Outdoor Learning Consultancy

Specialised and experienced support for the outdoor sector.

• Bespoke talks, seminars workshops
• ​Short- and medium-term training programmes
• ​Guidance and advice on standards and professional practice
  

Topics can be tailored to suit the age and needs of the participants people will work with and designed to build on what the participants know.

• ​Professional standards and ethics
• Wellbeing, therapeutic outdoor learning, outdoor therapy 
• Psychology for leaders, instructors, guides
• Facilitation, teaching and training in the outdoors
• ​​​Principles of marketing, customer service, theory of change

As the Professional Standards Manager for the Institute for Outdoor Learning I brought together over 60 organisations to manage the creation of two new trailblazer apprenticeships at Level 3 (2019) and Level 5 (2021) and a new EQA service with IfATE, set requirements for recognition as an Outdoor Professional, led on the delivery of a ground-breaking series of webinars and sector reports on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Outdoors (Feb-Oct 2021), ​and was the project architect and co-author of the Outdoor Mental Health Interventions Model (2019) and related IOL Statement of Good Practice.

I am experienced Outdoor Centre Manager and Operations Director and led the Brathay Trainer Development Programme for many years.

In partnership with Outward Bound I have designed and delivered programmes to teams and leaders in: 

​DHL, Centrica, Dimensions, Shell UK, Tesco, East Coast Mainline, ICI Paints, Dulux Decorator Centres, Rolls Royce, RAF, Jaguar Land Rover, Senior Hargreaves, BT, Boston College, Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, Lancaster Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, West Bromwich Building Society, Rabobank.

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Give me a call to explore your goals and my expertise. 

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Thanks again for the training yesterday.  Some great conversations and the future developments are looking good."

Without you  the  experience  would  be  dramatically  less  impactful,  it  was  clear  to  see  on  Saturday  just  what  a  magical  year  you created  for  those  nine  individuals  and  learning  that  will  stay  with  them  forever" 
 

The training has has a direct impact on staff, helping them understand the way they react as they do and opening up possibilities for doing things differently"

The feedback I have been receiving from students during personal tutorials is exceptionally positive towards your module"

"Good to meet you over the past 3 days.  We have had great feedback, I just hope the group weren’t too challenging!"