Specialist Learning Courses

Interested in becoming a speech and language therapist? This taster session gives you an overview of the profession and what it involves, plus the chance to hear client stories.

A fun one-day intensive encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment with other people who stammer.

Do you know a hard of hearing or deaf person who needs to lipread you? Find out how lipreading works and how you can make some small adjustments in order to become more 'lipreadable'.







This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.

The course will cover the features of age-related hearing loss and how these relate to what, and how, older people hear and understand. Participants will learn communication strategies so that older people can understand them better.







This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.

Do you currently work in the mental health field, or are you interested in getting into this area? This course will increase your understanding of mental wellbeing and mental ill health. You will investigate the common signs and symptoms of mental health issues as well as exploring the range of agencies involved in the sector. You will identify best practice in planning care that supports people holistically. The course is particularly useful if you are studying or hoping to work in support work, care work or mental health. Applications are encouraged from learners who have used support services or have experienced homelessness. On successful completion you will achieve the level 2 understanding working with people with mental health needs certificate.

Do you work in a setting where you find yourself dealing with individuals who present challenging behaviour? Do you want to feel more confident in understanding and responding to challenging behaviour? This is a practical, one-day course where you will gain strategies to diffuse and de-escalate challenging situations and develop incident and risk management skills for your workplace.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This course is for speech and language therapists working with adults or young people who stammer wishing to develop their practice. It will provide opportunity to update your knowledge and learn from peers.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Stammering Pride is a wave beginning to crest. Come and join us to learn more about cultural narratives of disfluency, intersectionality, anti-ableist practice and dysfluent art. People who stammer, speech and language therapists and anyone interested in critical disability studies welcome for a stimulating day of discussion, reflection and celebration of stammering in a collaborative learning environment with an exceptional mix of international speakers.