Working in higher education comes with ever changing goal posts and plenty of plates to spin. Are you finding that:
If this sounds like you, then maybe you are ready for a change.
I can help you if you want to:
I work with higher education organisations to create confident, resilient and emotionally intelligent leaders through immersive and engaging personal development training.
Sometimes ‘off the shelf’ training workshops can feel like a sticking plaster – they tick the box, but your students don’t actually learn the skills they need to succeed.
I work with you and your students in a bespoke way to make sure that real learning takes place.
I take away your headaches by providing an expertly crafted start to finish training experience:
Your students develop a range of leadership, communication, teamworking and wellbeing skills.
→ They feel more confident in themselves.
→ They are more open to volunteer and leadership roles at uni – driving engagement.
→ Your students are more resilient and better able to manage themselves – leading to more effective studying.
→ They reach their full potential in their academic studies.
→ Having well developed soft skills alongside their degree makes them more employable.
→ Your students become tomorrow’s leaders in business, politics and their community – making the world a better place.
1) A holistic approach to content. I create connections between tools from 6 core areas: leadership, teamworking, conflict resolution, communication and public speaking, organisational skills and student wellbeing.
2) A blended delivery style. I use a mixture of training, coaching and facilitation skills to keep your students engaged in skill building.
3) An effective learning process. I design all my sessions with a 5 step learning cycle so that your students can confidently apply the skills they learn.
Want to learn more?
I’m Gemma and I absolutely love inspiring and empowering students to become the best versions of themselves.
As a teenager in 2006 I stumbled across a leadership training programme that changed my life. I was given the opportunity to learn the kinds of skills ‘they don’t teach you in school’ like being assertive, setting my own goals, managing teams, resolving conflicts and looking after my whole self in the process.
I am eternally grateful to have had that opportunity but equally frustrated that more people make it into adulthood without being fully equipped to handle life’s challenges. That’s why my mission is to equip young people with soft skills to help them become the confident, resilient and emotionally intelligent leaders that the world needs.
Where does the training take place?
I deliver my training at your site in order to be convenient to your staff and students. During the consultation call we’ll discuss the group size and types of activity so that you can book a suitable room for us to work in.
Where will you travel to?
I am happy to discuss training across all national and international locations (I’ve delivered programmes in Switzerland, Bahrain and India).
I am based in Sheffield and prefer to travel by public transport if possible. Let me know where you are based and I will let you know if I need to add any travel or accommodation costs to the booking.
How does online training work?
I generally provide online training for two reasons:
I treat all online training as if it were in-person training. Your students will NOT be receiving a webinar that they just listen in to. I plan interactive sessions with breakout rooms, Jamboards, quizzes and even a bit of movement to keep them engaged throughout.
I provide you with a zoom link to share with your students. We work in a cameras on environment (as far as possible) and the sessions are not recorded as this helps people to open up and engage.
When can we hold our training dates / times?
Most organisations want to run their training within working hours so that staff can open rooms and students are on campus. However, students' timetables are busy and you may wish you book training outside of their study hours (Wednesday afternoons are very popular). We can discuss evening or weekend training if that better meets your needs.
What is the time frame for booking in training?
Ideally, we would have at least a months’ notice for any training booking so that I have time to design your programme and that you can recruit students before the start date.
For busier periods such as summer induction training or pre-exam wellbeing programmes you may want to book 2-3 months in advance to secure your preferred dates.
Training is booked on a first come first served basis.
How do I book a session?
Start off by booking in your free training consultation call. Gemma will create a bespoke training plan based on your needs. Then you can set a training date and book it into the diary.
What is the cost of training?
Each training programme is individually costed depending on the delivery time and any travel requirements. As a guide, training is charged at a rate of £450 per half day (3h) and £900 per full day (6h). A full day will usually be 7h long as it includes a lunch break that is not charged.
All costs are inclusive of VAT.
How are payments handled?
At the point of booking I will discuss your organisation’s processing needs – some organisations need to add me as a supplier and do checks, others find purchase order numbers and some just work from a single invoice.
I aim to raise my invoice 4 weeks before the training delivery date so that the payment is processed by the time the first training date has been delivered.
For longer programmes of training across a number of weeks we can discuss breaking the invoice into a payment plan if this suits your needs.
What if I need something that isn't on your list of topics?
Feel free to drop me an email or book in a meeting to ask away. It may be that what you need didn’t make it into my list of most popular topics for the website.
When people ask for training that I simply don’t offer, I tell them honestly (no democracy reviews and no conflict management for club night security staff!).
We already provide some in house training, can we still work with you?
Absolutely. As part of the bespoke training consultation I will find out what training you already do in house so that I can build on your content, identify any gaps and design a training programme that perfectly complements your in-house team.
Do you provide training for staff?
Yes. Staff benefit just as much as students from the skills that I develop; leadership, teamworking, organisation, public speaking, conflict resolution and wellbeing.
I can deliver mixed programmes where students and staff learn together or separate programmes for staff. Book in a consultation to discuss your needs.
