Overview
This New Facilitation Skills Training is a practical 2-hour online workshop to strengthen your skills and impact as a group facilitator. If you couldn’t join the first edition of the training in November, keep reading!
Whether you’re just starting out leading sessions or looking to deepen your practice, this session aims to support both new and experienced facilitators in building the confidence and competence needed to lead meaningful, inclusive group sessions.
The format of this online training is Interactive and Experiential
Through reflection, demonstration, and peer learning, you will:
- Build core skills for ethical, reflective facilitation
- Explore how to create safe, inclusive, and supportive group spaces
- Use practical tools for community building and collaborative enquiry
- Reflect on navigating group dynamics with awareness and flexibility
- Explore how to communicate effectively and listen actively
- Reflect on your facilitation style and identify areas for growth
Schedule
The training will be offered on 2 different time zones to accommodate all those who are interested:
- PM session: 23 March 2026 at 5pm to 7pm GMT, check your time here
- AM session: 24 March 2026 at 8:00 am to 10.00 am GMT, check your time zone here
Who is this training for:
This training is for Facilitators, educators, meditation leaders and anyone leading group discussions or activities.
Registration:
To register, please fill in this form
Once you register you will receive the Zoom link and all the information you will need in order attend.
If you have any questions, please contact info@compassionandwisdom.org
What Happens after the training?
Participants are invited to attend a practice focused session that will be offered on the 18th and 19th May, details TBC.
Who are the trainers?
Wendy Ridley- Wendy is a Senior Faculty member teaching all levels of 16 Guidelines, 16G for children and teens, Unlocking Your Potential and Building Balanced Empathy and training our next generation of facilitators. She is an Education Consultant and is on the FDCW board.
Wendy has over 30 years experience working in education – as a teacher, university lecturer, local education authority adviser and consultant specialising in religious education and diversity issues. This provided her with skills and passion to develop, deliver and oversee training programmes so she thrives on the sharing involved in facilitating 16G workshops and developing UE materials.
Lizzy Lewis- Lizzy is a 16 Guidelines Level 1 facilitator based in West Sussex (UK.). She has worked in education for the past 27 years as a teacher, teacher educator, senior charity manager, consultant and writer.
She specializes in Philosophy for Children (P4C), Mindfulness, Oracy, Global Education and Values-based Education.
You can watch Lizzy leading a short meditation on ‘Enhancing Friend Connections‘, Lizzy shared this meditation during the Growing Compassionate Hearts Conference. It invites us to reflect on our friends ‘What is it that makes a good friend?’ and ‘How can we be one?
Generosity
In a spirit of generosity this training is offered on a donate what you can basis, with a suggested donation of £25. To make a donation of any amount, please visit our support page.
**As always all of our trainings and courses are offered free to ordained sangha, this one included.
