Working with Diverse Communities
- When? Next date: 26 Jun 2025
- Where? Online
- Places available from just £199 per person
- Book online now or, book bespoke
Transform Your Approach to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion! Our new course is designed to challenge, inspire, and equip you with the tools to foster real change—for yourself, your work, and your organisation.
What to Expect
A fast-paced, interactive training course (no endless PowerPoints!)
Real-life case studies and practical strategies
Confidently tackle unconscious bias, prejudice & difficult conversations
How to develop a personal action plan to drive inclusion
You will learn
- What is equality and diversity and why diversity is important
- Self- awareness – unconscious bias, prejudices & assumptions
- Having ‘difficult’ conversations
- When and what to challenge in terms of behaviours and attitudes
- Breaking down barriers
- Inclusive culture – weeding out harmful banter in a positive way
- Inclusive leadership
- Plus understanding the 2010 Equality Act
This participative and experiential training enables you to experiment with ideas and apply to your own projects. The course is based not only on our legal responsibilities but also the cultural context. We explore intersectional impacts of discrimination and marginalisation, anti-discriminatory action and allyship. We will support you to develop behaviours and actions that enhance your skills including in dealing with conflict that can arise with EDI issues. This is a fast-paced day full of group work and lively debate.
Rooted in the Equality Act 2010 & beyond, we take things further, empowering you to:
- Eliminate discrimination, harassment & victimisation
- Advance equality of opportunity
- Foster good relations
- Take real action to challenge behaviours & structures
- Understand prejudice and unconscious bias
- Create diversity in the workplace
"Helen is enthusiastic, creative and determined in tackling challenges, but pragmatic and realistic in building agreement "
Member of Parliament and former CEO at Sheffield University Students’ Union
Who is this course for?
Whether new to working with diverse communities or wanting to refresh your understandings, this is the course for you. The training is relevant for anyone who wants to embed their vision and values for equality and inclusion into their work and organisation. It is specifically designed for staff from charities, the public sector, community groups & social enterprises. If you need any more help deciding if this is the course for you, we are happy to speak to you directly – just call!
"Helen successfully facilitated agreements using restorative justice. I have no hesitation in recommending her "
Community Justice Team Coordinator at Sheffield City Council
Meet the trainer
Helen West
Helen has over 25 years’ experience as a Senior Management Professional with specialist skills in stakeholder engagement; equality and diversity; strategic planning; management and organisational development; change management. She has developed specialisms in conflict resolution, diversity and inclusion and has delivered highly successful programmes on these topics for various organisations.
Helen uses a range of experiential tools and methods to bring clarity and consensus to live issues. She has worked for numerous organisations & public bodies including Sheffield Green Party, National Union of Students UK, Sheffield City Council, Equality Challenge Unit (Advance HE), UKCISA, Sheffield City Council, and South Yorkshire Police.
Helen has also been chair of the Diversity Action Group and is an accredited facilitator in conflict resolution approaches using restorative practices (International Institute for Restorative Practices)
Book your place today
Places are available on these public courses. You can book your place immediately with a secure payment by credit or debit card. Alternatively, we can send you an invoice.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch before booking.
26 June 2025 - 10:00am to 3:00pm • Zoom webinar, Online
18 September 2025 - 10:00am to 3:00pm • Zoom webinar, Online
Any questions? Want to know more?
We’re always happy to answer any questions about our course. Drop us a line on training@talkaction.org or call us on 0203 488 7010.