Our courses - designed to support the whole school/college community

When we think about sexual health, we might automatically think of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) and getting ourselves checked for these at a Sexual Health clinic however, sexual health is much more than that. It’s about sexual identity, the law, consent, contraception, abuse and how we conduct ourselves in relationships.

This session will provide a background to all the elements mentioned above with an emphasis on both the fun and serious aspects of sex as well as a look at what goes on in a Sexual Health clinic. We will explore different LGBTQIA+ terms and definitions.

At the completion of the course, participants will have a better understanding of the following:

• Gain a clearer understanding of sexual health matters.
• Gain a better knowledge of the procedures within a sexual health clinic.
• Gain a better knowledge of LGBTQIA+ terms and definitions.
• Understand the concept of ‘sex posiitve’ and the exploration of a healthy and realistic attitude to sex.
• Understand the role of the Interpreter in a sexual health setting.
• …and much, much more.

During the last 18 months the role of the Language Service Provider (LSP) has changed due to Covid 19 and its variants. We have been working remotely for quite a long time and are now slowly getting back to working on a face-to-face basis.

This course will look at the notion and suggest that a Tribalism, Us -v- Them culture exists. We will discuss how it is that this situation could possibly occur and how we adopt various methods to prevent it happening. We will look at how to recognise the emergence of ‘tribes’ and how we, as professionals eradicate it and ensure that our co-working experience is more towards an all-inclusive way of working.

At the completion of the course, participants will have a better understanding of the following:

• Have a better understanding of what Tribalism is:
• Have a better understanding of the ‘red flags’ that identify where tribalism is occurring:
• Have a knowledge of what constitutes a tribal environment and recognise the underlying causes:
• Have a ‘tool kit’ that you can carry with you when you are co-working with others:
• Recognise the pros and cons of co-working effectively, and identify when things are going ‘wrong’:
• Have the confidence to say ‘that’s enough:
• …and much, much more.

Do you manage your own AtW budget, are you responsible for monitoring the hours that have been allocated to you from the DWP? If the answer to these 2 questions is yes, then this course might be the one for you.

At the completion of the course, participants will have a better understanding of the following:

• Have a better understanding of spreadsheets.
• Have a better understanding of how to input data.
• How to have control over your yearly AtW budget.
• How to avoid overspend before your budget runs out.
• Have a clear understanding of, how to analyse and extract data as and when required.
• Have the skills at your fingertips to enable you to adapt your spreadsheet to suit your needs and requirements.
• …and much, much more.