Building Better Teams: A Practitioner Development Workshop
A workshop for practitioners looking to develop teamworking skills through teambuilding tasks, simulations, or adventurous activities
£220.00
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Overview
If you run team-building sessions or want to help groups learn more effectively through outdoor or experiential activities, this workshop is for you.
Over two interactive days, you’ll build confidence in using simple but powerful facilitation tools to develop teams and individuals. You’ll leave with practical techniques and ready-to-use ideas for leading meaningful reflection and discussion after activities.
This isn’t about learning new “games” — it’s about how to use what you already do to develop people and teams, creating deeper learning experiences.
Who It’s For
This workshop is ideal for:
Outdoor instructors or activity leaders wanting to add more value to their sessions.
Practitioners involved in apprenticeships, trainee instructor schemes, or leadership development programmes.
New or developing instructors looking to gain confidence in facilitation.
Experienced practitioners who want to gain a deeper understanding of facilitating methods and activity sequencing.
If you’re working towards APIOL or are on the Outdoor Instructor Apprenticeship, this course will help strengthen your facilitation and reflection skills.
What You’ll Learn
The workshop adapts to the group but typically covers:
How to use effective questions to draw out learning.
Listening and observation skills for facilitators.
Choosing and sequencing activities for maximum impact.
Helping groups transfer learning beyond the session with a focus on ‘process not plastic’
Course Structure
Day 1: Explore different approaches to team development and try out simple models that help participants make sense of their experience.
Day 2: We explore activity sequencing and everyone runs an activity (typically in pairs) and receives coaching feedback from peers in a supportive environment.
We’ll work mostly indoors with some outdoor activities as discussion starters. Expect a hands-on, participatory couple of days.
Tea, coffee, and biscuits are included both days. Lunch can be purchased from the YHA.
Get in touch to arrange a free 30-minute discovery chat to see how this workshop will help you develop your practice. Email me directly at sam@stormy-sky.co.uk
My name is Sam and I work as a learning consultant specialising in experiential learning. I started running team development sessions whilst working as an outdoor instructor at a local college, and my interest in the topic grew from there.
I also work as a teaching fellow in experiential learning at the University of Leeds so I have an academic background in the use of environments other than the classroom for teaching and learning. I spend a lot of my time working with organisations to develop practitioners involved in professional learning.
I’m a caving instructor and I hold a range of outdoor qualifications. I’ve been a member of the Mountain Training Association for around 11 years.
Workshop Cancellation and Refund Policy
This policy outlines the terms for cancellations, refunds, and substitutions for workshops organised by Stormy Sky Ltd. It is compliant with UK consumer protection law.
1. Statutory Right to Cancel (The 14-Day "Cooling-Off" Period)
This section applies if the booking was made by a consumer (an individual acting outside the purposes of their business) online, over the phone, or away from our business premises (a "Distance" or "Off-Premises" Contract).
Right to Full Refund: The customer has a legal right to cancel the contract and receive a full refund for any reason within 14 calendar days from the day after the contract (booking) was concluded.
Waiver of Right: If the workshop start date falls within this 14-day cooling-off period, the customer must expressly request that the service begins during this period. If they then cancel before the workshop is complete, they are liable to pay a proportionate charge for the service received up to the point of cancellation.
Prompt Refund: Any refund due under this statutory right will be processed within 14 days of Stormy Sky Ltd. being informed of the decision to cancel.
2. General Cancellation Policy (Applies after the 14-Day Period)
For cancellations requested after the 14-day statutory cooling-off period has expired, the following tiered refund schedule applies, based on your specific requirements:
Timeframe Before Scheduled Workshop Start Date | Refund Amount |
More than 60 days notice | 100% (Full Refund) |
Between 60 and 30 days notice (inclusive) | 50% |
Less than 30 days notice | 0% (No Refund) |
Notes on Refunds:
All cancellation requests must be made in writing (via email) to Stormy Sky Ltd. The date the email is received will be used to calculate the notice period.
All refunds will be processed within 14 business days of the cancellation being confirmed.
3. Substitutions (Transfer of Place)
We are happy for you to transfer your place to another suitable candidate, subject to the following conditions:
You must notify Stormy Sky Ltd. in writing (via email) of the substitution, providing the new candidate's full name and contact details.
All substitution details must be received no later than 14 days prior to the scheduled start date of the workshop.
4. Cancellation by Stormy Sky Ltd.
In the unlikely event that Stormy Sky Ltd. must cancel or reschedule a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances, participants will be offered the choice of:
A full refund of all fees paid.
A transfer of the booking to an alternative date or course.
Stormy Sky Ltd. will not be responsible for any other costs incurred by the participant, such as travel, accommodation, or other related expenses. It is advisable that you have adequate insurance in place to cover such an eventuality.
5. Consumer Rights Act 2015
Nothing in this policy affects your statutory rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. This includes the right for services to be performed with reasonable care and skill, and for the workshop to conform to the description provided. If the service is defective, you may be entitled to a repeat performance or a price reduction, regardless of the cancellation timeline.
