Empowering Practice: Lead Worker Practice Essentials. July 2026. "I particularly enjoyed interacting with other likeminded passionate professionals."
- Jul 28
- 2 min read
“Steven, I could not recommend the courses of yours enough, thank you. Keep being the wonderful you and spreading your knowledge, kindness and passion - you’re valued and appreciated."
Greetings one and all,
Last week I had one of the most joyous days of my entire career. The course: Empowering Practice: Lead Worker Practice Essentials, which I am delivering on behalf of Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership, meaning that I have an array of professionals from across Staffordshire attending the training. Professionals who are working each and every day to advocate for their families and children. The course has had a top to toe revamp and it would appear that the learners are thoroughly enjoying attending the full training day.
All new films, all new activities, it’s an uplifting, encouraging day of practice skills and practical hints and tips.
Here is what the learners had to say about the training.
“Steve was really personable and knowledgeable, he made it exciting and interesting. You can also tell he has a great understanding of what he is talking about.”
“Very interactive, Steven is very approachable and knowledgeable.”
“The activities were very useful and insightful; they urged me to consider changing my own mindset.”
“Steven’s engaging manner, excellent pace, very relevant content and interactive.”
"Very interesting, informative with humour and real-life stories.”
“Steven’s teaching style and the content.”
“How interactive it was, getting to meet new people & hearing their job roles and how different things are.”
“It was very interactive and interesting.”
“I enjoyed how relatable the content was and how interactive and engaging Steven made it.”
“All of it. Steven has a wealth of knowledge and stories in real life situations.”
“Opportunity to discuss with others but also having real life scenarios this made it more thought provoking.”
“I enjoyed the interactive elements of the training most, especially the opportunity to reflect on real workplace situations and learn effective leadership approaches.”
"I particularly enjoyed interacting with other likeminded passionate professionals. The case studies were very interesting and gave food for thought. The feedback about how the young people are now getting on in life was good to hear.”
“The Six Step Change Plan is great - I feel these can be utilised with staff, feed into ‘We Perform’ conversations. The mindfulness exercise towards the end was very therapeutic and a lovely touch.”
“Steven’s passion, how he encouraged everyone to join in, non-judgemental.”