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UPCOMING WEBINARS:
Introduction to: Project Management
with Andy Morris
Thursday 28 May, 11:00am
A practical and accessible overview designed for beginners and aspiring professionals, whether you're exploring a new career, sharpening your planning skills, or simply curious about how successful projects get delivered.
Key concepts
Core project management principles are explained clearly from the ground up.
Roles & methods
Common frameworks, methodologies, and the people who use them.
Tools & techniques
Practical tools you can start applying to your own projects right away.
Next steps
Courses, apprenticeships, and professional development opportunities.
The session also includes an interactive Q&A, giving you the chance to ask questions and gain insight from an experienced tutor.
Meet our guest speaker: Andy Morris
Andy has spent many years in a variety of management, training and coaching roles supporting individuals and organisations across multiple sectors. His passion and drive for facilitating the development of others combined with his experience and approachable manner brings an ideal skill set to those wishing to blend learning alongside practical application.
Being recognised and endorsed by multiple professional awarding bodies, such as City&Guilds, ILM, CMI, APM and PeopleCert, provides him with the credentials & resources needed to help empower others to achieve their goals and future pathways.
Andy feels privileged and honoured to work with ELA, as he feels that they share similar values, foster excellent care and are committed to ensuring learners and their organisations needs are catered for, resulting in their long-term growth.
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma
With Paul Dukes
Friday 5 June, 13:00pm
Meet our guest speaker: Paul Dukes
Paul Dukes has over a decade of experience in learning and development and is a highly respected trainer, coach, and improvement specialist. He takes great pride in delivering high-quality work and excels at supporting learners through meaningful project management and Lean Six Sigma learning journeys.
Paul holds extensive qualifications across leadership, programme and project management, data analysis, and learning and development. His credentials include MSP, PRINCE2, APM PMQ, AgilePM, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, alongside a range of CIPD and teaching certifications.
As a proud member of ELA, Paul is committed to helping learners and organisations achieve measurable and lasting improvement.
PREVIOUS WEBINARS:
Autism Myths Busted -
with expert Dr Jo Grace
In this webinar we cover:
- Examine what current research reveals about the causes of autism.
- Challenge one of the most harmful myths impacting neurodivergent children.
- Introduce a simple test to help you determine whether your everyday approaches are supportive or unintentionally counterproductive.
- Clarify common misunderstandings and share practical strategies to help neurodivergent children — and their peers — better understand one another and thrive.
But first, a little about our wonderful speaker:
Dr Joanna Grace is a leading voice in sensory engagement and inclusive practice. A TEDx speaker and respected author, she also founded The Sensory Projects to advance meaningful inclusion for children and young people.
Her teaching has been recognised by Ofsted as “outstanding,” reflecting her ability to inspire and connect with learners across both mainstream and specialist settings. Drawing on a strong foundation of research, alongside extensive hands-on experience, she brings depth, insight, and credibility to her work.
Joanna’s dedication to inclusion is not only professional but personal. It is grounded in her family’s lived experience of disability and neurodiversity, and enriched by her experience as a foster parent to children with profound disabilities
From Data to Intelligence:
How AI is Reshaping Data Management
In this webinar, we cover:
- How AI is changing the way raw data becomes actionable business insight, and the differences between AI, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI.
- The growth of structured and unstructured data, why traditional analytics isn’t enough, and modern data architectures like data lakes and lakehouses.
- A live demo showing AI tools (like Copilot in Excel) in action—analyzing data, spotting trends, generating summaries, and helping non-technical users make smarter decisions.
- Key considerations for AI adoption, including data privacy, security, bias, and compliance.
- The future of work: how AI will affect knowledge-based roles and why AI literacy and data skills are becoming essential.
Confidence in Leadership 101 with Toni Eastwood OBE MBA
In this webinar, we cover:
- Foundations of confident leadership: Learn how to strengthen self-trust, enhance your professional presence, and project credibility.
- Influence and visibility: Practical strategies to increase your impact and authority in the workplace.
- Overcoming self-doubt: Navigate imposter thinking and build resilience in challenging situations.
- Tools for immediate and long-term growth: Actionable frameworks and exercises to step forward with clarity and confidence.
Our wonderful speaker:
Toni is an experienced leadership trainer, coach, and improvement specialist, known for delivering engaging, practical learning experiences. She is passionate about supporting women and aspiring leaders to develop confidence, credibility, and a professional presence that drives measurable impact.
Toni is committed to helping learners and organisations achieve lasting improvement in leadership confidence and professional influence.
Watch the webinar today and learn more.
