kerbs and Channels 

Course OverviewThe Level 2 Diploma in Highways Maintenance -Excavation Operations qualification has been developed for achievement in a training environment which means you do not need to be employed to undertake this qualification. This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding so you can progress onto further training at level 3 or on successfully completion of the level 2 progress into a job role in the workplace. This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding so you can work as a Highways Maintenance Operative 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 trained and assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified trainer whose job is to help you complete your qualification. This qualification supports the learner to attain enabling, fundamental and transferable practical skills with associated underpinning knowledge. This qualification is graded. This qualification can be taken as part of an apprenticeship framework, if desired. This qualification sits within the Construction Apprenticeship Framework in England and Wales. This can be taken alongside the following qualifications in contribution towards achievement of a Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship in Construction Civil Engineering -Highways Maintenance: -Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Construction Operations and Civil Engineering Services -Highways Maintenance -Level 1 Award in Employee Rights and Responsibilities For further information about the Construction Apprenticeship Frameworks, please see website: www.afo.sscalliance.org. This qualification is supported by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). This qualification comprises the following 8 mandatory units; -Health, safety and welfare in construction and associated industries -Understanding information, quantities and communication with others -Understanding civil engineering technology -Establish work area protection and safety on highways -Excavate holes and trenches on the highway -Locate and protect utility apparatus and sub-structures -Reinstate excavation and highways surfaces -Segregate the area of highway works for single carriageway roads. <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. You do not need any prior qualifications to undertake this level 2 qualification however we do offer a level 1 in Construction and Civil Engineering Services which will give you the knowledge and skills required to work in the construction or civil engineering industries. If you have already undertaken a level 1 qualification in Construction and Civil Engineering or a similar qualification or have relevant experience, you may already have the skills and knowledge required to undertake this qualification.</div>

Course Overview
The Level 2 Diploma in Highways Maintenance -Excavation Operations qualification has been developed for achievement in a training environment which means you do not need to be employed to undertake this qualification.

This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding so you can progress onto further training at level 3 or on successfully completion of the level 2 progress into a job role in the workplace.

This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding so you can work as a Highways Maintenance Operative 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 trained and assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified trainer whose job is to help you complete your qualification.

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

This qualification is graded.

This qualification can be taken as part of an apprenticeship framework, if desired. This qualification sits within the Construction Apprenticeship Framework in England and Wales.

This can be taken alongside the following qualifications in contribution towards achievement of a Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship in Construction Civil Engineering -Highways Maintenance:

-Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Construction Operations and Civil Engineering Services -Highways Maintenance
-Level 1 Award in Employee Rights and Responsibilities

For further information about the Construction Apprenticeship Frameworks, please see website: www.afo.sscalliance.org.

This qualification is supported by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).

This qualification comprises the following 8 mandatory units;

-Health, safety and welfare in construction and associated industries
-Understanding information, quantities and communication with others
-Understanding civil engineering technology
-Establish work area protection and safety on highways
-Excavate holes and trenches on the highway
-Locate and protect utility apparatus and sub-structures
-Reinstate excavation and highways surfaces
-Segregate the area of highway works for single carriageway roads.


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.

You do not need any prior qualifications to undertake this level 2 qualification however we do offer a level 1 in Construction and Civil Engineering Services which will give you the knowledge and skills required to work in the construction or civil engineering industries. If you have already undertaken a level 1 qualification in Construction and Civil Engineering or a similar qualification or have relevant experience, you may already have the skills and knowledge required to undertake this qualification.

Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Highways Maintenance - Excavation and Reinstatement Operations

Positively You

Testing

Study Skills

Test Taking Skills

Memory & Study Skills

Test Prep

Exam Busters

Burnley

Would you like to develop further your practise of Reiki and learn about the Reiki Master symbol to be able to give advanced healing.This Reiki Master Practitioner level 3 course is for you if you would like to practise Reiki at a more advanced higher level. On this third level of Reiki training you are taught the Reiki Master symbol, and given a third empowerment or attunement.On this course you receive the fullest attention at this highest level of your Reiki training. I teach the course live online using Zoom. &nbsp;What does this course offer?<ul style="color: rgb(111, 114, 135); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(111, 114, 135);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to use the Reiki Master symbol</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dai Ko Myo symbol and mantra</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Attunement to Reiki level 3 energy</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Traditional Japanese Reiki cleansing techniques</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to compile your own Reiki Lineage</li></ul>You will be initiated to the Reiki energy by a level 3 attunement and you will receive a full instruction manual and your course certificate will be awarded to you at the end of the course.On this course you receive the fullest attention at this highest level of your Reiki training. &nbsp;&nbsp;I am a Reiki Master and teacher and I am one of the few traditionally trained Reiki Masters in the UK who have been trained by international best-selling Reiki author Penelope Quest. My teaching methods use traditional Reiki techniques perfected over many years and you can be assured of my support during and after your course.This course is for those of you who have completed your level 2 Reiki course and would like to participate in the greatest gift of being able to help heal others with Reiki.If you have completed your Reiki training elsewhere you may still do this course, just simply bring your Reiki Level 2 certificate with you or details of where you completed your training.The course can be booked online here and you will receive instructions on how to access the course.Testimonials:- What other students who have attended my courses are sayingReiki Master Level 3 Course&ldquo;Margaret&rsquo;s courses are always well thought through, full of valuable information, and easy to follow.&rdquo; (Sarah W)&ldquo;I loved the relaxed pace of this class and how I can refer back to the course work materials whenever I need&rdquo; (Charlotte Q)&ldquo;Margaret is a wonderful reiki master and she has been a joy to learn from!&rdquo; (Mark T)

Would you like to develop further your practise of Reiki and learn about the Reiki Master symbol to be able to give advanced healing.
This Reiki Master Practitioner level 3 course is for you if you would like to practise Reiki at a more advanced higher level. On this third level of Reiki training you are taught the Reiki Master symbol, and given a third empowerment or attunement.
On this course you receive the fullest attention at this highest level of your Reiki training. I teach the course live online using Zoom. 
What does this course offer?
How to use the Reiki Master symbol
Dai Ko Myo symbol and mantra
Attunement to Reiki level 3 energy
Traditional Japanese Reiki cleansing techniques
How to compile your own Reiki Lineage
You will be initiated to the Reiki energy by a level 3 attunement and you will receive a full instruction manual and your course certificate will be awarded to you at the end of the course.
On this course you receive the fullest attention at this highest level of your Reiki training. 
I am a Reiki Master and teacher and I am one of the few traditionally trained Reiki Masters in the UK who have been trained by international best-selling Reiki author Penelope Quest. My teaching methods use traditional Reiki techniques perfected over many years and you can be assured of my support during and after your course.
This course is for those of you who have completed your level 2 Reiki course and would like to participate in the greatest gift of being able to help heal others with Reiki.
If you have completed your Reiki training elsewhere you may still do this course, just simply bring your Reiki Level 2 certificate with you or details of where you completed your training.
The course can be booked online here and you will receive instructions on how to access the course.
Testimonials:- What other students who have attended my courses are saying
Reiki Master Level 3 Course
“Margaret’s courses are always well thought through, full of valuable information, and easy to follow.” (Sarah W)
“I loved the relaxed pace of this class and how I can refer back to the course work materials whenever I need” (Charlotte Q)
“Margaret is a wonderful reiki master and she has been a joy to learn from!” (Mark T)

Margaret Cook - Learn More About Reiki

Energy Healing

Reiki

Reiki Healer

I am a Reiki Teacher in Manchester and one of the few traditionally trained Reiki Masters in the UK who have been trained by international best-selling Reiki author Penelope Quest. My teaching methods use traditional Reiki techniques perfected over many years and you can be assured of my support during and after your course. I teach all three levels of Reiki courses, level 1 reiki. level 2 reiki and reiki master level 3

Reiki Master Practitioner Level 3 Online Course

General Admission

<img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/the-soul-shed/fd715e28-b008-42aa-90c3-52b7e0a88bd7/original.jpeg" style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">On a Sunday close to the New Moon each lunar cycle, I&#39;m offering space for us to gather and for you to reconnect with your intuitive guidence in gentle restorative community. This space is for you if&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You&#39;re longing for spaciousness</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Your whole &nbsp;system would appreciate the sense of a deep opening sigh</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You know somewhere calling from within that Self Care has to be a priority</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You are curious about learning intuitive creative practice that can restore a sense of balance, inner calm, and a sense of renewed capacity to play your part in life unfolding.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You&#39;d welcome an hour on a Sunday of relaxing restorative connection.</li></ul><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/the-soul-shed/c6e2a8f2-d1fd-43ba-814d-5b23c927b6f9/original.jpeg" style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> </div>You will have a series of invitations to&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Be with your breath in ways that make you feel powerfully connected to yourself and your lifeforce.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Come to know yourself as three centred: full of instinctual knowing, heart connections, and an open curious mind.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Connect with imagery that speaks deeply to how you are feeling, and learn the wisdom it has to share with you.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Explore photos you have taken in your own square mile of location to experience a deeper sense of belonging to place.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Journal to find new ways of expressing ideas that emerge in these session.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Meet others on a journey of self-discovery</li></ul><img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/the-soul-shed/e7785701-8274-46e0-821b-01a7820419e6/original.jpeg" style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 300px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> If this appeals, I very much look forward to seeing you ! Dates and themes:Sunday 10th March - Emergence &nbsp;-Being with your lifeforceSunday 7th April &nbsp;- Mandala -Healing &nbsp;patterns in nature &nbsp;Sunday 12th May - &nbsp;Belonging - Witnessing TreesSunday 9th June - A quiet inner voice - encircling an imageSunday 7th July - encounters and initiations - equanimitySunday 4th August - deep in the woods -keeping faithSunday 1st September - Arrival of the pioneer Sunday 6th OctoberSunday 3rd November


On a Sunday close to the New Moon each lunar cycle, I'm offering space for us to gather and for you to reconnect with your intuitive guidence in gentle restorative community. This space is for you if
You're longing for spaciousness
You're curious about the wisdom of the enneagram. 
Your whole system would appreciate the sense of a deep opening sigh
You know somewhere calling from within, that Self Care has to be a priority
You are curious about learning intuitive creative practice that can restore a sense of balance, inner calm, and a sense of renewed capacity to play your part in life unfolding.
You'd welcome an hour on a Sunday of relaxing restorative connection.




You will have a series of invitations to 
Be with your breath in ways that make you feel powerfully connected to yourself and your lifeforce.
Come to know yourself as three centred: full of instinctual knowing, heart connections, and an open curious mind.
Connect with imagery that speaks deeply to how you are feeling, and learn the wisdom it has to share with you.
spend time with powerful enneagram teachings.
Journal to find new ways of expressing ideas that emerge in these session.
Meet others on a journey of self-discovery
If this appeals, I very much look forward to seeing you !




Dates and themes for 2025:
Sunday 5th Jan - Exploring Root chakra, affirmations that ground us, enneagram point eight.
Sunday 29th Jan -Exploring sacral space. and the most spacious version of you at enneagram point nine. The crack in everything. 
Sunday 23rd Feb - Holy perfection is not perfectionism! The princess and the pea.
Sunday 30th March - Life within your comfort zone at enneagram two.
Sunday 27th April - The heart of the heart. Authenticity beyond vanity at Enneagram three.
Sunday 25th May - Depth of presence and the phoenix from the Flames at enneagram four
Sunday 29th June - The true letting go of non-attchment at enneagram five. 
Sunday 27th July - Rings of fire and courage at enneagram six
Sunday 24th August - The holy fool and trusting the holy plan! revisting evolved point seven
Sunday  21st September - When control falls away and reveals innocense - revealing evolved point eight
Sunday 19th October   - In search of  deeper kinds of unity. revealing evolved point nine.

If you book three of these, you will receive an invitation to a free place at our new  SoulCollage offering.







The Soul Shed

Time and space  for you to reconnect with your intuitive guidence in gentle restorative community.


Sunday Openings at The Soul Shed

<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: MG, ADULT FICTIONJo Williamson has been in publishing for over 25 years. Having worked in Children&rsquo;s books PR for Dorling Kindersley, HarperCollins and Orion, she started as an agent with Antony Harwood in 2008. She feels very privileged being with authors at the very start of their publishing journey and enjoys close working relationships with all her clients. From editorial help, general advice on the publishing world, guiding careers long-term and general cheerleading, she feels she has the perfect job. Although nothing is off limits and she loves being surprised by submissions,In middle grade children&#39;s fiction, Jo is particularly looking for books with heart, epic adventures with voice-led characters, and younger funny fiction with series potential.&nbsp;In adult fiction, page-turning Commercial Women&rsquo;s and Book Club fiction are right up Jo&#39;s street, including psychological suspense, thriller, cosy crime and books that don&rsquo;t quite fit the mould. Above all, she wants stories that linger long after the final page has been read. Jo is not the right fit for police procedurals.Jo 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.<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, Jo 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&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 7th October 2024

LOOKING FOR: MG, ADULT FICTION

Jo Williamson has been in publishing for over 25 years. Having worked in Children’s books PR for Dorling Kindersley, HarperCollins and Orion, she started as an agent with Antony Harwood in 2008. She feels very privileged being with authors at the very start of their publishing journey and enjoys close working relationships with all her clients. From editorial help, general advice on the publishing world, guiding careers long-term and general cheerleading, she feels she has the perfect job. Although nothing is off limits and she loves being surprised by submissions.

In middle grade children's fiction, Jo is particularly looking for books with heart, epic adventures with voice-led characters, and younger funny fiction with series potential. 
In adult fiction, page-turning Commercial Women’s and Book Club fiction are right up Jo's street, including psychological suspense, thriller, cosy crime and books that don’t quite fit the mould. Above all, she wants stories that linger long after the final page has been read. Jo is not the right fit for police procedurals.

Jo 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, Jo 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: Tuesday 20th May 2025

I Am In Print

Fiction Writing

SOLD OUT! 27th May Jo Williamson #Agent121. Looking for: MG, ADULT 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 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

Marilia Savvides founded The Plot Agency in 2024. She began her career in publishing at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, where she spent eight years, first as International Rights Agent, and later as Literary Agent, building her own list of authors. In 2019, she joined 42MP, where she worked as Literary Agent for four years, helping to launch and set up the Book Division.

She is particularly interested in fiction that is beautifully written and cleverly constructed, but still accessible to a wide readership. She is often drawn to darker tales that weave together excellent characters and an impossible-to-put-down story, from immersive book club novels with a splash of suspense, crime and thrillers, accessible horror, and speculative, genre-bending or dystopian stories. She also adores smart, witty contemporary rom-com in the style of Emily Henry.

In the thriller, crime and mystery space she is interested in most areas, except military thrillers and organised crime/ mafia / mob stories. Big hooks and clever set ups are a big bonus! She adores Karin Slaughter (especially her standalone novels) and Gillian Flynn.
In the book club / reading group space, she’s particularly drawn to fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng, and absolutely fell in love with Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll, both for the incredible voice, and the exquisite use of structure and time. Complicated family dynamics, empathetic and smart approaches to controversial issues, stand out protagonists (like Elizabeth Zott in Lessons in Chemistry or Bernadette in Where D’You Go Bernadette), long buried secrets, complicity, the road to justice, and impossible decisions, are all themes she finds herself drawn to.
In the horror space, she’s a sucker for amazing female-centric stories in the vein of Yellowjackets, and the kind of contemporary, accessible horror that Stephen King always nails. She wants to get lost in a world that feels within reach of ours. In the speculative and dystopian spaces, she’s interested in genius ideas that set up big questions or reflect the most broken (and sometimes hidden) parts of society. She loves Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood, George Orwell, and also adored The Leftovers, Station Eleven, Wanderers, and The Power. The what-ifs of life and fiction fascinate her. In the grounded sci-fi space, she’d love to find a smart, immersive, and accessible story like The Martian.
She doesn’t represent fantasy or romantasy. In regards to sci-fi, unless it’s very grounded and has crossover potential to a mainstream audience, it’s not for her.
In the romance space, she’s particularly drawn to smart, complex and witty characters, where the chemistry is jumping off the page. She loves contemporary settings and all the tropes, though the voice and characters must come first to make the reading experience fully immersive. She wants to be cackling, and rooting for the characters with all her heart.

She is very hands-on editorially, and loves working with her authors to shape their manuscripts, and brainstorm ideas. The best part of the job is discovering debut authors, and helping them find a home for their books.

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

(In addition to the paid sessions, Marilia 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: Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 12 noon UK BST

BOOKINGS CLOSED! 27th May Marilia Savvides #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT 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 FICTION, YA THRILLERSaskia Leach is an Agent&#39;s Assistant at Kate Nash Literary Agency and is currently training to become a Junior Agent. She graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2020 with a BA degree in English and History, before joining Kate Nash Literary Agency in 2021. Saskia loves commercial fiction that features complex and dynamic characters and is fascinated by stories containing document inserts or written from multiple perspectives.Saskia enjoys commercial and book club fiction and is particularly looking for cosy crime from any period (whether contemporary like Janice Hallett and Richard Osman, traditional Golden Age murder mystery or historical), WW2 historical fiction in the vein of Heather Morris or Markus Zusak, twisty psychological thriller with a unique hook, LGBTQ+ romance, underrepresented voices and perspectives, YA thriller or romance, and locked-room thriller.Saskia would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 2,500 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;" 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, Saskia 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 I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print&nbsp;prior to the event. You also agree to email your material to reach I&nbsp;Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice given in your Agent121.<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: Tuesday 27 August 2024&nbsp;

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, YA THRILLER

Saskia Leach is a Junior Literary Agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency, where she has been working since 2021. She loves stories that features complex and dynamic characters and is fascinated by books containing document inserts or written from multiple perspectives. Saskia represents fiction for adults and young adults in the genres of crime, thriller, romance, historical/saga, horror, speculative and bookclub. She does not represent literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, non-fiction, action/adventure thrillers, non-fiction, picture books or chapter books for children younger than middle grade.

Saskia is particularly looking for LGBTQIA+ romance, high concept psychological thriller with a unique hook or set in an unusual location, and bookclub fiction revolving around a moral dilemma - but she is open to reading submissions in all genres she represents. She is keen to hear from writers from underrepresented voices and perspectives.

Saskia 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, Saskia 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 to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice given in your Agent121.

The submission deadline is: Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 12 noon UK BST




BOOKINGS CLOSED! 27th May Saskia Leach #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION, YA THRILLER

Welcome! And thank you for being curious about The Goddess Hour. If you are searching for connection, this could be for you. Each event is different and is filled with Love and Laughter.I am given a theme for the evening, usually on the day of the event itself and this then becomes our focus for the session, as we follow the guidance and teachings that arise through spoken word, meditation and sharing.They are beautiful spontaneous affairs that are always different and sometimes surprising! Most importantly they foster a great sense of connection within and without and everyone feels empowered and inspired through attending.I was guided by the great Goddess Isis to run the first of these events back in May of 2023 and they have been taking place ever since, on the last Wednesday of the month.They really are special events. Come to one or come to many! There are no rules. If you would welcome the opportunity to connect with other like-minded women, then maybe this is for you...A sacred hour just for you, to feel held, nurtured and cherished. Oh and I always pull everyone a Goddess Card at the end of the session. Some beautiful individual guidance from the Goddesses themselves...Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or take the plunge and come along to the next one. The only way you will discover if it&#39;s for you, like anything in life, is to take part...! And this year, more than ever, feels like it&#39;s time that we do things that we have never done before... The beautiful picture of the Goddess Quan Yin is by the artist Sue Halstenberg and is available as a print, from Fine Art of America.

Welcome! And thank you for being curious about The Goddess Hour. If you are searching for connection, this could be for you. Each event is different and is filled with Love and Laughter.
I am given a theme for the evening, usually on the day of the event itself and this then becomes our focus for the session, as we follow the guidance and teachings that arise through spoken word, meditation and sharing.
They are beautiful spontaneous affairs that are always different and sometimes surprising! Most importantly they foster a great sense of connection within and without and everyone feels empowered and inspired through attending.
I was guided by the great Goddess Isis to run the first of these events back in May of 2023 and they have been taking place ever since, on the last Wednesday of the month.
They really are special events. Come to one or come to many! There are no rules. If you would welcome the opportunity to connect with other like-minded women, then maybe this is for you...
A sacred hour just for you, to feel held, nurtured and cherished. Oh and I always pull everyone a Goddess Card at the end of the session. Some beautiful individual guidance from the Goddesses themselves...
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or take the plunge and come along to the next one. The only way you will discover if it's for you, like anything in life, is to take part...! This year, we are being called, to step into more of who we truly are, and sometimes we discover that by doing things that we have never done before...


The beautiful picture of the Goddess Quan Yin is by the artist Sue Halstenberg and is available as a print, from Fine Art of America. See here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/kuan-yin-sue-halstenberg.html

This Divine Life

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Women In Leadership

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A beautiful hour of connection, guidance and fun! Join together with other like minded women, to feel held supported and seen.

The Goddess Hour 

<h1 id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Online MHFA England Adult Mental Health First Aid Course.&nbsp;</h1><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.mindmapswellbeing.com/brochure-request/" 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;">Download brochure for course details here.</a><a href="https://www.mindmapswellbeing.com/_webedit/uploaded-files/All%20Files/Online%20Mental%20Health%20First%20Aid.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">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. &nbsp;The Online Mental Health First Aid course is a blended approach of individual learning and four instructor-led live sessions, hosted on a new Online Learning Hub. &nbsp;As a training course, Mental Health First Aid teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. The organisation&#39;s courses and resources also promote self-care as a vital way for people to help protect their mental health and prevent issues from getting worse. &nbsp;As with all our courses at Mindmaps Wellbeing, your course will be delivered by a Registered Mental Health Nurse, MHFA England Instructor and Open University Associate Lecturer and Practice Tutor experienced in remote teaching. Our live online learning will also include an assistant who is a MHFAider. &nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Our fee is &pound;300pp Groups of 5+ contact <a href="mailto:info@mindmapswellbeing.com" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">info@mindmapswellbeing.com</a>&nbsp;for reduced group fees.&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Live instructor led sessions;&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">10:00 &ndash; 12:30 &amp; 14:30 &ndash; 17:00 both days&nbsp;</div><div style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Individual learning modules around these times. You will gain access to this on the Friday before your course start date.</div>Why choosing Mindmaps Wellbeing is a good choice for your training.The MHFA England RRP is &pound;325pp, our rate is &pound;300pp and our fee includes:✅ Instructor led training sessions over two days✅ Course Manual✅ Workbook✅ Handy Cue Card✅ MHFAider Certificate upon completionPlus, exclusively when you choose Mindmaps Wellbeing, it also includes:✅ Your instructors are Registered Mental Health Nurses and Healthcare Educators (They of course have their own lived experiences too, which they bring to the course, ensuring the content is brought to life).✅ Access to our online MHFAider peer support groups moderated by the instructor team.✅ Access to MINDWELL companion for resources, self-care, and ongoing guidance to support you in the role as a MHFAider.✅ Advanced Delegate Plan &ndash; This allows delegates to book onto our open courses on dates that suit, with the best value on course fees available.&nbsp;For a little extra:&nbsp;✅ Quarterly Facilitated MHFAider Forum &ndash; to provide ongoing expert support and guidance.&nbsp;✅ Organisational MINDWELL Companion tailored for your workplace / organisation.

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.

Join us to gain certification as a Mental Health First Aider and access exclusive benefits like ongoing peer support, expert forums, and resources for self-care. Book now with Mindmaps Wellbeing and take the first step toward a healthier, more supportive environment for all.


MHFA England Mental Health First Aid 2-day course
With Mindmaps Wellbeing, your instructor will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse. 

Where so you start when you are unschooling?&nbsp;How do you know what to do when there isn&#39;t a curriculum to follow?&nbsp;And why is it that everyone&#39;s unschooling life looks different and no one can give you an answer to the question, what does a typical day look like?&nbsp;Prepare to Unschool takes an in-depth look at 6 principles that underpin the decisions and choices that we make as unschooling parents. It will focus your minds on what you are doing and more importantly why: giving you an opportunity to refocus on what is important and the values that are the pillars supporting your child&#39;s life and learning.A recording of this webinar is included and available for two weeks after the live event.&nbsp;These webinars are FREE for LPL Monthly Members along with a back catalogue of Unschooling Webinars, regular live coaching sessions, and discounts on coaching and mentoring services and more. Sign up for just &pound;20 per month. <a href="https://ko-fi.com/liveplaylearn/tiers" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; background-color: rgb(61, 86, 224); border-width: 12px 18px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(61, 86, 224); display: inline-block; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #3D56E0; border-top: 12px solid #3D56E0; border-bottom: 12px solid #3D56E0; border-right: 18px solid #3D56E0; border-left: 18px solid #3D56E0; display: inline-block;">Yes! I want to join the LPL Monthly Membership</a>

Join Heidi Steel, former teacher, child development and unschooling enthusiast for this webinar on the Power of Play. This webinar will explore the essential role of play in unschooling and how it contributes to children's learning, development, and well-being.

Discover the benefits of play beyond the “Early Years.”
Find strategies to keep play alive and tips for overcoming common challenges.
Gain a deeper understanding of the important role of play in unschooling,
Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools needed to create a rich, joyful and expansive learning environment for their children.


A recording of this webinar is included and available for two weeks after the live event.

These webinars are FREE for Unschooling Village Hub Members along with a back catalogue of Unschooling Webinars, regular live coaching sessions, and discounts on coaching and mentoring services. Sign up for just £20 per month.

Yes! I want to join the LPL Unschooling Village Hub

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The Power of Play in Unschooling: Nurturing Curiosity, Creativity, and Lifelong Learning

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)

Rachel New Dating and Relationships Coach

Social Skills

Dating

Psychology

Coaching

Relationships

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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Healthy Dating Six Week Programme

Have you ever wondered what is Reiki and would like to know more, then this course is for you if you would like to learn more about ReikiThis Reiki Level One course is for you if you have heard a lot about Reiki and are interested in learning more about Reiki and is an introductory course on how to use Reiki healing techniques.This is where you begin and my online course will teach you all you need to know to get you started with using Reiki on yourself and it is very simple to learn and to use. It is a gentle hands-on healing technique, which uses healing energy to treat any physical or emotional concerns.Reiki is a helpful self-development technique for anyone wanting to learn more about reiki and how to enjoy the benefits of a healing treatment.The Reiki One course is taught live on line using Zoom.What will I learn on this course:-What is Reiki and its history?The Principles of ReikiAuras and chakrasPreparation for your initiation to the Reiki energy or attunementWhat does the Reiki energy feel like?21 day cleansing processHow to practise self-healing on yourselfReiki and its uses with other therapiesYour own Reiki LineageQuestion and answer session&nbsp;You will be initiated to the Reiki energy by an attunement and receive a full instruction manual and your course certificate will be awarded to you at the end of the course.I am a Reiki Master and teacher and I am one of the few traditionally trained Reiki Masters in the UK who have been trained by international best-selling Reiki author Penelope Quest. My teaching methods use traditional Reiki techniques perfected over many years and you can be assured of my support during and after your course.The course can be booked online here and you will receive instructions on how to access the course.I look forward to meeting you and sharing my knowledge and experience of Reiki with you.What this course offers you:Individual Support &ndash; During and after your course, if you have any questionsPractical Experience &ndash; Step by step training is given so that you can gain valuable experience using Reiki on yourselfEnergy Perception &ndash; You will be taught to develop skills of energy perception and learn how to interpret the Reiki by what you sense and feelPersonal Growth &ndash; You will discover for yourself the gift of Reiki healing and have increased confidence to use it for self-healingTestimonials:- What other students who have attended my courses are saying &nbsp;Level One Course&ldquo;I enjoyed this course and Margaret is a great teacher and her calming voice explains everything clearly&rdquo;. (Anne-Marie M)&ldquo;This is a very informative course. It gave me everything I needed to know to start working with the Reiki energy. (Sally R.)&ldquo;This course is excellent!&rdquo; (Phil T)

Have you ever wondered what is Reiki and would like to know more, then this course is for you if you would like to learn more about Reiki
This Reiki Level One course is for you if you have heard a lot about Reiki and are interested in learning more about Reiki and is an introductory course on how to use Reiki healing techniques.
This is where you begin and my online course will teach you all you need to know to get you started with using Reiki on yourself and it is very simple to learn and to use. It is a gentle hands-on healing technique, which uses healing energy to treat any physical or emotional concerns.
Reiki is a helpful self-development technique for anyone wanting to learn more about reiki and how to enjoy the benefits of a healing treatment.
The Reiki One course is taught live on line using Zoom.
What will I learn on this course:-
What is Reiki and its history?
The Principles of Reiki
Auras and chakras
Preparation for your initiation to the Reiki energy or attunement
What does the Reiki energy feel like?
21 day cleansing process
How to practise self-healing on yourself
Reiki and its uses with other therapies
Your own Reiki Lineage
Question and answer session 
You will be initiated to the Reiki energy by an attunement and receive a full instruction manual and your course certificate will be awarded to you at the end of the course.
I am a Reiki Master and teacher and I am one of the few traditionally trained Reiki Masters in the UK who have been trained by international best-selling Reiki author Penelope Quest. My teaching methods use traditional Reiki techniques perfected over many years and you can be assured of my support during and after your course.
The course can be booked online here and you will receive instructions on how to access the course.
I look forward to meeting you and sharing my knowledge and experience of Reiki with you.
What this course offers you:
Individual Support – During and after your course, if you have any questions
Practical Experience – Step by step training is given so that you can gain valuable experience using Reiki on yourself
Energy Perception – You will be taught to develop skills of energy perception and learn how to interpret the Reiki by what you sense and feel
Personal Growth – You will discover for yourself the gift of Reiki healing and have increased confidence to use it for self-healing
Testimonials:- What other students who have attended my courses are saying 
Level One Course
“I enjoyed this course and Margaret is a great teacher and her calming voice explains everything clearly”. (Anne-Marie M)
“This is a very informative course. It gave me everything I needed to know to start working with the Reiki energy. (Sally R.)
“This course is excellent!” (Phil T)

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