“It is important that we give ourselves chances to take time out from working with others on their learning to focus on our own development.” We have developed some fantastic friendships with other businesses including Oxfordshire based Pinpoint Facilitation,...
Requirements: St John’s Deaf School is one of only two oral deaf schools in the UK. Pupils are taught by specialist teachers of hearing impaired children. There is great emphasis on supporting the development of pupils’ spoken language as...
Much of my understanding of facilitation has been gleaned from parenting As a parent I wanted my children to make ‘best use’ of their potential. I had over 30 more years of experience in this world than them: 30...
There is one basic rule and 9 simple practical steps that can help even the least experienced facilitator develop the learning. The Rule: Successful experiential learning demands that participants are engaged in the learning process and think for themselves:...
“The participation of our pupils in this programme of work has meant that their communication skills have developed and by using mixed age and ability groups it has strengthened our school community and sense of identity…” Littlecoates Primary School...
The lesson of the 5 P’s, ‘Poor Planning Provides Poor Performance’ often resounds around training rooms. It’s not surprising that the importance of effective planning comes to the fore, but as facilitators of learning should we also construct and...
I spent a couple of days working in a shearing shed recently, as a helper not a shearer I hasten to add. At first sight, the contrast between shearing sheep and my day-job of facilitating learning could hardly be...
Requirements: 5P’s are one of Portugal’s leading providers of team building activities and events for group sizes of 10 to 300+. They requested a bespoke facilitator workshop to help them understand how to get the most out of MTa...
People who are engaged learn more, but how can we engage people in learning? Performance improvement involves people thinking critically about the topic in hand, and through this thought and discussion, drawing and implementing appropriate conclusions: it is an...
By Martin Thompson, MTa Founder For over 30 years I’ve been working in Organisational Development working with 1000s of trainers worldwide. During 1:1 discussions it’s become clear, that many of them struggle to develop others’ ‘soft skills’ effectively. This...
By Martin Thompson, MTa Founder For over 30 years I’ve been working in Organisational Development working with 1000s of trainers worldwide. During 1:1 discussions it’s become clear, that many of them struggle to develop others’ ‘soft skills’ effectively. This...
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