Training

Bridging Divides: Depolarizing through Dialogue
We offer bespoke training packages for individuals, charities, small businesses, and large corporate clients.

Whether you are a faith community, business, leadership network or social enterprise, we can meet the needs of your specific community and environment. View our range of training programmes below.

CONFLICT COACHING
​​​Conflict coaching is a highly effective intervention suitable for workplace or personal conflicts. Our training is aimed at anyone dealing with conflict in organisations or communities, HR and employee well-being professionals, mediators, generalist professional coaches, counsellors and spiritual advisors.
Facilitation Training
​​Our dialogue and group facilitation training focuses on how to effectively build relationships across division and difference, emphasising deep dialogue, listening and narrative.  It is experiential and participatory with a focus on creativity and group empowerment.
Facilitated Listening Process
St Ethelburga’s facilitated listening process offers your faith community or organisational team the opportunity to explore tension and conflict in a structured, neutral, and safely held container. Our listening process can be tailor made to suit your needs and can take place in person at your location, online or in our Bedouin Tent.
Youth & Young Adult Peace Workshop
Do you work with young people in a school, charity, university or international exchange programme? We offer bespoke workshops here at our centre or your location for young people ages 12 – 25. In a world of growing conflict and crisis, we believe it is essential to offer young people spaces where they can talk openly about how to navigate this landscape and to support them with the skills of peacemaking and reconciliation in their own lives.
St Ethelburga's Visit
Want to find out more about our centre, values, and programmes? Join us for half a day to visit the centre and be hosted by one of our programme managers. The centre has a deep, rich history and our programmes are continually evolving based on current conflicts.
CONFLICT COACHING
A highly effective intervention suitable for workplace or personal conflicts
This training is for:
Anyone dealing with conflict in organisations or communities | HR and employee well being professionals | mediators | generalist professional coaches | counsellors | spiritual advisors.
​​​Conflict coaching is a highly effective intervention suitable for workplace or personal conflicts. Our training is aimed at anyone dealing with conflict in organisations or communities, HR and employee well-being professionals, mediators, generalist professional coaches, counsellors and spiritual advisors.
Are you currently experiencing conflict in your work or personal life?
Are you supporting others who are experiencing conflict?
​​​Join us for an introduction to St Ethelburga’s conflict transformation model.

In these challenging times, how can we approach conflict in a way that opens communication and bridges divides? How can we seek the opportunity hidden within conflict – to learn, grow and transform? How can we support and sustain ourselves and others through the challenges that conflict presents?
Conflict coaching is a highly effective, practical intervention suitable for people who are currently experiencing conflict or supporting those in conflict in their professional or personal lives. Conflict coaching prevents tensions and differences from escalating and empowers individuals to understand and transform conflict effectively. This interactive full day session will include practical tools, pair work, embodied practice, group discussion, and a tour of our centre. Participants will leave equipped with a model to coach individuals through a conflict that they are facing and support them to realise the next steps they need to take.

This interactive full day session will include practical tools, pair work,
embodied practice, group discussion, and a tour of our centre.
In this workshop we will:

  • Create a respectful container for learning and deeper enquiry
  • Guide participants through our 7 stage conflict coaching model
  • Explore the meaning and value of conflict transformation
  • Curate a space for sharing and building resilience
  • Experience the values of St Ethelburga’s, our approach to
    peacemaking and reconciliation, and a tour of our centre
  • Provide participants with our “Conflict Coaching” handbook

This session usually takes place on zoom between the hours of
15:00 and 19:00 BST. Due to the nature of conflict coaching,
participants are required to attend the entire session.
In this session we will:

  • Create a respectful container for learning and deeper enquiry
  • Introduce our 7 stage conflict coaching model and guide
    participants through part of the model
  • Explore the meaning and value of conflict transformation
  • Introduce some of the key elements of St Ethelburga’s
    philosophy and approach to peacemaking and reconciliation
  • Provide participants with our “Conflict Coaching” handbook
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley
Dialogue & Group Facilitation Training
Learn how to effectively build relationships across division and difference, emphasising deep dialogue, listening and narrative.
This training is for:
Individuals or organisations who want to improve the way they work with groups, as well as those new to facilitation.
​​Our dialogue and group facilitation training focuses on how to effectively build relationships across division and difference, emphasising deep dialogue, listening and narrative.  It is experiential and participatory with a focus on creativity and group empowerment.
In the current climate of social tension and polarisation, how do we bring diverse groups together in conversation and collaboration?
How can we meaningfully hold space to work with real differences and disagreements?
How can we sensitively gather small and large groups and foster deep listening and understanding?
​​​This one-day workshop will explore these questions and offer tools for facilitation. The experience is suitable for individuals or organisations who want to improve the way they work with groups, as well as those new to facilitation.Filled with a rich selection of methods, approaches and exercises, the day will offer an insider look into some of the facilitation tools used for St Ethelburga’s transformational programmes.  It will be highly experiential, with an opportunity to engage with practical techniques that help to foster participative and productive group conversations.

Workshop Elements will include:

  • Designing facilitation spaces for engaged participation
  • Qualities of an authentic facilitator
  • Navigating common facilitation challenges
  • Responding to difference, disagreement and tension within groups or circles
  • Demonstration of a listening process – the gift of restorative enquiry
  • Opportunities for practice and implementation
  • St Ethelburga’s 4 values
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley, Jo Winsloe-Slater & Tarot Couzyn
Facilitated Listening process
An opportunity to explore tension and conflict in a structured, neutral, and safely held container
This training is for:
Communities, teams and groups that find themselves in tension or conflict.
From one off sessions, to a series of gatherings, our listening process can be tailor made to suit your needs and can take place in person at your location, online or in our Bedouin Tent. Our trained facilitators offer a reliable process that supports groups to hear and be heard and to reach a place of mutual understanding and clarity on next steps.
Are you part of a community that finds itself in tension or conflict?
Could you benefit from an external facilitator to support you as you move forward?
This is a tailor made based on your needs and designed to provide a container to hear and be heard. It can be in person at your location, online, or hosted by us in our Bedouin Tent.

Examples of Facilitated Listening Processes we have facilitated

  • Exploring theological differences on same sex marriage within a church
  • Addressing team conflict within a faith based organisation
  • Supporting volunteers who experience prejudice within their charitable
    community work
  • Providing a generous listening space for an inter faith community
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley
Youth & Young Adult Peace Workshop
Bespoke workshops at our centre or your location for young people ages 12-25
This training is for:
Schools | youth groups | university | international exchange programmes.
In a world of growing conflict and crisis, we believe it is essential to offer young people spaces where they can talk openly about how to navigate this landscape and to support them with the skills of peacemaking and reconciliation in their own lives.
Do you work with young people in a school, charity, university or international exchange program?
We have hosted students at secondary and university level studying religious education, history, civics, geography, international relations, citizenship, philosophy, sociology, and many more. We have also hosted young people not in education, employment or training and those in alternative education provision. We can also tailor our offering to suit the needs of your group. We suggest a maximum of 20 participants but can also facilitate larger groups if needed.

Available workshops

  • Transforming conflict in our everyday lives
  • Climate: crisis and opportunity
  • Cancelling cancel culture
  • The history of St Ethelburga’s
  • Interfaith dialogue
  • Faith & Moral Courage
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley
St Ethelburga's Visit
Find out more about the centre, our values and programmes
This training is for:
Anyone, any group or community interested in the centre, our values and our work.
Join us for half a day to visit the centre and be hosted by one of our programme managers. The centre has a deep, rich history and our programmes are continually evolving based on current conflicts.
Want to find out more about the centre, values and programmes?
The centre has a deep, rich history and our programmes are continually evolving based on current conflicts. This workshop will include:

Available workshops

  • A tour of the centre
  • A deeper understanding of the 4 values that underpin all of our work
  • An exploration of our programmes
  • A facilitated conversation about what peacemaking looks like in our current world climate
  • A brief taster session of our conflict coaching model
  • Q & A session
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley

Conflict Coaching

A highly effective intervention suitable for workplace or personal conflicts
This training is for:
Anyone dealing with conflict in organisations or communities | HR and employee well being professionals | mediators | generalist professional coaches | counsellors | spiritual advisors.
​​​Conflict coaching is a highly effective intervention suitable for workplace or personal conflicts. Our training is aimed at anyone dealing with conflict in organisations or communities, HR and employee well-being professionals, mediators, generalist professional coaches, counsellors and spiritual advisors.
Find out more
Are you currently experiencing conflict in your work or personal life?
Are you supporting others who are experiencing conflict?
Join us for an introduction to St Ethelburga’s conflict transformation model.

In these challenging times, how can we approach conflict in a way that opens communication and bridges divides? How can we seek the opportunity hidden within conflict – to learn, grow and transform? How can we support and sustain ourselves and others through the challenges that conflict presents?
Conflict coaching is a highly effective, practical intervention suitable for people who are currently experiencing conflict or supporting those in conflict in their professional or personal lives. Conflict coaching prevents tensions and differences from escalating and empowers individuals to understand and transform conflict effectively. This interactive full day session will include practical tools, pair work, embodied practice, group discussion, and a tour of our centre. Participants will leave equipped with a model to coach individuals through a conflict that they are facing and support them to realise the next steps they need to take.

This interactive full day session will include practical tools, pair work,
embodied practice, group discussion, and a tour of our centre.
In this workshop we will:

  • Create a respectful container for learning and deeper enquiry
  • Guide participants through our 7 stage conflict coaching model
  • Explore the meaning and value of conflict transformation
  • Curate a space for sharing and building resilience
  • Experience the values of St Ethelburga’s, our approach to
    peacemaking and reconciliation, and a tour of our centre
  • Provide participants with our “Conflict Coaching” handbook

This session usually takes place on zoom between the hours of
15:00 and 19:00 BST. Due to the nature of conflict coaching,
participants are required to attend the entire session.
In this session we will:

  • Create a respectful container for learning and deeper enquiry
  • Introduce our 7 stage conflict coaching model and guide
    participants through part of the model
  • Explore the meaning and value of conflict transformation
  • Introduce some of the key elements of St Ethelburga’s
    philosophy and approach to peacemaking and reconciliation
  • Provide participants with our “Conflict Coaching” handbook
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley

Dialogue & Group
Facilitation Training

Learn how to effectively build relationships across division and difference, emphasising deep dialogue, listening and narrative.
This training is for:
Individuals or organisations who want to improve the way they work with groups, as well as those new to facilitation.
​​Our dialogue and group facilitation training focuses on how to effectively build relationships across division and difference, emphasising deep dialogue, listening and narrative.  It is experiential and participatory with a focus on creativity and group empowerment..
Find out more
In the current climate of social tension and polarisation, how do we bring diverse groups together in conversation and collaboration?
How can we meaningfully hold space to work with real differences and disagreements?
How can we sensitively gather small and large groups and foster deep listening and understanding?
This one-day workshop will explore these questions and offer tools for facilitation. The experience is suitable for individuals or organisations who want to improve the way they work with groups, as well as those new to facilitation.Filled with a rich selection of methods, approaches and exercises, the day will offer an insider look into some of the facilitation tools used for St Ethelburga’s transformational programmes.  It will be highly experiential, with an opportunity to engage with practical techniques that help to foster participative and productive group conversations.
Workshop elements will include:
  • Designing facilitation spaces for engaged participation
  • Qualities of an authentic facilitator
  • Navigating common facilitation challenges
  • Responding to difference, disagreement and tension within groups or circles
  • Demonstration of a listening process – the gift of restorative enquiry
  • Opportunities for practice and implementation
  • St Ethelburga’s 4 values
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley, Jo Winsloe-Slater & Tarot Couzyn

Facilitated Listening process

An opportunity to explore tension and conflict in a structured, neutral, and safely held container.
This training is for:
Communities, teams and groups that find themselves in tension or conflict.
From one off sessions, to a series of gatherings, our listening process can be tailor made to suit your needs and can take place in person at your location, online or in our Bedouin Tent. Our trained facilitators offer a reliable process that supports groups to hear and be heard and to reach a place of mutual understanding and clarity on next steps.
Find out more
Are you part of a community that finds itself in tension or conflict?
Could you benefit from an external facilitator to support you as you move forward?
This is a tailor made based on your needs and designed to provide a container to hear and be heard. It can be in person at your location, online, or hosted by us in our Bedouin Tent.
Examples of Facilitated Listening Processes we have facilitated:
  • Exploring theological differences on same sex marriage within a church
  • Addressing team conflict within a faith based organisation
  • Supporting volunteers who experience prejudice within their charitable
    community work
  • Providing a generous listening space for an inter faith community
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley

Youth & Young Adult Peace Workshop

Bespoke workshops at our centre or your location for young people ages 12-25
This training is for:
Schools | youth groups | university | international exchange programmes.
In a world of growing conflict and crisis, we believe it is essential to offer young people spaces where they can talk openly about how to navigate this landscape and to support them with the skills of peacemaking and reconciliation in their own lives.
Find out more
Do you work with young people in a school, charity, university or international exchange program?
We have hosted students at secondary and university level studying religious education, history, civics, geography, international relations, citizenship, philosophy, sociology, and many more. We have also hosted young people not in education, employment or training and those in alternative education provision. We can also tailor our offering to suit the needs of your group. We suggest a maximum of 20 participants but can also facilitate larger groups if needed.
Available workshops:
  • Transforming conflict in our everyday lives
  • Climate: crisis and opportunity
  • Cancelling cancel culture
  • The history of St Ethelburga’s
  • Interfaith dialogue
  • Faith & Moral Courage
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley

St Ethelburga's Visit

Find out more about the centre, our values and programmes
This training is for:
Anyone, any group or community interested in the centre, our values and our work.
Join us for half a day to visit the centre and be hosted by one of our programme managers. The centre has a deep, rich history and our programmes are continually evolving based on current conflicts.
Find out more
Want to find out more about the centre, values and programmes?
The centre has a deep, rich history and our programmes are continually evolving based on current conflicts.
This workshop will include:
  • A tour of the centre
  • A deeper understanding of the 4 values that underpin all of our work
  • An exploration of our programmes
  • A facilitated conversation about what peacemaking looks like in our current world climate
  • A brief taster session of our conflict coaching model
  • Q & A session
This course is hosted by Rebecca Brierley

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