Training & Workshops

We cover a wide range of topics and provide both facilitated and self-learning sessions.

WHAT WE OFFER

Facilitated sessions

Tailored and bespoke workshops created by experts.
Experienced and skilful facilitators credible enough to take the conversation off your hands.
Diverse team with varied and relatable lived experience, willing to discuss sensitive and sticky topics.

Youth workshops

Our Youth sessions are differentiated for mainstream, PRU, SEND & AP settings

Additional resources

Participants will get a certificate and access to extra online resources

Adult workshops

Our Adult courses can be delivered as standard or trainer the trainer versions

E-learning

Expertly created courses backed by research
Accessible learning
Free blogs and readings to build your knowledge further

Explore topics

See a full list of all our courses

EQUALITY, JUSTICE & INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

NEURODIVERSITY

PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO EXTREMISM

RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY TENSION

SAFEGUARDING TO PREVENT EXPLOITATION

why choose us?

Through our combination of academic knowledge, practitioner experience and community connection, we have developed courses to increase understanding to promote equality and challenge hate.

We don’t just talk about the issues – we focus on practical actions that participants can use directly in their settings.

We’re super passionate about starting the tricky conversations on topics that are impacting our societies

Whether that’s about grooming and exploitation, financial harms, the Far Right, incels, misogyny, Islamist extremism or fake news.

We believe in working with clients to develop the right programme. That's why we offer tailored training and courses based on what you want and need.

We excel in developing bespoke programmes

From 1-2-1 mentoring and programmes of workshops for young people, to professional refreshers and in-depth train-the-trainers. We also have a selection of our most popular workshops, which we tailor to your needs, ensuring you get the outcomes you require.

We take time to get to know your audience

We know how to best communicate and get a good understanding of the impact it will have. We know there’s a fear of getting it wrong and not tackling the topics in the right way, or not feeling you have the subject expertise to talk to your key audiences. That’s where we come in to help you!

EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING

Whether it’s individual complex needs, hate and extremism, misogyny and relationships, conspiracy and fake news, gangs and exploitation, knife crime or another difficult issue, we’ll help you tackle it with sensitivity and impact.

You only have 90 minutes?

We will make an impact. We understand that time is limited - we love our in-depth programmes but we are adept at working with all audiences in shorter time frames.

Trust us, we've mastered design, content and delivery to suit your needs for the last 10 years - online or face to face.

WORKING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY TO PROVIDE YOUTH SKILLS, VOICE, AND POSITIVE PATHWAYS

Through train the trainer and professional workshops we share our knowledge to upskill practitioners and CSOs drawing upon youth informed insights.

DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY

We tackle the issues happening right now - including fake news, dis/misinformation, online harms, financial exploitation and fraud that young people are increasingly engaging with and falling prey to.

"We’ve found ConnectFutures facilitators to be very knowledgeable in their areas of expertise and bringing the key narratives home in a live-like but empathic manner. Now, when we mention ConnectFutures, the young people eagerly await the workshops. We surely will be using you in the future."

Floyd HallCaxton Youth worker organisation. Westminster, London.

"Working with ConnectFutures is always such a great experience. They listened to the issues around misogyny we were experiencing and created bespoke training for our young people that exceeded our expectations. Arnold managed to keep our learners engaged in a difficult topic, and encouraged discussion and reflection of this important issue. We have now arranged further bespoke training for all college staff on tackling misogyny."

Zoe GayMental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, Cardiff and Vale College.

"They have had a phenomenal impact on our school culture and opened safe discussion forums within our school, training our students to build the appropriate environment in which young people feel safe to challenge preconceived ideas and discriminatory behaviours. I honestly have no areas of improvement I could ask of them. ConnectFutures have left a wonderfully positive and empowering environment within our school and we cannot thank them enough."

Jeremy HeathDeputy Headteacher, Putteridge High School. (Luton, Bedfordshire)

PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO WIN HEARTS & MINDS

Sometimes a one day course just isn’t enough.

You need something strategic, that is designed specifically for you and your needs and delivers value over time. Our programme design delivers a series of activities across a number of days, weeks or months, giving you the tools and resources to successfully engage your audience around difficult subject matters.