Training

Training is a vital method of embedding inclusion in your organisation. It has the power to shift mindsets, expand understanding, and stimulate increased commitment to inclusion.

My training is designed and delivered with key principles in mind:

  • An unfortunate truth: maintaining engagement is hard work when a training session is boring.

    So here's how I avoid that problem:

    • Gentle challenge and intellectual stimulation

    • Group work and discussions to enable the sharing of ideas

    • Games and activities to reinforce key learnings

    • Embracing and accommodating different learning styles

    • Questions welcomed throughout, with additional dedicated question time at the end of each session

    • Engaging and enthusiastic delivery style

  • My training is evidence-based and well researched to increase its usefulness and credibility.

    During my sessions we'll explore the latest information from:

    • Scientific journals

    • Reports and studies 

    • Case law and legislation

    • Official data sources

    • Industry-relevant thought leadership

    I use my academic background to translate complex concepts into accessible language. This ensures that nobody gets confused or overwhelmed, and that my sessions are suitable for every knowledge and experience level.

  • Psychological safety is the foundation of a productive and supportive learning environment. To establish and maintain it:

    • Every session begins with a group agreement to establish expectations of respect, bravery, engagement, and kindness

    • I lead by example, sharing my own vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and challenges to encourage bravery and self-reflection

    • I never promise a 'safe space'. A truly safe space cannot exist when safety means different (often conflicting) things to different people – and I don't make promises I can't keep

    Instead, I promise a 'safer space', and a brave space, where...

    • Openness and honesty is welcomed

    • Everyone has the chance to ask their questions (no matter how clumsy their phrasing may be)

    • We challenge the idea, and not the person

    • Nobody is expected to be perfect

  • Impact is everything. Without impact, we are wasting our precious time and energy – you will find no tick-box exercises here!

    I am committed to ensuring that my work makes a difference, through

    • Distributing pre- and post-session surveys to track changes in knowledge and confidence levels before and after the session

    • Openly sharing feedback reports with you to help determine your return on investment and identify any future work needed

    • Offering a follow-up meeting 3 months after the training session to confirm that improvements have been maintained over time

    • Providing summary handouts and resources following each session, so that learning can continue outside of the training room

    To demonstrate my commitment to achieving real impact, all of these measures are offered to you free of charge. 

Whether you’re looking for something introductory or something more advanced, please see below for my session topics, and remember - I also offer bespoke services.

Session topics

DEIA essentials

  • Introduction to Inclusion

  • Inclusion and the Law (UK)

  • Going Above and Beyond the Equality Act (UK)

  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

  • Inclusive Recruitment

  • Unconscious Bias

  • Microaggressions

  • Introduction to Psychological Safety

Allyship

  • Introduction to Allyship

  • Workshop: Active Bystander Intervention

  • Advanced: Amplifying Allyship

Neurodiversity

  • Introduction to Neuro-Inclusion

  • Advanced: Amplifying Neuro-Inclusion

Disability

  • Introduction to Disability Inclusion

  • Advanced: Amplifying Disability Inclusion

  • Webinar: Disability and Reasonable Adjustments (for People Managers)

Intersectionality

  • Introduction to Intersectionality

  • Advanced: Amplifying Intersectionality

LGBTQ+

  • Introduction to LGBTQ+ Inclusion

  • Introduction to Trans Inclusion

  • Webinar: Non-binary Identities, Experiences, and Inclusion

  • Webinar: Bisexual Identities, Experiences, and Inclusion

  • Advanced: Amplifying LGBTQ+ Inclusion

  • Advanced: Amplifying Trans Inclusion

Networks/ERGs

  • Workshop: Building Staff Networks/ERGs

  • Advanced Workshop: Amplifying Staff Networks/ERGs

  • Webinar: Supporting Staff Networks/ERGs (for Leaders)

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Want more information?

Please use the contact form to request:

  • My detailed Training Brochure with in-depth session outlines and pricing

  • Bespoke sessions tailored to your needs

  • Disability and/or neurodivergence support

  • A free discovery call

  • Answers to any of your questions 

If you’d rather email:

Go for it! I’m available at jo@amplify-inclusion.com.

I’d love to hear from you.

Accessibility

To enhance accessibility, I offer:

  • Sessions both in-person and remote/virtually

  • Accessibility options, including:

    • Materials in advance

    • Verbal and/or written image descriptions

    • Closed captions

    • Spotlight speaker (virtual)

    • Slower pace of speech

    • Less movement required for activities

    • A meeting with me before the session

  • Options for disclosing your needs in advance

  NB: I require step-free access (in-person)

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Testimonial

“I’ve never had more thoughtful, grounded and genuinely helpful D&I training than I have with Jo. Their sessions are inclusive, always rooted in lived experience and anything but a tick-box exercise. Jo helped me to really understand the nuances of complex topics and I still think about a lot of the anecdotes and pieces of advice they shared over a year on. Jo’s passion and expertise are unmatched, and I would 100% recommend them for your D&I strategy and training.”

Stef M.