Course Calendar

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09:00 Doing What Matters: Intensive Course on Essential Skills for Effective Learning   Availability: Places available
Title: Doing What Matters: Intensive Course on Essential Skills for Effective Learning (PSK6JAN26a)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
7 Sessions: Starting on Tue 6 Jan 2026 at 09:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: Do you sometimes struggle to get everything done? Is engaging with your e-portfolio a challenge? Do you find it tricky to identify the most important activity in a long to-do list? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then this course is for you! Delivered via a series of group coaching sessions, this course provides a safe and supportive learning space where you can increase your self-awareness and confidence and take away a range of tools and tips to improve your organisation and task management which you can practically implement in a sustainable way.

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09:15 Transform your Leadership - via The Thinking Environment   Availability: Places available
Title: Transform your Leadership - via The Thinking Environment (FD7JAN26b)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Wed 7 Jan 2026, 09:15 to 16:15
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: A full day, live online workshop to enhance your leadership abilities and strengthen your vision within the NHS. You’ll gain tools to think more clearly, make decisions with confidence, and set a compelling vision for yourself and your team.

09:30 Neurodiversity Awareness for Supervisors and Medical Education Teams   Availability: Places available
Title: Neurodiversity Awareness for Supervisors and Medical Education Teams (FD7JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Wed 7 Jan 2026 at 09:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This two-session course will improve your awareness of neurodifferences and increase your confidence in supporting neurodivergent postgraduate doctors and dentists in training. It is designed specifically for managers and educational supervisors to support understanding, awareness and inclusion of neurodiversity and explore challenges neurodivergent trainees might encounter. The first session will introduce Neurobox and an overview on the course before focussing on: • What is a Neurodiversity? The language surrounding this • Each Neurotype and associated strengths & challenges • How can neurodivergence affect someone in the workplace? • What are reasonable adjustments? • How can you support postgraduate doctors and dentists in training and your colleagues? The second session will provide a deeper dive into the following topics: • Inclusivity • The Law surrounding disabilities • Reasonable adjustments and how to provide them • Management/supervision challenges that may arise when supporting some with neurodivergence and how they can be managed • How you can create an inclusive training/working environment

13:00 Disability Awareness Series: Understanding Hidden Disabilities   Availability: Places available
Title: Disability Awareness Series: Understanding Hidden Disabilities (FD7JAN26a)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Wed 7 Jan 2026, 13:00 to 16:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: Increase your understanding and awareness of hidden disabilities, including mental health conditions and neurodiversity. This course will provide you with knowledge on how you might support a postgraduate doctor or dentist with a hidden disability. The course is part of a series of Understanding Disability workshops for Faculty, Educational/Clinical Supervisors and Medical Education Teams. We recommend attending the Introduction to Disability Awareness Course first. Course topics include: - Defining a hidden disability - Exploring a range of hidden disabilities including: Mental Health conditions: Anxiety disorders Bipolar disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Neurodiversity: ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity Disorder (RSD) Autism - Discussing how these conditions may affect a trainee in the workplace and training - The Equality Act - An exploration of reasonable adjustments - How you can support a trainee or colleague with a hidden disability

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09:30 Train the Trainer (Doctors Training)   Availability: Places available
Title: Train the Trainer (Doctors Training) (PSK8JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Thu 8 Jan 2026 at 09:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: The Train the Trainer two-day programme is designed for healthcare professionals aiming to enhance their teaching skills and step into supervisory roles within medical education.

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09:30 Enhanced Supervision for Local Employed Doctors and International Medical Graduates   Availability: Places available
Title: Enhanced Supervision for Local Employed Doctors and International Medical Graduates (FD9JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Fri 9 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop equips trainers with essential skills and perspectives to support IMGs and LEDs entering the NHS. Participants will gain practical tools to enhance their support and ensure IMGs and LEDs receive comprehensive training and career guidance.

10:00 An Introduction to Neurodiversity   Availability: Places available
Title: An Introduction to Neurodiversity (FD9JAN26a)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Fri 9 Jan 2026, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This course aims to improve your understanding of different neurotypes and increase your confidence in supporting a neurodivergent postgraduate doctor or dentist in training. The course will focus on Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Autism and ADHD, with topics including: • The language associated with neurodiversity and neurodifferences • What is ADHD and what are associated challenges and strengths? • What are dyslexia and dyspraxia and what are associated challenges and strengths? • What is autism and what are associated challenges and strengths? • The Equality Act • What is a reasonable adjustment? • How might you support a trainee or colleague?

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09:00 Leadership and Management   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Leadership and Management (PSK12JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
3 Sessions: Starting on Mon 12 Jan 2026 at 09:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: A 3 day programme for senior trainees in their final year. "Edmund ran a fantastic course all delivered purely on an online platform. It showed how high quality group teaching and training can be delivered online. The course has changed my practice and made me a better leader." - Participant Oct 21

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09:00 Intending GP trainers – Final course including Educational Supervision   Availability: Places available
Title: Intending GP trainers – Final course including Educational Supervision (GP13JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Tue 13 Jan 2026, 09:00 to 12:30
Course style: Webinar
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This course covers Educational Supervision and preparation for trainer interview. It is the final course to be taken in the intending trainer pathway, and a requirement ahead of attending the interview.

09:30 Enhancing Colleague Relationships Through Culturally Sensitive Communication as an IMG   Availability: Places available
Title: Enhancing Colleague Relationships Through Culturally Sensitive Communication as an IMG (IMG13JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Tue 13 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 15:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: Moving to a new country brings challenges, and adapting to workplace culture is key to success. Through discussions and exercises, this workshop will support IMG’s in developing skills in active listening, assertiveness, teamwork, and handling workplace dynamics.

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09:30 Research for Doctors in Training   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Research for Doctors in Training (PSK14JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Wed 14 Jan 2026 at 09:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This interactive course will provide you with an insight into the practicalities of designing and delivering a clinical research project that is relevant to the NHS. This will include what reviewers and funders will be looking for, alongside how decisions are made about the cost effectiveness of treatments and ultimately how to ensure research makes a difference. Each stage of the process will include examples from a range of research projects which will be used to demonstrate the principles. Throughout there will be a focus on how to interpret and apply the evidence in the clinical setting.

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09:15 Coaching & Mentoring for Educational Supervisors   Availability: Places available
Title: Coaching & Mentoring for Educational Supervisors (FD15JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Thu 15 Jan 2026, 09:15 to 16:15
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: Effective utilisation of coaching is widely regarded as one of the most performance enhancing activities in a mentoring tool bag. You may be supporting a new member of the team, a trainee or resolving performance difficulties or supporting a colleague through career transitions.

10:00 Tips and Tricks Series: Managing Stress and Overwhelm   Availability: Places available
Title: Tips and Tricks Series: Managing Stress and Overwhelm (PSK15JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Thu 15 Jan 2026, 10:00 to 11:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop will develop your understanding of stress and overwhelm and provide you with practical skills to develop strategies for effective management of stress and overwhelm so you can thrive in your training and clinical work. This one-hour session is part of a four-workshop series designed to support you to improve areas of executive functioning. Other sessions focus on improving prioritisation and organisation, concentration, planning and time management. You can book onto the individual sessions that meet your specific needs, or you may wish to book the full series.

14:00 Managing Challenging Conversations for Returning Trainees   Availability: Places available
Title: Managing Challenging Conversations for Returning Trainees (RTT15JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Thu 15 Jan 2026, 14:00 to 17:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This half day course will explore challenging conversations, and tools we can use to a) manage ourselves and b) aid us in successful, clear communication.

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09:30 Disability Awareness Series: Understanding Physical Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions   Availability: Places available
Title: Disability Awareness Series: Understanding Physical Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions (FD19JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Mon 19 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This course looks at physical disabilities and chronic health conditions in more depth, to increase your awareness and provide you with knowledge on how you might support a postgraduate doctor or dentist with a physical disability or chronic health condition. The course is part of a series of Understanding Disability workshops for Faculty, Educational/Clinical Supervisors and Medical Education Teams. We recommend attending the Introduction to Disability Awareness Course first. Course topics include: - The language used around disabilities - Exploring physical disabilities, with a specific focus on: Multiple Sclerosis Mobility impairments, including paralysis, amputation, muscular dystrophy and Cerebral Palsy Repetitive Strain Injuries - Exploring chronic health conditions, with a specific focus on: Chronic Pain disorders, such as fibromyalgia Diabetes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Migraine Disorders - Discussing how these conditions might affect someone during their training and in the clinical workplace - The Equality Act - An exploration of reasonable adjustments - How you can support a trainee or colleague with a hidden disability

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09:30 Focus | Plan | Do It – Improve Productivity and Reduce Stress   Availability: Places available
Title: Focus | Plan | Do It – Improve Productivity and Reduce Stress (PSK20JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Tue 20 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: "How can we manage an ever-increasing, complex workload, during unprecedented change and still have time for personal life? Positive People created this hands-on programme to support busy staff at all levels, providing an approach which puts you in control, improves productivity and reduces stress."

09:30 How to Process Difficult Emotions for Returning Trainees   Availability: Places available
Title: How to Process Difficult Emotions for Returning Trainees (RTT20JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Tue 20 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 15:50
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: In our everyday lives we experience a range of emotions. This can be challenging to navigate and we may find ourselves in emotional reactivity. In this course, you’ll discover helpful strategies to recognise, process and respond to difficult emotions, leading to greater calm, balance and clarity.

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09:30 CVs, Applications, and Interviews   Availability: Only 8 places available
Title: CVs, Applications, and Interviews (PSK21JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Wed 21 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This participative course covers a wide range of topics to help you improve your CV, application form answers and to perform positively and confidently at interview. Delegates will have the opportunity to practice if they wish and will receive constructive feedback in a friendly and supportive learning environment.

09:30 Increase Your Productivity and Focus When Returning to Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Increase Your Productivity and Focus When Returning to Training (RTT21JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Wed 21 Jan 2026 at 09:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: "How can we manage an ever-increasing, complex workload, during unprecedented change and still have time for personal life? Positive People created this hands-on programme to support busy staff at all levels, providing an approach which puts you in control, improves productivity and reduces stress."

09:30 Return with Resilience   Availability: Places available
Title: Return with Resilience (RTT21JAN26a)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Wed 21 Jan 2026 at 09:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: "Return with Resilience is a transformative course designed to equip you with the essential skills to return to and thrive in a demanding profession. The interactive 2-day program focuses on practical techniques to enhance communication, manage empathy, set clear professional boundaries (including how to say no), stay present, reduce stress, and create healthy rituals for sustained well-being. Join us to build confidence, regain control, and return to work with renewed strength and clarity. "

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09:30 Writing for Publication   Availability: Only 1 place available
Title: Writing for Publication (PSK22JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Thu 22 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: The skill of writing an article – and getting it published in a peer-reviewed journal – is highly prized, but rarely taught. This one-day course concentrates on this skill, and in particular on the process of writing.

10:00 Tips and Tricks Series: Improving Prioritisation and Organisation   Availability: Places available
Title: Tips and Tricks Series: Improving Prioritisation and Organisation (PSK22JAN26a)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Thu 22 Jan 2026, 10:00 to 11:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop will develop your understanding of organisation and prioritisation and why they can be difficult to manage. You will develop practical skills, strategies and learn easy IT tricks you can apply to support effective organisation and task management, so you can thrive in your training and clinical work. This one-hour session is part of a four-workshop series designed to support you to improve areas of executive functioning. Other sessions focus on managing stress and overwhelm, improving concentration, planning and time management. You can book onto the individual sessions that meet your specific needs, or you may wish to book the full series.

13:30 Disability Awareness Series: An Introduction to Disability   Availability: Places available
Title: Disability Awareness Series: An Introduction to Disability (FD22JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Thu 22 Jan 2026, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This course will develop your understanding of different disabilities to increase your knowledge and confidence in how you might support a postgraduate doctor or dentist with a disability. The course is part of a series of Understanding Disability workshops for Faculty, Educational/Clinical Supervisors and Medical Education Teams. Three other workshops are available which cover more specificity of hidden disabilities, physical disabilities, chronic health conditions and visual and hearing impairments. The course will explore: - The definition of a disability - The language used around disability - Different examples of physical disability, neurodiversity, chronic health conditions and mental health - How disability may affect a trainee in the workplace and training - The Equality Act - An exploration of reasonable adjustments - How you can support a trainee or colleague with a disability

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09:30 Returning to Work: Managing Stress and Improving Self-Care   Availability: Places available
Title: Returning to Work: Managing Stress and Improving Self-Care (RTT23JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Fri 23 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 15:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: "This workshop is designed to help NHS staff prioritise self-care to combat burnout and enhance overall performance. Participants will learn strategies to manage stress and boost mental fitness, ensuring they can deliver high-quality patient care while maintaining personal well-being and motivation. "

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09:00 Training the Trainers   Availability: Places available
Title: Training the Trainers (PSK27JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Tue 27 Jan 2026 at 09:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This two-day online course empowers postgraduate doctors to excel in medical education. Through interactive workshops and collaboration, participants gain knowledge, skills, and confidence in educational theory and practice. The course focuses on preparing them to teach effectively and inclusively.

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09:15 Compassionate Leadership   Availability: Places available
Title: Compassionate Leadership (FD28JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Wed 28 Jan 2026, 09:15 to 16:15
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: A compassionate leader encourages compassion and caring in the team. This live online interactive workshop explores the principle of Compassionate Leadership from both a self-reflection, and a practical implementation perspective. You will learn to define leadership behaviours that demonstrate compassion.

09:30 Interpersonal Communication   Availability: Only 9 places available
Title: Interpersonal Communication (PSK28JAN26)
Venue: Online (Zoom), - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Wed 28 Jan 2026 at 09:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: A 2 day course aimed at developing communication skills and expanding confidence in dealing with a range of communication challenges with patients, relatives and colleagues. There will be opportunities to practice, in a safe environment, a variety of approaches to tackle these issues. The learning will be problem based and experiential.

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09:30 The Challenge of Change - Building Resilience   Availability: Places available
Title: The Challenge of Change - Building Resilience (RTT29JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Zoom), - Virtual
Date: Thu 29 Jan 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This one day programme equips attendees with the skills to potentially lead a stress free life. The programme is delivered online by one facilitator who uses a variety of methods (an interactive software programme; Mentimeter, videos, breakout rooms) to keep the programme engaging for participants.

10:00 Tips and Tricks Series: Improving Concentration   Availability: Places available
Title: Tips and Tricks Series: Improving Concentration (PSK29JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Thu 29 Jan 2026, 10:00 to 11:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop will develop your understanding of concentration and why it can be difficult to manage. It will provide you with practical skills to develop strategies to increase concentration and focus so you can thrive in your training and clinical work. This one-hour session is part of a four-workshop series designed to support you to improve areas of executive functioning. Other sessions focus on managing stress and overwhelm, improving prioritisation, organisation, planning and time management. You can book onto the individual sessions that meet your specific needs, or you may wish to book the full series.

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14:00 Disability Awareness Series: Understanding Visual and Hearing Impairments   Availability: Places available
Title: Disability Awareness Series: Understanding Visual and Hearing Impairments (FD30JAN26)
Venue: Virtual (Microsoft Teams), - Virtual
Date: Fri 30 Jan 2026, 14:00 to 17:00
Course style: Workshop
CPD: 0.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: Increase your understanding of and confidence in supporting postgraduate doctors or dentists in training with a visual or hearing impairment. The course is part of a series of Understanding Disability workshops for Faculty, Educational/Clinical Supervisors and Medical Education Teams. We recommend attending the Introduction to Disability Awareness Course first. Course topics include: - The language used around Disabilities - Exploring visual impairments, with a focus on: Complete or Partial Blindness Low Vision Glaucoma Cataracts Macular Degeneration Nystagmus - Exploring hearing impairments, with a focus on: Complete Deafness Partial Hearing Loss (Hard of Hearing) Tinnitus Conductive Hearing Loss Auditory Processing Disorder Meniere’s Disease - How somebody with an impairment be affected during their training and in the clinical workplace - The Equality Act - An exploration of reasonable adjustments - How to support a trainee or colleague with a visual or hearing impairment