Team Training
See what training is coming up and access our training archive.
You can access all our policies and guidance documents here: Policies and Guidance Documents
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Cooking for a Choir Training
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Emotions and Challenging Moments Training
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Emotions and working with people in their challenging moments
Delivered in January 2026 by CWNN trustee Ian Noonan. Focusses on Be Calm-Relate-Manage strategies, and how to handle moments of heightened emotion at choir. Some scenario work, based on situations you may encounter in rehearsals and gigs.
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Emotions Training Follow Up Quiz
Please complete this quiz to finish this training
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Slide Deck for Emotions Training
For you to read through in your own time
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Trauma Informed Practice Training
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Trauma Informed Training
This training was delivered 15 October 2025 by Sean Butler – he is an independent practitioner, connected to us via Homeless Link. He’s worked in homelessness services for most of his career. This session was made bespoke for us
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Trauma Informed Training Follow Up Quiz
Please complete this quiz to finish this training
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Purple Patch Learning Disability Awareness Training
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Purple Patch Learning Disability Awareness Training
This 1 hour training was delivered in summer 2025 and is all about creative engagement when working with people with Learning Disabilities. However, it includes some general good practice around inclusion. CWNN especially chose to adopt the ‘Accessible People’ aspect of this approach, really looking within and finding was to be as welcoming, supportive and inclusive as possible for anyone is in our choir spaces.
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Purple Patch Learning Disability Training Follow Up Quiz
Please complete this quiz to finish this training
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Training FAQ
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These online videos are the baseline for your induction, and will be completed hand in hand with in-person training with your Choir Manager.
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Depending on the role, there may be additional training in First Aid, Fire Marshal or Food safety and hygiene which you need to complete. We buy these in from external providers. Your Choir Manager will register you for this, and you will get an email with all the instructions for how and when to complete this.
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We ask that you read the community handbook and our core policies within the first few months of starting on your journey with our team. Policies and procedures — The Choir with No Name
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We offer 3-4 whole team training sessions per year, in topics which support the running of our choirs. You can access the archive of these HERE
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Most training ‘expires’ after 3 years, and we would recommend refreshing it at that point. That even includes the induction!
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if you feel that you’d benefit from other training which hasn’t been offered, reach out and let us know - we’re always happy to explore new options and to ensure that you have access to training which helps you in your role.