Name: Managing My Day
Price: 1500 GBP
Availability: InStock

Birmingham

Telford

<div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Our Leadership and Management programmes are not just off-the-shelf solutions. They are tailor-made to fit your unique organisation and its specific needs and environment, ensuring every attendee&#39;s sense of relevance and personalisation.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">They include many aspects of our stand-alone workshops, so you can pick and mix the ingredients you want to effect the change you wish to see from the outcomes.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">We thread your values into our programme to ensure they are inculcated through every workshop and into the minds of all attendees. This helps embed them into everyday thinking and ensures everyone knows why they are critical to your organisation&#39;s success.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">We extend a warm invitation to all Leaders and Managers, irrespective of their hierarchical position or role, to attend this programme. This inclusivity is a testament to our belief that everyone, from the executive team to the newly promoted Manager or Leader, plays a crucial role in your organisation&#39;s success by using the same principles when managing and leading their people.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Our workshops do not sugarcoat the truth. We say what we mean to ensure clarity and recognition of why the ingredients matter. We do not pick out individuals, we do not embarrass, and many discussions are conducted in groups of three. Those groups then come together to share their thoughts and opinions and learn from each other. This ensures that all voices are heard, all ideas considered, and all challenges shared and addressed as a committed organisation.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Accountability and responsibility feature in our sessions. Our facilitator is accountable and responsible for ensuring professionalism and honesty; we expect the same from all participants. You are investing in them; in return, they will invest with commitment, effort and diligence.</span></p><p align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">&ldquo;If you stop trying to please others and just do the right thing,</span></strong></p><p align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">with authenticity, transparency, and integrity,</span></strong></p><p align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">you will win the hearts and minds of those about you organically.&rdquo;</span></strong></p></section></div><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><a name="Events" 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></p><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);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">LENGTH</span></strong></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">7to 10 months (Usually one workshop per month).&nbsp;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">NEXT PROGRAMME START</strong></span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Let&#39;s chat and confirm a date.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">PROGRAMME DELIVERY</strong></span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">In Person only at your company or a venue (hotel, conference centre) of your choice.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><hr style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="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);"><h2 title="Suitability - Who should attend?" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Suitability - Who should attend?</span></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);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Who Should Attend and Why?</span></h3><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Who</strong>? - All those who lead or manage others and those who will be in the near future (the next 12 months) unless you already have an aspiring leaders programme.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Why</strong>? - Most people interested in such a programme are reading this because they already know why it is critical. More often than not, you are trying to decide who to talk to about it.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Those who know people know how different we all are, how political shenanigans cause havoc with open and honest conversations, how people are too afraid to speak out, and how trust is desperately sought after but sadly not yet present. They also know that all this needs &#39;fixing.&#39; At LaPD Solutions, it&rsquo;s what we do.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Organisations that realise their most important resource is their people will also realise they must invest in them to ensure consistency, lived values, and behavioural excellence. <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Only</strong> then will they attain the best possible success and profit margin.</span></p></section></div><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><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></span><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 title="Training Course Content" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Programme Content (to be designed from your specific needs)</span></h2><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">What is Emotional Intelligence (EI).&nbsp;</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">EI Self Assessment.&nbsp;</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Our Moccasin Approach&reg; and our EI Tree&reg;.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Models of Leadership and designing our perfect leader and manager.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Building &amp; Maintaining Trust.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">My Impact on Others.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">What is inclusive Leadership?</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Bias and Unconscious bias.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Groups vs Teams and how they differ.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Delegation and our Delegation Matrix.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Saying &#39;No&#39;&hellip; (the right way).</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">The neuroscience behind decision-making.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Silo/Collaborative working - Approaching change.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">What is a failure, and why do we fear failure so much?</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Organisational Culture, our Values.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Words versus actions!</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">A &#39;People Strategy&#39; - why have one?</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Performance Management - design it.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">The Colleague Engagement Ladder.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Courageous conversations and how to manage them.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Boosting our self-confidence and self-esteem.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Psychological safety; emotional security/safety &ndash; ES2</li></ul><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">See an example of one of our programmes by </span><a href="https://www.lapd.solutions/example-ei-based-leadership-and-management-programmes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" fr-original-style="" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 85, 119); color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(71, 85, 119); color: rgb(44, 130, 201);">clicking here</span></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">.</span></div></section></div><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><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></span><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;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"> </span></h2><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);">Programme delivery and venue</h2><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">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.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">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.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">We can deliver our workshops, courses and programmes online, although this will mean splitting elements into manageable learning events to suit the online environment.</span></p></section></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Our Leadership and Management programmes are not just off-the-shelf solutions. They are tailor-made to fit your unique organisation and its specific needs and environment, ensuring every attendee's sense of relevance and personalisation.
They include many aspects of our stand-alone workshops, so you can pick and mix the ingredients you want to effect the change you wish to see from the outcomes. 
We thread your values into our programme to ensure they are inculcated through every workshop and into the minds of all attendees. This helps embed them into everyday thinking and ensures everyone knows why they are critical to your organisation's success.
We extend a warm invitation to all Leaders and Managers, irrespective of their hierarchical position or role, to attend this programme. This inclusivity is a testament to our belief that everyone, from the executive team to the newly promoted Manager or Leader, plays a crucial role in your organisation's success by using the same principles when managing and leading their people.
Our workshops do not sugarcoat the truth. We say what we mean to ensure clarity and recognition of why the ingredients matter. We do not pick out individuals, we do not embarrass, and many discussions are conducted in groups of three. Those groups then come together to share their thoughts and opinions and learn from each other. This ensures that all voices are heard, all ideas considered, and all challenges shared and addressed as a committed organisation.
Accountability and responsibility feature in our sessions. Our facilitator is accountable and responsible for ensuring professionalism and honesty; we expect the same from all participants. You are investing in them; in return, they will invest with commitment, effort and diligence.
“If you stop trying to please others and just do the right thing,
with authenticity, transparency, and integrity,
you will win the hearts and minds of those about you organically.”




LENGTH - For more information about duration, please get in touch with 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? - All those who lead or manage others and those who will be in the near future (the next 12 months) unless you already have an aspiring leaders programme.
Why? - Most people interested in such a programme are reading this because they already know why it is critical. More often than not, you are trying to decide who to talk to about it.
Those who know people know how different we all are, how political shenanigans cause havoc with open and honest conversations, how people are too afraid to speak out, and how trust is desperately sought after but sadly not yet present. They also know that all this needs 'fixing.' At LaPD Solutions, it’s what we do.
Organisations that realise their most important resource is their people will also realise they must invest in them to ensure consistency, lived values, and behavioural excellence. Only then will they attain the best possible success and profit margin.
Programme Content (to be designed from your specific needs)
What is Emotional Intelligence (EI).
EI Self Assessment.
Our Moccasin Approach® and our EI Tree®.
Models of Leadership and designing our perfect leader and manager.
Building & Maintaining Trust.
My Impact on Others.
What is inclusive Leadership?
Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Bias and Unconscious bias.
Groups vs Teams and how they differ.
Delegation and our Delegation Matrix.
Saying 'No'… (the right way).
The neuroscience behind decision-making.
Silo/Collaborative working - Approaching change.
What is a failure, and why do we fear failure so much?
Organisational Culture, our Values.
Words versus actions!
A 'People Strategy' - why have one?
Performance Management - design it.
The Colleague Engagement Ladder.
Courageous conversations and how to manage them.
Boosting our self-confidence and self-esteem.
Psychological safety; emotional security/safety – ES2
See an example of one of our programmes by clicking here.
 
Programme 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.

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Business Leadership

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Leadership and Management Programmes

Edinburgh

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Let local artist Mark Kirkham take you on a personalised sketching journey around some of his favourite local spots while teaching you how to capture the unique features of Edinburgh.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65);">Mark, known locally as the Edinburgh Sketcher, has been drawing since before he can remember. After years spent as a graphic designer working with many agencies and publications he has reverted to his childhood - filling sketchbooks with the everyday sights that life in Scotland&rsquo;s capital city provides. Mark enjoys sharing his hidden views of the city and reminding residents and visitors of the beauty in the everyday.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Your one-to-one sketching tour will begin at The Arienas Collective, or a mutually agreed location, and can be designed around your individual preferences. </p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The price includes all materials and an Edinburgh Sketcher tote bag to take away with you, plus welcome refreshments, including a selection Shibui teas, real coffee bags, and sweet and savoury snacks.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">To check availability, use the &#39;Request a date&#39; button to share your preferred date(s). We will then contact Mark to see if he&#39;s available. No money will be taken until your workshop date is confirmed.</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">A note about the Scottish weather<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong></span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">We&#39;re used to a bit of wind and rain in Edinburgh, so please do check the forecast before you leave and dress appropriately. In the event of extreme weather conditions which require us to cancel the sketching tour, we will contact you to arrange an alternative date. If you are visiting Edinburgh and not able to attend at another time, please let us know and we will issue a full refund (less any booking charges made by financial partners).&nbsp;</span></p>

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">More information&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">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;</em><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">not</em></strong><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.</em></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Private workshop bookings</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Age restrictions</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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. For Mark&#39;s sketching tours, the minimum age is 8 years and anyone aged 8-15 must be accompanied by a paying adult.&nbsp;</p>

Let local artist Mark Kirkham take you on a personalised sketching journey around some of his favourite local spots while teaching you how to capture the unique features of Edinburgh.
Mark, known locally as the Edinburgh Sketcher, has been drawing since before he can remember. After years spent as a graphic designer working with many agencies and publications he has reverted to his childhood - filling sketchbooks with the everyday sights that life in Scotland’s capital city provides. Mark enjoys sharing his hidden views of the city and reminding residents and visitors of the beauty in the everyday.
Your one-to-one sketching tour will begin at The Arienas Collective, or a mutually agreed location, and can be designed around your individual preferences. 
The price includes all materials and an Edinburgh Sketcher tote bag to take away with you, plus welcome refreshments, including a selection Shibui teas, real coffee bags, and sweet and savoury snacks.
To check availability, use the 'Request a date' button to share your preferred date(s). We will then contact Mark to see if he's available. No money will be taken until your workshop date is confirmed.
A note about the Scottish weather

We're used to a bit of wind and rain in Edinburgh, so please do check the forecast before you leave and dress appropriately. In the event of extreme weather conditions which require us to cancel the sketching tour, we will contact you to arrange an alternative date. If you are visiting Edinburgh and not able to attend at another time, please let us know and we will issue a full refund (less any booking charges made by financial partners). 
More information 
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a supportive and welcoming home-based 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. 
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, cafés, 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 not 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. For Mark's sketching tours, the minimum age is 8 years and anyone aged 8-15 must be accompanied by a paying adult. 

The Arienas Collective

Arts & Crafts

One-to-one sketching with pen and watercolour tour run by the Edinburgh Sketcher at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

One-to-one sketching tour with the Edinburgh Sketcher

A one-to-one sketching tour with artist Mark Kirkham, the Edinburgh Sketcher, including light refreshments.

Book a one-to-one sketching tour

Bring a friend with you

The Edinburgh Sketcher sketching kit includes everything you will need for your sketching tour, and to continue sketching at home.

Sketching kit

Bristol

<p style="color: rgb(0, 33, 75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 33, 75);">We will come to your school at a time that suits you and run a 2-hour workshop for all staff. We will present in clear and simple terms the school&rsquo;s duties under the Equality Act, help you guard against discrimination, and leave you with useful resources.</p><h3 style="color: rgb(53, 94, 155); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(53, 94, 155);">How will this workshop help your school?</h3><p style="color: rgb(0, 33, 75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 33, 75);">This is a practical, "hands on" workshop designed to be engaging and constructive. Over and above helping your school fulfil its legal duties, it will help ensure that nobody is left behind or discriminated against. The workshop will show how all protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010 can be reflected positively in everyday school life. It will consider real-life examples and make this more meaningful and relevant by inviting participants to bring their own examples of equality challenges in school. We will show you how to get the best out of CSIE&rsquo;s toolkit &lsquo;Equality: Making It Happen&rsquo; &ndash; a succinct and user-friendly set of reference cards to help schools promote equality &ndash; and leave you with at least two complimentary copies.</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 33, 75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 33, 75);">Above all, the workshop will help develop a shared understanding and build a consistent response to diversity and equality. We understand that all schools are at different stages of this journey, so this workshop will assist you in determining next steps and areas of specific focus for your setting.</p><h3 style="color: rgb(53, 94, 155); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(53, 94, 155);">What will the workshop cover?</h3><p style="color: rgb(0, 33, 75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 33, 75);">The workshop will:</p><ul style="color: rgb(0, 44, 112); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 44, 112);"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">provide an overview of the Equality Act 2010, including the Public Sector Equality Duty and what it means for all schools</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">bring awareness to unconscious bias and how it can influence our interactions</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">present strategies for removing barriers to learning and participation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">address intersectionality and how it affects people&rsquo;s experiences</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">help develop confidence and language for discussing sensitive equality issues</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">add flesh to the bones of all the above, by considering real-life examples</li></ul><h3 style="color: rgb(53, 94, 155); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(53, 94, 155);">Who is it for?</h3><p style="color: rgb(0, 33, 75); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 33, 75);">The workshop has been designed for all primary and secondary school staff and governors; delivery is adjusted to the context of each school. We encourage all teaching and non-teaching staff to attend, so that your school can develop a coherent and consistent response to diversity and equality.</p><h3 style="color: rgb(53, 94, 155); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(53, 94, 155);">Feedback from previous CSIE equality workshops:</h3><blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="color: rgb(165, 81, 35); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(165, 81, 35);">Very knowledgeable presenter.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="color: rgb(165, 81, 35); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(165, 81, 35);">I feel more empowered.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="color: rgb(165, 81, 35); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(165, 81, 35);">Clear and concise.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="color: rgb(165, 81, 35); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(165, 81, 35);">Very thought provoking.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="color: rgb(165, 81, 35); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(165, 81, 35);">Clear, compassionate presentation.</p></blockquote>

Centre For Studies On Inclusive Education

Equality workshops for staff and governors

General admission

<p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">This workshop is designed to examine how we care for our customers. We do this by identifying many aspects of many customers and using data from those attending our workshops.</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">We also look at types of customers, how they usually behave, and how we can negatively impact them through careless interactions or positively through careful communication, consideration, and using an "ACE"&mdash;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">A</strong>pproach with <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">C</strong>are and <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">E</strong>mpathy.&nbsp;</p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">We aim to see people leave our workshop with far better insights into customer-facing best practices and ideas to improve their training for customer-facing employees.</p><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -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);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">LENGTH</strong></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">For more information about duration, please contact the Institute.</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">NEXT WORKSHOP START</strong></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Enquire for more information</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">WORKSHOP&nbsp;</strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;DELIVERY</strong></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 workshop is face-to-face, but we can facilitate this workshop online.</div><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><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;"><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><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><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Who</strong>? - Anyone involved in a customer-facing role or training their customer-facing staff.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Why</strong>? - The ultimate goal in customer-facing skills is to win lifelong customers by continuously managing customer relationships, to gain those lifelong customers.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Any business that can see a consistent issue with retaining customers is in for a tough time. But we ask you to go a step further by not just keeping customers happy but attracting new customers and focussing on retaining our high-impact customers.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Our thinking extends to &#39;Occupying our customer&#39;s consciousness.&#39; A persistent fishing expedition to continually engage our customers, even when it is not to buy something. This engagement gives us an almost permanent inroad to their internal marketing, follow-on sales, recommendations, and loyalty.</p></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);">Workshop Content</h2><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Define a customer and what we are to them.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Share specific experiences you or someone you know may have had, good and bad.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Share some good and bad ways you and others have dealt with customers.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Discuss our Ten Types of Customers and ask you to decide which you get more than others.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Break into groups to analyse our data and ask you to discuss it.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Discuss our Customer-facing model and why lifelong relationships are critical to managing customers.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Look at our thoughts on managing our top ten customer types.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Through small group discussions, create a top 5 action list to take away and review in 3 months.</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;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Workshop delivery and venue</h2><section fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); 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.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">We can deliver our workshops, courses and programmes online, although this will mean splitting elements into manageable learning events to suit the online environment.</p></section></div></div>

This workshop is designed to examine how we care for our customers. We do this by identifying many aspects of many customers and using data from those attending our workshops.
We also look at types of customers, how they usually behave, and how we can negatively impact them through careless interactions or positively through careful communication, consideration, and using an "ACE"—Approach with Care and Empathy. 
We aim to see people leave our workshop with far better insights into customer-facing best practices and ideas to improve their training for customer-facing employees.



LENGTH - Normally, one day. 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 involved in a customer-facing role or training their customer-facing staff.
Why? - The ultimate goal in customer-facing skills is to win lifelong customers by continuously managing customer relationships, to gain those lifelong customers.
Any business that can see a consistent issue with retaining customers is in for a tough time. But we ask you to go a step further by not just keeping customers happy but attracting new customers and focussing on retaining our high-impact customers.
Our thinking extends to 'Occupying our customer's consciousness.' A persistent fishing expedition to continually engage our customers, even when it is not to buy something. This engagement gives us an almost permanent inroad to their internal marketing, follow-on sales, recommendations, and loyalty.
Workshop Content
Define a customer and what we are to them.
Share specific experiences you or someone you know may have had, good and bad.
Share some good and bad ways you and others have dealt with customers.
Discuss our Ten Types of Customers and ask you to decide which you get more than others.
Break into groups to analyse our data and ask you to discuss it.
Discuss our Customer-facing model and why lifelong relationships are critical to managing customers.
Look at our thoughts on managing our top ten customer types.
Through small group discussions, create a top 5 action list to take away and review in 3 months.
Workshop 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.

Customer Experience

Customer Care

Customer Service

Customer Relations

Customer care, customer service, Moccasin Approach, 

Customer Facing Skills

Introductory daily rate.

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Non profits only.

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">For the creatively curious, sometimes whimsical, freelancer, entrepreneur, doubter and established artist alike, you are invited on a 13 week deep dive into Julia Cameron&rsquo;s internationally acclaimed &nbsp;&#39;The Artist&rsquo;s Way&#39; methodology led by local artist Eugenia Rosa.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Each week you will come together to reflect on the core practices of&nbsp;&lsquo;Morning Pages&rsquo;, and &lsquo;The Artist&rsquo;s Date&rsquo; as well as cultivating self-awareness, setting clear actions, and accountability in the process of growing our creativity and projects. Expect an inclusive, women&#39;s-only, community and enjoy the comfort and inspiration of The Arienas Collective&rsquo;s homely, arts-space in Central Edinburgh.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Led by Eugenia Rosa&nbsp;- a writer, artist, embodied womanhood mentor and impassioned encourager of play and curiosity - you will experience a joyful, honest and heart-centred facilitation, which allows space for the unfolding and shared wisdom of the Creative Circle members.&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Eugenia will also encourage you with her unique approach to the work, including self-supporting practices and embodiment techniques (mindfulness, movement and creative processes) to unlock your blocks and barriers, and expand and liberate the innate talent within. Expect a little humour and irreverence along the way too!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">In addition to the weekly workshop, you will also receive support by way of weekly emails that include inquiry prompts to support your &lsquo;homework&rsquo;, as well as membership to a private online Facebook community where inspiration and sharing enhance the process.&nbsp;</p><blockquote fr-original-style="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(94, 53, 177); color: rgb(94, 53, 177); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; box-sizing: border-box;"><blockquote fr-original-style="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 188, 212); color: rgb(0, 188, 212); margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 188, 212); border-right-color: rgb(0, 188, 212); border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 188, 212); box-sizing: border-box;"><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176);">"Amazing, friendly and professional facilitation&hellip; Thank you so much for the past 13 weeks &ndash; it&rsquo;s been a blast&hellip; There were so many insights, but I think these were often only realised, or fully realised as a result of group sharing/reflection. And often it was reassuring to hear that others experienced the same challenges, doubts, etc as myself. For me, overall, the experience has inspired me to become less fearful, to prioritise creative endeavours more and to enjoy more creativity and creative approaches to life.&rdquo; Marianne&nbsp;</span></em></p></blockquote></blockquote><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">You can read more about The Artist&#39;s Way Creative Circle and previous feedback <a href="https://eugeniarosa.com/the-artists-way" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">here</a>.</p><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">More information&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">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;</em><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">not</em></strong><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.</em></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Private workshop bookings</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Age restrictions</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p><span fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Concessions</strong></span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Concessionary prices are available on a sliding scale. Please </span><a href="mailto:Hello@eugeniarosa.com" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;"></a><span style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="mailto:Hello@eugeniarosa.com" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">email Eugenia</a> for more information.</span></div></span>

For the creatively curious, sometimes whimsical, freelancer, entrepreneur, doubter and established artist alike, you are invited on a 13 week deep dive into Julia Cameron’s internationally acclaimed 'The Artist’s Way' methodology led by local artist Eugenia Rosa.
Each week you will come together to reflect on the core practices of ‘Morning Pages’, and ‘The Artist’s Date’ as well as cultivating self-awareness, setting clear actions, and accountability in the process of growing our creativity and projects. Expect an inclusive, women's-only, community and enjoy the comfort and inspiration of The Arienas Collective’s homely, arts-space in Central Edinburgh.
Led by Eugenia Rosa - a writer, artist, embodied womanhood mentor and impassioned encourager of play and curiosity - you will experience a joyful, honest and heart-centred facilitation, which allows space for the unfolding and shared wisdom of the Creative Circle members. 
Eugenia will also encourage you with her unique approach to the work, including self-supporting practices and embodiment techniques (mindfulness, movement and creative processes) to unlock your blocks and barriers, and expand and liberate the innate talent within. Expect a little humour and irreverence along the way too!
In addition to the weekly workshop, you will also receive support by way of weekly emails that include inquiry prompts to support your ‘homework’, as well as membership to a private online Facebook community where inspiration and sharing enhance the process. 
"Amazing, friendly and professional facilitation… Thank you so much for the past 13 weeks – it’s been a blast… There were so many insights, but I think these were often only realised, or fully realised as a result of group sharing/reflection. And often it was reassuring to hear that others experienced the same challenges, doubts, etc as myself. For me, overall, the experience has inspired me to become less fearful, to prioritise creative endeavours more and to enjoy more creativity and creative approaches to life.” Marianne 
You can read more about The Artist's Way Creative Circle and previous feedback here.
More information 
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a supportive and welcoming home-based 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. 
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, cafés, 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 not 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.
ConcessionsConcessionary prices are available on a sliding scale. Please email Eugenia for more information.

Julia Cameron's The Artists Way Women's Circle 13-week course run by local artist Eugenia Rosa at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

The Artist's Way Women's Circle

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">On this Introduction to lino printing workshop with artist Suzanne Kemplay, you will explore ways of creating simple, striking images to print onto a range of paper products.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This is a hands-on, practical and fun workshop where you will learn the basic skills of lino cutting and printing, and gain the confidence you need to create beautiful prints at home without the need for expensive equipment.&nbsp;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">You will take home a set of printed cards with envelopes, plus your original lino cut design to use at home.</p>
<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">More information&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">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;</em><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">not</em></strong><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.</em></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Private workshop bookings</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Age restrictions</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>

On this Introduction to lino printing workshop with artist Suzanne Kemplay, you will explore ways of creating simple, striking images to print onto a range of paper products.
This is a hands-on, practical and fun workshop where you will learn the basic skills of lino cutting and printing, and gain the confidence you need to create beautiful prints at home without the need for expensive equipment. 
You will take home a set of printed cards with envelopes, plus your original lino cut design to use at home.
More information 
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a supportive and welcoming home-based 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. 
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, cafés, 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 not 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.

Linocut Printing

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

Introduction to lino printing onto paper

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">In this intermediate level screen printing workshop with artist and printmaker Lou Davis, you will learn to coat, expose, print and clean silk screens using the photo emulsion method.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">You&rsquo;ll create a design for screen printing,&nbsp;transfer your design to a screen and print it onto printmaking paper. We&rsquo;ll cover&nbsp;how to register your prints so they print in the same place every time. For this full day workshop, we&rsquo;ll create multi-coloured prints with two or more layers. You&rsquo;ll make an edition of up to ten prints and choose your favourite to frame, ready for your wall or to give as a gift.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">It&rsquo;s a good idea to think about what you&rsquo;d like to print before the workshop. Please bring some ideas for artwork with you, which we&rsquo;ll draw by hand onto tracing paper during the first part of the workshop. We will have inspiration on hand if you&rsquo;re stuck!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">It is possible to print from digital images but these must be prepared before the workshop, so if you&rsquo;d like to take up this option, please contact us at least 7 days beforehand so we can properly advise you on what will print well. We will then print your ready prepared images onto screen printing acetate ready for the workshop. Digital images need to be printed in black so photos and line drawings can work well, but faint lines and subtle textures don&rsquo;t transfer well. If you are sourcing imagery from the internet, please ensure you have the necessary rights to use it.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">If you&rsquo;re in any doubt about whether the images you have in mind are suitable, please <a href="http://lynn@thearienascollective.com/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">get in touch&nbsp;</a>before the workshop.</p><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;"><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">More information&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">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;</em><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">not</em></strong><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.</em></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Private workshop bookings</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Age restrictions</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>

In this intermediate level screen printing workshop with artist and printmaker Lou Davis, you will learn to coat, expose, print and clean silk screens using the photo emulsion method.
You’ll create a design for screen printing, transfer your design to a screen and print it onto printmaking paper. We’ll cover how to register your prints so they print in the same place every time. For this full day workshop, we’ll create multi-coloured prints with two or more layers. You’ll make an edition of up to ten prints and choose your favourite to frame, ready for your wall or to give as a gift.
It’s a good idea to think about what you’d like to print before the workshop. Please bring some ideas for artwork with you, which we’ll draw by hand onto tracing paper during the first part of the workshop. We will have inspiration on hand if you’re stuck!
It is possible to print from digital images but these must be prepared before the workshop, so if you’d like to take up this option, please contact us at least 7 days beforehand so we can properly advise you on what will print well. We will then print your ready prepared images onto screen printing acetate ready for the workshop. Digital images need to be printed in black so photos and line drawings can work well, but faint lines and subtle textures don’t transfer well. If you are sourcing imagery from the internet, please ensure you have the necessary rights to use it.
If you’re in any doubt about whether the images you have in mind are suitable, please get in touchbefore the workshop.



More information 
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a supportive and welcoming home-based 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. 
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, cafés, 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 not 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.

Learn how to make multi-coloured screen prints with artist and printmaker Lou Davis at The Arienas Collective in central Edinburgh

Multi-coloured screen printing the photo emulsion way

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="p1"><span fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Learn to make colourful monotype prints without the need for a press. </span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="p1"><span fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">In this 3-hour workshop, Lou Davis will take you through how to make a gelatin (vege-gel) printing plate which can be used to print beautiful and colourful works of art.&nbsp;</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="p1"><span fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">We&rsquo;ll cover a number of techniques including using stencils and masks, adding texture with botanicals and found objects and using household items for mark making and using home-made foam stamps.</span></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="p1"><span fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">We&rsquo;ll then take our completed prints and use them to create unique greeting cards.&nbsp;</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="p1"><span fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="s1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">You will take home a set of up to 10 hand-printed, one-off greeting cards with envelopes. Or if you prefer, you can take your prints home to frame, to create collages or to use for mixed media projects.</span></p><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;">
<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">More information&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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;</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">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;</em><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">not</em></strong><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.</em></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Private classes</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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. </p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Age restrictions</strong></p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">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.</p>

Learn to make colourful monotype prints without the need for a press. 
In this 3-hour workshop, Lou Davis will take you through how to make a gelatin (vege-gel) printing plate which can be used to print beautiful and colourful works of art. 
We’ll cover a number of techniques including using stencils and masks, adding texture with botanicals and found objects and using household items for mark making and using home-made foam stamps.
We’ll then take our completed prints and use them to create unique greeting cards. 
You will take home a set of up to 10 hand-printed, one-off greeting cards with envelopes. Or if you prefer, you can take your prints home to frame, to create collages or to use for mixed media projects.



More information 
The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a supportive and welcoming home-based 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. 
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, cafés, 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 not nut free. Please let us know of any skin or food allergies before booking.
Private classes
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. 
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.

Gelli Printing

Learn to make colourful monotype prints with local artist and printmaker Lou Davis at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh's beautiful Georgian New Town City Centre.

Gel printing for beginners

Harpenden

<h2>Brilliant Workshops</h2><p>At some point in your life you will have attended a workshop, but what happens when you are asked to deliver one? Some people relish the opportunity while others are scared by it. Whatever you feel about public speaking, it is a skill that is admired by many.</p><p>This hands-on three-day workshop will help you plan, perform and analyse your workshop. With the trainer, you will be practising the workshop you have been asked to deliver, making the learning real and giving you the chance to practice.</p><h3>Learning Objectives</h3><p>This workshop will help you:</p><ul><li>Understand the difference between trainer and facilitator</li><li>Learn key questioning skills</li><li>Discover ways of planning and designing workshops</li><li>Know your audience</li><li>Develop your own presentation style</li><li>Understand and manage group dynamics</li><li>Analyse how the presentation is going</li><li>Effectively evaluate your performance once it is over</li><li>Learn what to do next</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>Day one</h3><ul><li>Welcome and introduction</li><li>Participants are welcomed to the programme and invited to share their personal objectives and communication challenges</li><li>Participants are given an action plan template to complete throughout the workshop</li></ul><h4>What, who, when, how and why?</h4><ul><li>Trainer or facilitator?</li><li>What does the client want?</li><li>What does the client need?<ul><li>Identification</li><li>Generating solutions</li><li>Agree preferred solution</li><li>Implement solution</li></ul></li><li>Questioning skills</li><li>The learning contract</li><li>Holding up the mirror</li></ul><h4>Do I have the skills?</h4><ul><li>Playing to your strengths</li><li>Perceptual positioning</li></ul><h4>Planning and design</h4><ul><li>Types of delivery</li><li>Structuring your talk/presentation</li><li>Designing your own workshop</li><li>Pre-work - pros and cons</li><li>Tools and types of supporting resources</li></ul><h4>Know your audience</h4><ul><li>Why are they there?</li><li>Learning styles</li><li>Roles of resistance</li><li>Handouts or workbooks or other?</li><li>Timevqualityvcost</li></ul><h4>Presentation styles and your stage</h4><ul><li>Making a brilliant impact</li><li>Creating the right impression</li><li>Building your confidence</li><li>Your speech profile</li><li>The venue and room layout</li></ul><h3>Day two</h3><h4>Now it's over to you...</h4><ul><li>Opening lines</li><li>Challengevsupport model</li><li>Controlling nerves</li><li>Internal and physical warm-ups</li></ul><h4>Managing group dynamics</h4><ul><li>Ground rules - pros and cons</li><li>Dealing with challenging types of people</li><li>Stages of group dynamics</li><li>Adaptors and innovators</li><li>Social styles</li></ul><h4>How well's it going?</h4><ul><li>I think it's going well - you need more!</li><li>Energy levels</li><li>Your cultural architects</li><li>Crave the feedback</li></ul><h3>Day three</h3><h4>Evaluation</h4><ul><li>When to evaluate</li><li>What are we measuring?</li><li>Evaluation approaches</li></ul><h4>Your session evaluated</h4><ul><li>Feedback from your session</li><li>Did you measure what you wanted to measure?</li><li>What you did well/could do differently</li></ul><h3>What next?</h3><ul><li>What happens one month on? Did you make a difference?</li><li>Measuring return on investment</li><li>Learning nudges</li><li>Capture success and spread it</li></ul>


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Maximum Performance

Brilliant Workshops

<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Where has the day gone? Can you believe what time it is already? I&rsquo;ve hardly done anything on my list today! Does this sound familiar?&nbsp;</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">First and foremost, please think about Mental Health. Stress is the biggest enemy our people face, and it is often cited as the highest reason for people being off work.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Our workshop examines why we lose time in our day, why we don&rsquo;t manage to complete our plans, and why, on occasion, we seem to have done everything else instead!</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">This workshop isn&rsquo;t magic. To be more efficient,&nbsp;you must <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">plan</strong> your time, <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">how</strong> you&nbsp;work, how&nbsp;you&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">delegate</strong> and how&nbsp;you&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">say no</strong> so that you can hand over responsibility for prioritisation to those who delegate to you.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">This workshop weaves together some thinking from our EI and Me (</span><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Emotional Intelligence</span><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">) and Communicating Effectively workshops. It helps us understand that managing our day and time to get things done relies heavily on how we communicate with others and how free those people are to work. It explains how to connect all your jigsaw pieces (for your team as well).</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">We look closely at prioritisation and why our delegation matrix can be a serious game changer when designed and put to work correctly.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Come along and see how we can help you and your people, or haven&#39;t you got the time? 🤔</span></p><p style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><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);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">LENGTH</span></strong></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">1 Day</span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">NEXT WORKSHOP START</strong></span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Let&#39;s chat and confirm a date.</div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">WORKSHOP DELIVERY</strong></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 workshop 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);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></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;"><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><h2 title="Suitability - Who should attend?" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Suitability - Who should attend?</span></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);"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Who Should Attend and Why?</span></h3><p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Who?&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Anyone who wants to work smarter instead of longer, people who manage others, care for their welfare and want to help their people gain a real work-life balance.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Why</strong>?&nbsp;</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Organisations shout about how they want everything done ASAP or even yesterday. Sadly, it can&rsquo;t always be that way, and if that is the case where you work, then someone or some people need to change how they work and stop putting that stress on their people.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Ask yourself:&nbsp;</strong></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Why is there so much stress at work?&nbsp;</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">How can our people/teams manage their day better?&nbsp;</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">What can we collectively do to help us all manage our time efficiently?</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">What are the current impacts of this stress?</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">What are the longer-term impacts of inefficiencies?</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">We have many answers from many years of discussing this, including thoughts about some of your working-from-home issues.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Training Course Content</strong></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Time Management self-assessment.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Time Management health check.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">The 7 Ps.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Prioritising &ndash; Urgency versus Importance.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Symptoms versus root causes.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Procrastination and the pain it brings to you and others.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Efficiency and Effectiveness &ndash; &#39;What am I here for&#39; activity.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Time Stealers?</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">Delegation.</li><li style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">The &#39;Better and Better&#39; activity.</li></ul><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);">Workshop delivery and venue</h2><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">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.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">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.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(71, 85, 119);">We can deliver our workshops, courses and programmes online, although this will mean splitting elements into manageable learning events to suit the online environment.</span></p></section></div></div></div></div></div>

Where has the day gone? Can you believe what time it is already? I’ve hardly done anything on my list today! Does this sound familiar? 
First and foremost, please think about Mental Health. Stress is the biggest enemy our people face, and it is often cited as the highest reason for people being off work.
Our workshop examines why we lose time in our day, why we don’t manage to complete our plans, and why, on occasion, we seem to have done everything else instead!
This workshop isn’t magic. To be more efficient, you must plan your time, how you work, how you delegate and how you say no so that you can hand over responsibility for prioritisation to those who delegate to you. 
This workshop weaves together some thinking from our EI and Me (Emotional Intelligence) and Communicating Effectively workshops. It helps us understand that managing our day and time to get things done relies heavily on how we communicate with others and how free those people are to work. It explains how to connect all your jigsaw pieces (for your team as well).
We look closely at prioritisation and why our delegation matrix can be a serious game changer when designed and put to work correctly.
Come along and see how we can help you and your people, or haven't you got the time? 🤔



LENGTH - Normally, one day. But please get in touch with 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 Should Attend and Why?
Who? 
Anyone who wants to work smarter instead of longer, people who manage others, care for their welfare and want to help their people gain a real work-life balance.
Why? 
Organisations shout about how they want everything done ASAP or even yesterday. Sadly, it can’t always be that way, and if that is the case where you work, then someone or some people need to change how they work and stop putting that stress on their people.
Ask yourself: 
Why is there so much stress at work?
How can our people/teams manage their day better?
What can we collectively do to help us all manage our time efficiently?
What are the current impacts of this stress?
What are the longer-term impacts of inefficiencies?
We have many answers from many years of discussing this, including thoughts about some of your working-from-home issues.
Training Course Content
Time Management self-assessment.
Time Management health check.
The 7 Ps.
Prioritising – Urgency versus Importance.
Symptoms versus root causes.
Procrastination and the pain it brings to you and others.
Efficiency and Effectiveness – 'What am I here for' activity.
Time Stealers?
Delegation.
The 'Better and Better' activity.
Workshop 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.

Stress Management

Time Management

Workplace Communication

Management Skills

Personal Productivity

Helping people become more efficient in how they manage and prioritise their working day, and for leaders and managers, how they can work efficiently by collaborating effectively with their people. 

Managing My Day

Registered charities and non profits only. 

Non profits only. 

Gabrielle Motola

Digital Photography

Photo Editing

Photography Tools

Color Grading

Adobe Lightroom

Unlock the secrets of professional colour grading in this comprehensive 4-week workshop. Learn industry techniques, enhance your skills, and transform your projects. Perfect for photographers, filmmakers, and creatives. Places are limited and bursaries are available for those in need of financial support.

DEVELOP YOUR COLOUR GRADING STYLE - A FOUR-WEEK ADOBE LIGHTROOM MASTERCLASS

General Admission

Manchester

Research Quality Association

Introduction to Computer Systems Validation

RQA Member

Non Member

Reading

Nottingham

Dickson Training Ltd

ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management

Online Course

Classroom Course

Contents:
- Workshop Overview
- Topics
- Who should attend
- Group Rates
- Chynna Clayton Bio
- Kate Wood Bio
- Past Attendee Feedback




EA/PA Excellence Workshop
We are delighted to announce three dates for our exclusive EA/PA Excellence Workshop facilitated by Kate Wood and keynoted by Chynna Clayton "Body Woman" to Michelle Obama former First Lady of the United States of America. 
Our aims for this workshop:
Build and maintain resilience in the face of ever-increasing demands on time and energy
Add to best-practice strategies for strengthening relationships online with colleagues, clients and key stakeholders
Develop influencing skills to confidently handle difficult front-line situations and people
Topic 1
Handling pressure with resilience

Recognise what's within your control and how to let go of what's not
Learn the science behind negative thinking and how to retrain your brain for maximum impact
Explore how to find the bright spot in your ever-changing workstack for motivation
Topic 2
Strengthening working relationships online
Understand why online working makes it difficult to get people to do what you need
Discover how best to build trust and connection when working remotely and in hybrid environments
Learn the key do's and don'ts for virtual communication
Topic 3
Managing time and boundaries
Use conflict-handling strategies confidently for long-term benefits
Practice ways to hold your ground without damaging your reputation
Create and maintain boundaries for personal effectiveness
Keynote Address with Q&A from the audience:
Keynote from Chynna Clayton former assistant to First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.
Opportunity for the audience to take part in a Q&A with Chynna on how to excel within an administration role



Who will attend?
PA's
EA's
Administrative roles
This workshop is open to females, male including trans women/males and non-binary professionals.







Group Rate Discounts
Group discounts are on request - please call 0800 949 9111 or email support@ownyoursuccess.co.uk if you need support around this matter. 





Chynna Clayton Bio
Keynote Speaker
 

Empathetic, strategic, and meticulous about the details, Chynna Clayton has built a career enabling some of the world’s most influential leaders to excel in high-stress environments.
Chynna is the founder and CEO of Matriarch Made Development, a consulting firm that helps organizations develop high performing administrative teams and identify and address overall operating structure
and events logistics inefficiencies. From helping leaders figure out their onboarding, communication flow, event logistics and how to further develop the talents of their teams, Chynna supports leading organizations in creating a systematic approach to tackling business/events challenges and bottlenecks.
Prior to Matriarch Made, Chynna worked in the personal office of Barack and Michelle Obama as their Director of Travel and Event Operations. Her career also includes administrative roles at Disney and the White House where she served as “body woman” to Mrs. Obama during the Obama Administration.
Chynna graduated from University of Florida with a B.S. in Event Management and Political Science and a minor in Business. She currently resides in Washington, DC with her wife, Retired Naval Chief Petty Officer, Katina Hoyles.
Chynna was featured in Michelle Obama’s latest book, The Light We Carry

“She could adapt in all types of environments, remain­ing unflappable in the face of change. On any given day, I might go from having a conversation with a group of students at a school to filming a television show or recording a podcast. I could meet with a world leader or the head of a philanthropic organization and then have dinner with A-list celebrities. It was Chynna facilitating every move.”
— Direct Quote from Michelle Obama in The Light We Carry
Chynna Featured on The Michelle Obama's Podcast




Kate Wood
Workshop Facilitator 

 
Kate is a business owner, qualified coach, consultant, facilitator, trainer, podcaster and public speaker with a background in learning & development, employee engagement strategy, continuous improvement, communications and marketing. After 25 years working across the board in blue-chip, non-profit and civil service organisations she now provides support to businesses looking to evolve and become great places for people to work in and with. 
Having worked with a wide variety of clients from school-age students to senior executives, she has been designing and running workshops, seminars and classes in person or via web events since she left long commutes and corporate roles behind in 2014 when she created her first two businesses. Her passion is in improving working relationships between roles and functions, supporting people to discover how to be their best selves at work. She does this in the auto-motive industry, financial services, medical teams, charities, global media, retail, education systems and the arts.
When she’s not working, she and her classic car Monty Morgan can be found zipping around the English countryside.
Kate's training & qualifications
CTI Co-Active certified coach, ICF registered (CPCC) (PCC)
Coach supervisor (ESQA) (EMCC)
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Lumina Sparks practitioner
Hay Group Leadership Styles & Climate accredited coach
Human Capital Institute certified in human capital strategy
Sheppard Moscow advanced business consulting
Conflict management trained (Thomas-Kilman instrument)
Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma



So, will you be joining us? 🤔
See what our attendees said here. 



Own Your Success

Learning & Development

Administrative Assistant

Career Development

Personal Assistant

Executive Assistant

Corporate Learning & Development

Ethical Leadership

Discover how to elevate your career as an executive assistant or personal assistant with our comprehensive EA Mastery Workshop. Gain new skills, strategies, and tools to maximize your impact and achieve success.

EA/PA Excellence Workshop Virtual

Early release

General release

Last Remaining Seats

Bournemouth

London Waterloo Academy

Dental Nurse

Dental Assistant

VIRTUAL DENTAL NURSING DIPLOMA

Registration Fee

Tuition Fee

Exam Fee

One Day Introduction Course

<p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Live via Zoom. Fortnightly - 3/17/31 Oct, 14/28 Nov, 12 Dec - 6-8pm UK time (plus an optional sharing session on 9 Jan)</em></strong></p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">Join artist Julie Galante for this brand new course designed to nurture your creative practice. Together we&rsquo;ll explore ways to &nbsp;create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over seven live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways.</p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone&rsquo;s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Together we&rsquo;ll explore techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, paper craft, and collage, but you don&rsquo;t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome.</p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these.</p><p style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7);">There will be an optional online discussion group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions. There will also be discounts available for other workshops and one-to-one mentoring.&nbsp;</p>

Live via Zoom. Fortnightly - 1/15/29 Oct, 12/26 Nov, 10 Dec - 6-8pm UK time 
Join artist Julie Galante for this course designed to nurture your creative practice. Together we’ll explore ways to create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over six live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways.
During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone’s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Together we’ll explore techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, and collage, but you don’t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome.
Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of drawings, written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these.
There will be an optional Facebook group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions. There will also be discounts available for other workshops and one-to-one mentoring. 

Airtily

Drawing

Painting

Watercolour Painting

Creative Practice

Caerphilly

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

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



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



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

Panda Education and Training Ltd

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

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Are you a stressed, exhausted SEN/EBSA parent or carer, running on empty, with no time to shout <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">"HELP!"&nbsp;</em>let alone step off the hamster wheel to rest, recharge and recuperate?</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Parenting neurodivergent and/or school avoidant young people comes with a unique set of challenges and, if you&#39;re finding yourself lurching from managing meltdowns to fighting for support or feeling isolated and judged because people don&#39;t understand, it can be really hard and I GET IT!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">After finding myself pretty much burnt out I discovered and implemented quick and simple self-help and relaxation tools that have helped strengthen my coping skills to navigate my family&#39;s journey, rebuild my resilience and rediscover&nbsp;my old self!&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">I was so blown away by how beneficial simple habits can be that it&#39;s my mission to help others do the same - and so I created&nbsp;The SHARE Project.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The ethos of THE SHARE Project is that&nbsp;we need to put our own oxygen mask on first&nbsp;so that we can&nbsp;best support our kids&nbsp;and my aim is that the tools you will learn during our time together will become your oxygen mask, not only for use in case of emergency, but as a sustainable part of your ongoing&nbsp;self-care and wellbeing.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">During each&nbsp;of four, weekly, live&nbsp;online workshops, delivered over Zoom, you will learn and practise a new tool to implement daily over the coming week (just a&nbsp;few minutes at a time, I promise)!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Then, during the following week&#39;s workshop we will review your progress, make any tweaks and learn and practise the next tool...&nbsp;</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">There&#39;ll be no suggestions of long and luxurious spa days and fluffy robes because most of us don&#39;t have the time to do that very often and, frankly, the benefits disappear almost as soon as you&#39;ve driven home... My mission<em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</em>is to give you sustainable tools to use anytime and anywhere to help yourself cope better and feel happier, regardless of what&#39;s going on around you!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Each group session gives you the opportunity to connect with other SEN parents or carers&nbsp;experiencing similar challenges.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">What our clients say:</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);">"</span></em><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);">The Share project was a gentle, kind experience which showed understanding for parenting with additional challenges. &nbsp;The refocusing was extremely powerful and I felt nurtured by the sessions."</span></em></span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);"><span data-sheets-root="1" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">"I gained different techniques to build resilience and overcome overwhelm."&nbsp;</span><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></em></span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);"><span data-sheets-root="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span data-sheets-root="1" style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);"><span data-sheets-root="1" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">"has helped me have a more positive outlook day to day, relaxation has helped with my sleep"</span></span><span data-sheets-root="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></em></span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">If you have any questions, please ask and I will be happy to help :)</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Sue&nbsp;</p>

Discover Calm and Happiness with The SHARE Project: Your Path to Resilience! 🌟
Are you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and stretched to your limit?  With meetings and meltdowns to manage, battles for support, the frustration of feeling isolated or misunderstood, not to mention the pressure of juggling your job too, it can It can feel like you’re running on empty; hard to find a moment to step off the hamster wheel and just breathe.
I’ve been there, and I get it!💛
After being on the brink of burnout myself, I stumbled upon simple, yet life-changing self-help and relaxation tools. These quick, effective techniques helped me rebuild my resilience, reclaim my sense of self and navigate challenges with renewed strength. The transformation was so profound that I knew I had to share it with others—and that’s how The SHARE Project was born.
What is The SHARE Project?
The SHARE Project is built on a simple principle: you need to put your own oxygen mask on first!  By nurturing yourself, you’re better equipped to support your children. Through our four-week, live online workshop series, delivered via Zoom, you’ll discover practical tools to bring more calm and happiness into your daily life.
Here’s what you can expect:
Weekly Workshops:  Each week, we’ll introduce and practice a new tool designed to fit seamlessly into your life (just a few minutes a day, I promise!). These are not your typical “luxury spa day” suggestions — because let’s face it, who has time for that?  Instead, you’ll learn sustainable, go-to strategies that you can use anytime, anywhere, to boost your wellbeing, even in the midst of chaos.  You will also receive a mid-week email of encouragement between workshops and printables to help record and track your progress.
Ongoing Support:  In each session, we’ll review your progress, fine-tune your approach, and introduce the next tool.  This isn’t just a one-off workshop; it’s a journey of growth and connection.
Community Connection: You’ll be part of a supportive group of fellow SEN parents and carers who understand the unique challenges you face.  Together, we’ll share experiences, uplift each other, and grow stronger.
What our clients say:
“The SHARE Project was a gentle, kind experience which showed understanding for parenting with additional challenges.  The refocusing was extremely powerful and I felt nurtured by the sessions.”
“It has helped me to have a more positive outlook day-to-day, and the relaxation has helped with my sleep.”	
“I looked forward to the sessions each week, they gave me time to focus on myself for a change.”
Ready to Feel More Calm and Happy?
If you’re ready to step off the hamster wheel and start reclaiming your joy, The SHARE Project is here for you. Let’s work together to help you feel more at peace, more resilient, and, most importantly, more you.
Got any questions? Send me a message and I’ll be happy to help! 😊
With love and support,  
Sue

AUsomeMums

Emotional Wellbeing

Emotional Resilience

Autism

Mental Resilience

Special Education Needs (SEN)

Self-help and relaxation skills and exercises for stressed, burned out SEN parents and carers

The SHARE Project - Self-Help & Relaxation Exercises for SEN/EBSA Parent Carers

Hayes

Good Clinical Practice Auditing - Principles and Practice

<p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Art &amp; Flash&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">with&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Anika Carpenter</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></b></span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Monthly</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">&nbsp;online ekphras</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">tic&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">writing workshops</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">&nbsp;exploring contemporary artworks for story inspiration.</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Each month, in&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">friendly, fast-paced workshops,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">Anika Carpenter introduces a different contemporary artist and three to four of their artworks. Each artwork comes with an optional writing prompt inspired by the piece, along with a ten-minute writing sprint.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);">There is an invitation to share what you have written if you would like to.</span><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(49, 49, 49);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">DATES 202</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">4</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Every third Monday of the month:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">April 15&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ May 20&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ June 17&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ July 15&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ Aug 19&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ Sep 16&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ Oct 21&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ Nov 18&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(63, 63, 63); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(63, 63, 63);">∣ Dec 16</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">ABOUT THE FACILITATOR</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a href="https://www.anikacarpenter.com/" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Anika Carpenter</span></a><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;is a flash fiction author</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">,</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;workshop facilitator and artist&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">with a background in the Fine Arts</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">. Her&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">fiction</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;has been shortlisted for the Bath Flash Fiction Award and the Bridport Prize and has been published in numerous anthologies. You can find her stories at Go</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">ne Lawn,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">Ellipsis Zine, The Molotov Cocktail, Janus Literary and many more.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">Anika received a Fine Art MA (distinction) with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Kingston University in 2010. She&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">spent ten years working as an</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;assistant to Turner Prize winning artists.</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;Anika&#39;s own&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.anikacarpenter.com/collages.html" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">artwork</span></a><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;has been exhibited at Towner Gallery and featured in numerous group exhibitions. She is the co-founder of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.anikacarpenter.com/accidentandemergence.html" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Accident &amp; Emergence</span></a><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;(currently on hiatus) an artist-led project that organised collaborations, exhibitions and retreats.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">Anika&#39;s ekphrastic story &#39;Interview with Alice Moore, Potion Maker&#39; won Bath Flash Fiction Festival&#39;s Great Flash Off competition in October, 2022. You can read it by clicking&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.flashfictionfestival.com/winners-oct-8th-great-festival-flash-off-writing-challenge/" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">here</span></a><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">As well as running The Flash Cabin, Anika is a rep for</span><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://writershq.co.uk/brighton-writing-retreats/" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Writers&#39; HQ</span></a><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">&nbsp;where she runs online sessions and in-person retreats in Brighton.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(67, 67, 67);">You can find her on Twitter or BlueSky via</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://twitter.com/StillSquirrel" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">@StillSquirrel&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">&nbsp;</span></a></p>

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