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Workshop date and time: Tuesday 13th May 2025, 10.30am – 12pm&nbsp;Join this 90-minute workshop to uncover tools, strategies and skills to help manage your wellbeing in the workplace.Led by a consultant clinical psychologist, this 90-min workshop aims to provide tools on managing our wellbeing in the workplace. We’ll look at:<ul><li>Recognising and managing stress and creating work-life balance&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>What do we mean by work-life balance? how does this look within your organisation?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Exploring what happens when we feel ‘imbalance’ and what may contribute to this&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Connecting with ‘hidden’ or ‘unspoken’ stories and experiences of staff&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Managing personal and professional boundaries; drawing on principles of empathy and compassion to create balance at home and work&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Creating a language for emotional literacy and focusing on self-care&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Drawing on inner strengths and resources as individuals and as part of a team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>‘Rupture and repair’; using mistakes and feedback as opportunities for growth&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>The workshop will be held under Chatham House Rules, so all attendees can share ideas and best practice in a safe, interactive and reflective environment.The workshop will provide a safe space in which to raise questions and practice responses and a supportive environment for learning, reflection and relaxed conversation.&nbsp;Please note that this workshop is&nbsp;capped at&nbsp;15 attendees to ensure plenty of time for questions and discussion.Please note there is a fee for this workshop run by Creative Access, with more details found via the 'Apply' button. As a social enterprise, profits are reinvested back into the running costs of the organisation.

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Building resilience open workshop

Workshop date and time: Wednesday 30th April 2025, 3pm – 4.30pm&nbsp;Join us for this virtual workshop focusing on inclusive recruitment.Hosted by Creative Access, this 90-min Zoom session will give an introductory overview of general best practice in recruitment, with a specific lens on diversity and inclusion.Led by expert recruitment consultant Sarah Bonner, we’ll take a look at:<ul><li>The legal framework and protected characteristics</li><li>Inclusive language and its impact on writing job adverts, recruitment and selection</li><li>Having a competency-based framework for interviews</li><li>Making recruitment skills and evidence-based, and using competency based questions</li></ul>This workshop is&nbsp;capped at&nbsp;15 attendees to ensure plenty of time for questions and discussion – we encourage you to come with any recruitment dilemmas you want guidance and support with.Please note there is a fee for this workshop run by Creative Access, with more details found via the 'Apply' button. As a social enterprise, profits are reinvested back into the running costs of the organisation.

Inclusive recruitment open workshop

Workshop date and time: Tuesday 18th March 2025, 10.30am – 12pm&nbsp;We'll be exploring ways make your workplace neuro-inclusive, with expert-led guidance on navigating various scenarios in this 90-minute workshop.An interactive and informative workshop covering various workplace situations based on commonly occurring realistic scenarios.&nbsp;Helping you, as professionals in the creative industries, to make judgement calls that are neuro-inclusive – shedding light on how to support neurodivergent team members, as well as the team as a whole.&nbsp;<ul><li>This 90-min online workshop will cover a number of workplace scenarios related to neurodiversity</li><li>You’ll have the opportunity&nbsp;to discuss as a group with advice from the session facilitator</li><li>Scenarios&nbsp;will address; how different ways of processing information can impact delegation of work, dilemmas related to hybrid working, and stigmatisation of neurodiversity at work</li></ul>You’ll be encouraged to consider the different approaches available, think how this might be applied in the context of your own working environment, and hear from others working across the creative industries.&nbsp;The workshop will be held under Chatham House Rules, so all attendees can share ideas and best practice in a safe, interactive and reflective environment.Please note there is a fee for this workshop run by Creative Access, with more details found via the 'Apply' button. As a social enterprise, profits are reinvested back into the running costs of the organisation.

The neuro-inclusive workplace: scenario based training

Workshop date and time: Fostering respect: tackling sexual harassment in the workplace&nbsp;Join our upcoming workshop on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace.From October 2024 the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill has strengthened protection for workers against sexual harassment. This new law will place a new duty on employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment. We are holding this 90-min online open workshop to lay out the importance of this particular intersection of inclusivity and the law, help you understand what the new legislation means for your workplace, and provide practical tools to remove or reduce risks.We’ll take a look at:<ul><li>What is ‘sexual harassment’? Recognising the behaviours that constitute sexual harassment</li><li>Understanding the law surrounding sexual harassment</li><li>What to do if you experience or witness sexual harassment in the workplace</li><li>Barriers to disclosure at work and creating a safe environment for disclosure</li><li>Responding appropriately and managing trauma responses</li><li>How to remove or reduce risks to stop sexual harassment before it happens</li></ul>This workshop is&nbsp;capped at&nbsp;15 attendees to ensure plenty of time for questions and discussion. The workshop will be help under Chatham House Rules, so all attendees can share ideas in a safe, interactive and reflective environment.Please note there is a fee for this workshop run by Creative Access, with more details found via the 'Apply' button. As a social enterprise, profits are reinvested back into the running costs of the organisation.

Fostering respect: tackling sexual harassment in the workplace

Workshop date and time: Tuesday 11th February 2025, 11am – 12.30pm&nbsp;This 90-minute workshop spotlights the experiences of working-class talent, addresses barriers to entry and highlights practical solutions to make workplaces more inclusive.The percentage of people from working-class backgrounds in the creative industries is at its lowest in a decade. Join us for this 90-minute online workshop to shine a light on this often hidden dimension of diversity. Led by a D&amp;I specialist, this session is for those looking to take action against class discrimination. We’ll take a look at:<ul><li>How we do we form assumptions about class?</li><li>Taking a look at intersectionality</li><li>Addressing barriers to entry and progression in the workplace</li><li>Challenging classist microaggressions</li><li>Advocating – how can you be an ally?</li><li>Practical solutions to class inclusivity</li></ul>The workshop will provide a supportive environment for learning, reflection, and relaxed conversation. Please note that this workshop is&nbsp;capped at&nbsp;15 attendees to ensure plenty of time for questions and discussion.Please note there is a fee for this workshop run by Creative Access, with more details found via the 'Apply' button. As a social enterprise, profits are reinvested back into the running costs of the organisation.

The class ceiling open workshop

Workshop date and time: Tuesday 28th January 2025, 11am – 12.30pm&nbsp;Are you line managing early career professionals from under-represented backgrounds? Unlock your team's potential with this 90-minute workshop.Led by a D&amp;I specialist, this session is for new and existing line managers of early-career professionals from communities that are under-represented in the sector. We’ll look at:<ul><li>Best practice&nbsp;in line management; supporting underrepresented early career professionals&nbsp;</li><li>The life cycle of the CA Springboard entry support programme; from induction to approaching the end of the traineeship, preparing for next steps&nbsp;</li><li>The expectations of your working relationship</li><li>Understanding intersectional identities and power imbalances</li><li>What are the stumbling blocks, and how to overcome them</li><li>Support with next steps, approaching the end of their contract</li></ul>The workshop will provide a safe space in which to raise questions and practice responses and a supportive environment for learning, reflection and relaxed conversation. Please note that this workshop is capped at 15 attendees to ensure plenty of time for questions and discussion.Please note there is a fee for this workshop run by Creative Access, with more details found via the 'Apply' button. As a social enterprise, profits are reinvested back into the running costs of the organisation.

Inclusive line management training

Are you a budding creative looking to secure your first role? Do you want the opportunity to expand your skills in admin, research and more? Have you got an exciting new experience to add to your next application? Sign up now to attend our online group CV Consultations…<a href="https://creativeaccess.org.uk/" target="_blank">Creative Access</a>&nbsp;strives to help under-represented groups&nbsp;secure jobs and paid training opportunities in creative companies. One of the UK’s leading diversity organisations, we fill an essential gap in the current creative landscape. The creative industries are highly competitive and can seem extremely difficult to break into, especially if you don’t have the right connections to give you a helping hand. Creative Access is here to help open the door to the creative industries for those from under-represented backgrounds.As part of our training and support, we offer guidance from the moment you start looking for a role through our online group CV Consultations. Sign up to attend our next session, which will take place on the 30th of January at 5pm. &nbsp;&nbsp;What you will learn<ul><li>How to best present your CV and covering letter</li><li>What to include in your application</li><li>How to update your CV and covering letter with any recent experience</li><li>How to create a portfolio</li><li>How to improve areas that might be letting you down in applications</li><li>Please note that whilst we are unable to individually provide feedback for all CV's received, you will also be able to ask the Recruitment Team any individual questions about your CV in the Q&amp;A section of the session.</li></ul>&nbsp;To apply&nbsp;<ul><li>Click 'apply' to upload your CV. If you are yet to make your own CV, please upload a blank document.</li><li>Our CV consultations are group sessions held remotely via Zoom. Please let us know if you have any special requirements ahead of the session</li></ul>

Creative Access Group CV Session - 30th January 2025

Closing date:&nbsp;Monday 6th January 2025 at 9amDuration:&nbsp;12 monthsStart date: March 2025&nbsp;Are you a freelancer working in publishing looking to access professional development and thrive in your career? Unlock your potential through mentoring, training and networking opportunities in this exciting programme.Creative Access is working with 12 publishing houses to provide access to our <a href="https://creativeaccess.org.uk/individuals/thrive-programme/" target="_blank">Thrive: Development Programme</a> for freelance professionals working within the publishing industry who are at mid-level in their careers.Bloomsbury Publishing, Cambridge University Press &amp; Assessments, Canongate, DK, Faber, Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Pearson, Penguin Random House, Profile Books, Sage Publishing and Simon &amp; Schuster have all committed to funding places on the Thrive programme in recognition that despite being an essential and growing part of the publishing workforce, freelancers are often not being sufficiently supported with their professional development. This is exacerbated for those from communities which are traditionally under-represented in the sector.This partnership aims to address these issues by offering 18 funded places on Creative Access’s year-long professional development programme for mid-level talent, which has been specifically created for, and by, people who are historically under-represented in the creative sector.&nbsp;About the programmeThe Thrive: Development Programme is an outstanding programme of leadership training, networking and support for individuals at mid-level career stage (c.3-8 years of experience)working in the creative industries.The year-long programme will commence in March 2025 and includes:<ul><li>Training in areas including developing your leadership presence, navigating a successful freelance career, confidence &amp; presence, managing yourself and others, and understanding organisational and freelance finances</li><li>Mentoring from a senior professional in your desired career field for 6 months&nbsp;</li><li>Networking events specifically targeted at mid-level career stage and an exclusive publishing networking event with representatives from our partner publishing houses</li><li>Free / discounted tickets from partner companies to attend conferences, training courses and cultural events  &nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Participants can expect to increase influence, develop new skills for career progression and have increased confidence to advocate for equal access to training, pay rises and promotions. You’ll also be able to build contacts and working relationships across sectors and take strides to achieve career objectives.The programme is open to freelancers working across the UK, with opportunities to attend training either online or in person. &nbsp;&nbsp;This opportunity is designed for those who:<ul><li>Are currently freelancing, and have been for at least 6 months</li><li>Work within the publishing sector and identify as being at mid-level in their career (c.3-8 years of experience)</li><li>Have had some experience of coordinating or managing projects</li><li>Are interested in developing new skills to help progress their career</li><li>Want to connect with a group of like-minded individuals with similar goals</li><li>Identify as being from an under-represented group in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates, disabled people,&nbsp;those undergoing gender reassignment / transitioning&nbsp;and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.</li></ul> To apply<ul><li>Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity</li><li>You must be a freelance professional working in any role within the publishing sector</li><li>After clicking the 'Apply' button, you will be directed to the&nbsp;application&nbsp;form</li><li>Please answer the questions and upload an up to date CV. Within your CV, please specify whether you have worked with any of the publishing houses listed below during your career:<ul><li>Bloomsbury Publishing</li><li>Cambridge University Press &amp; Assessments</li><li>Canongate</li><li>DK</li><li>Faber</li><li>Hachette UK</li><li>HarperCollins</li><li>Pearson</li><li>Penguin Random House</li><li>Profile Books</li><li>Sage Publishing</li><li>Simon &amp; Schuster</li></ul></li></ul>&nbsp;If you require any access support while completing the application form or would prefer to submit your application in an alternative format (e.g. video or audio recording), please email <a href="mailto:programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk</a> to discuss further.&nbsp;&nbsp;Questions?For any queries or for further information, please contact <a href="mailto:programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">programmes@creativeaccess.org.uk</a>

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