Upcoming Courses

Upcoming Courses


Here are a list of courses Mr P will be running in the near future (Remember he can also provide training in your school please click here.



Bury, Monday 9th July


Village Hotel, Swindon - Tuesday 25th September 2018



Village Hotel, Leeds South - Tuesday 16th October 2018



Cardiff - Monday 5th November






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