Aarti Kotecha

Facilitator

About Aarti

Aarti has almost 20 years’ experience as a practitioner, lecturer, academic researcher, and trainer within the field of domestic abuse. Aarti’s extensive experience of working with victim-survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and delivering community-based treatment programmes to perpetrators of intimate partner violence enables her to provide professionals with training that is grounded in current research and real-life case studies.

Aarti specialises in working with male victim-survivors of domestic abuse. She also has extensive experience of tackling female genital mutilation, founding Leicester’s first FGM awareness raising campaign, publishing resources for healthcare professionals, co-writing local safeguarding policies for FGM and pioneering innovative in-house risk assessment processes to identify FGM.

Alongside this, Aarti works with local and national organisations to produce academic research on domestic abuse for the purpose of informing evidence-based best practice. Driven by a strong passion for social impact to improve the lives of those who experience abuse, Aarti is passionate about empowering professionals to work effectively and compassionately with survivors.

Alongside being a Taye Facilitator, Aarti is the Founder of PAiPA (Promoting Action in Preventing Abuse) with a particular emphasis on marginalised or disadvantaged communities.

The course was fantastic, Aarti was a really brilliant facilitator, very engaging, knowledgeable and warm-gave everyone space to speak and feel heard.Taye Training Delegate

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Alexandra Horvath

Facilitator

About Alexandra

Alexandra is a Roma woman whose work is informed by her lived experience of racism, exclusion, and navigating systems that have not always felt safe or accessible. She is a qualified Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) and a Low Intensity CBT Therapist, with extensive frontline experience across domestic abuse services and Clinical Health Psychology, all of which support her passion for supporting individuals and families facing complex challenges, including but not limited to underserved communities, and those facing domestic abuse, child abuse, and mental health challenges.

Alexanda’s commitment is to equity, cultural awareness and supporting marginalised communities, and currently is working as a support officer, contributing to Welsh Government Cultural Competence training. Alexandra is truly committed to social justice and empowerment.

This training was eye opening, and it will help me to support others in a positive way.Taye Training Delegate

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Amanda McEvoy

Facilitator

About Amanda

Amanda is an experienced learning and development practitioner and has over 20 years' experience working within the NHS. She has worked across systems to deliver complex health and wellbeing interventions and has focussed on staff wellbeing with a passion for mental health and women’s health as well as marginalised groups.

Amanda designs and delivers bespoke coaching and consultancy solutions for individuals and organisations. Working in health & wellbeing, equality & diversity, mental health and women’s health she is passionate to reduce stigma and empower people to take control of their situation.

Amanda is a high energy, passionate and enthusiastic trainer of 24 years who brings fun to all elements of learning. Her engagement with delegates leads to meaningful conversations around the topic. She can connect and build rapport with delegates and coaches alike and explore difficult subjects with sensitivity and compassion.

Amanda’s training is entertaining, engaging, informative and thought provoking.Taye Training Delegate

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Ameena Ahmed

Facilitator

About Ameena

With over 25 years of experience supporting organisations across the charity, youth, health, justice and local authority sectors, Ameena specialises in creating safe, inclusive and reflective learning environments where individuals and teams can build confidence, develop their skills and strengthen their practice.

Drawing on her background in organisational development, leadership, mental health, safeguarding and counselling, Ameena brings a thoughtful and compassionate approach to her work. She has extensive experience supporting organisations through change, helping teams navigate challenges while creating opportunities for learning and growth.

Ameena has held senior leadership positions and has designed and delivered training, facilitation and consultancy programmes across a wide range of settings. She is particularly skilled at encouraging meaningful reflection, open discussion and practical learning that participants can take back into their day-to-day roles.

Ameena had great active listening skills throughout and was great at relating to each of our unique lenses on the world. Great session! Taye Training Delegate

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Andrea Kearns

Facilitator

About Andrea

Andrea resides in Northern Ireland, where she serves as both a trainer and a qualified therapist. Since 2007, Andrea has been delivering training, particularly in the realm of mental health.

As a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainer for trainers, she not only conducts training sessions but also actively promotes the program. Her passion for this work stems from both personal and professional experiences, and Andrea is eager to share her journey of recovery, with a particular emphasis on well-being in the workplace.

Andrea also provides training on child protection, and neurodiversity within the criminal justice system and various workplace settings. She prides herself on being adaptable to different environments, and strives to be kind, friendly, and approachable. Andrea also remains open to learning new concepts and is committed to her continuous growth in this field.

I attended the training with the expectation that it would serve as a mere refresher; however, Andreas's approach and expertise have significantly expanded my understanding. Not only did I acquire new information, but I also found valuable insights that prompted reflection on my personal life. This experience has deepened my comprehension of depression and the dynamics of my past relationship. I now perceive those experiences in a new light and wish I had possessed this knowledge at that time.Taye Training Delegate

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Angela Gault

Facilitator

About Angela

Angela has worked with young people throughout her career, holding a range of roles across the charity sector, from managing youth homelessness programmes to leading operational and development work within a sporting charity focused on mental health, wellbeing and confidence. Alongside her charity work, she is an ACC ICF-accredited coach with a postgraduate certificate in Business and Personal Coaching and has spent the past decade developing a particular interest in the power of language, mindset and habits.

Drawing on her experience coordinating complex programmes and working with a wide range of stakeholders, Angela brings both energy and focus to her training. She enjoys creating spaces where people feel comfortable to reflect, challenge their thinking and explore new approaches. Angela’s goal is to help delegates leave sessions feeling more confident and empowered to put their learning into practice.

Thank you so much for such an enjoyable session; it was very engaging and did not feel like an hour session. You had such a calming presence with lots of positive energy!Taye Training Delegate

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Anna Wright

Facilitator

About Anna

Anna’s approach to facilitating is deeply human, using strengths-based, trauma informed techniques to create an atmosphere of real trust and respect. With over 25 years of experience in learning and development; including working as a nurse, designing and delivering leadership and careers programmes, and working with neurodiverse young people. Anna uses own lived and professional experience to work with organisations to create neuro inclusive workplaces and cultures.

Her understanding of neurodiversity (with a focus on women, and those diagnosed later in life) coupled with her experiences and qualifications mean Anna is talented in creating psychologically safe environments, where delegates feel comfortable exploring complex or sensitive topics. Anna’s aim in facilitation is to build understanding, challenge assumptions, and inspire meaningful change.

Anna, I thoroughly enjoyed your session. You created an experience that really placed me in the shoes of the girls you were describing... It genuinely shifted my perspective.Taye Training Delegate

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Annie Moon

Facilitator

About Annie

A JNC qualified Youth & Community Worker, Annie Moon started her career working in a children’s home and running a youth club amongst other things. Over three decades’ later, she’s come full circle now training and assessing tomorrow’s youth workers. On the youth work front, Annie currently mentors young people to be the best version of themselves.

She is the former Deputy CEO of The Diversity Trust, where she led on corporate partnerships, co-chaired the Equalities Podcast, and spearheaded projects, including the diversity in menopause strand. 

Throughout her career, Annie has worked at both the grassroots, strategic levels and across local authorities and the voluntary sector. She is passionate about the power of small charities, partnership working and participatory approaches.

Annie serves as a Trustee for two charities, including Mums in Need, a charity supporting mums who have experienced post-separation coercive control. In this role, Annie leans into her connected lived experience. From 2026, she’ll be joining Hourglass as a helpline volunteer. Hourglass is a national charity, dedicated to preventing and addressing elder abuse.  

A committed advocate for the LGBT+ community, Annie champions the voices of lived experience and works to empower marginalised communities.

Fantastic training, very friendly, caring and helpful. Fantastic opportunities to ask for advice and give your opinion and have your say. Really enjoy everything they do here.Taye Training Delegate

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Beckie Breakwell

Facilitator

About Beckie

Beckie is an experienced child and young person’s worker, with over 15 years of experience providing one-to-one and group support around sexual trauma, domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation and emotional wellbeing. She has worked in both frontline and management roles within the charity sector. Her mix of personal and professional lived experience enables her to explore different perspectives, facilitate meaningful conversations and inspire positive change.

Alongside her work as a Taye facilitator, Beckie is the Managing Director of What's the Debate?; an organisation that aims to raise awareness, educate and prevent young people from being subjected to abuse, violence and exploitation within their relationships through RSHE.

Beckie is a passionate facilitator who enjoys designing and delivering training that challenges, empowers and encourages reflection. She is committed to creating safe and engaging learning environments where delegates feel fully supported when exploring complex and sensitive topics.

Beckie had such a wide breadth of knowledge and experience. She created a really safe space for discussions, to contribute and was extremely supportive regarding the subject matter.Taye Training Delegate

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Becky Dawson

Facilitator

About Becky

Becky has experience in education as a teacher, Assistant Head and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator. She also worked in a Local Authority developing a range of support for children and young people, working with a range of partners to bring together the strength of the community to support wellbeing. Becky has held many roles such as SENCo and Designated Safeguarding Lead which have brought her into contact with many families who face huge challenges every day.

Becky has also worked in a Local Authority developing a range of support for children and young people, working with a range of partners to bring together the strength of the community to support wellbeing.

Becky specialises in developing and delivering training in a range if sectors with a focus on mental health, wellbeing and safeguarding. She is currently the National Wellbeing Lead for Twinkl Educational Publishing where she works to ensure that wellbeing is central to the work completed in schools, for both children, young people, staff and the community.

Becky is so engaging and passionate about what she does. The session was thought provoking and tailored well to our organisation.Taye Training Delegate

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Carla Coulson

Facilitator

About Carla

Carla has dedicated her career to supporting children and young people, with academic foundations in sociology, systemic therapy, and relationship-based social work. She has worked across SEND, mental health, mainstream and alternative education, and with care-experienced young people, in roles spanning direct mentoring, programme design, and organisational strategy.

As Founder of The Thoughtful Studio and a Director at a South London youth organisation, Carla has seen first-hand how skilled frontline practice can transform outcomes for young people and the systems around them.

Mental health runs through both Carla's professional and personal life, shaping her approach to training and facilitation. She believes in the value of lived experience and creating reflective spaces where practitioners can better understand themselves, the young people they support, and the systems they work within.

Known for her warm and honest approach, Carla brings a strong interest in relational practice, inclusivity, and systems thinking. As a mother and someone who has followed a non-linear path herself, she understands that meaningful change is rarely straightforward, and that is often where the most important learning happens.

This really was an amazing session. Fantastic facilitation skills and a great topic. You have such a natural way of presenting and your knowledge and expertise shone through. Taye Training Delegate

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Carol Woodhead

Facilitator

About Carol

Carol has experience of working within community health and local authority services for 25 years. She has worked on the frontline delivering and designing training packages around healthy eating, domestic abuse and child development, to inspire change in families. She is currently working as a parenting support manager for a local authority, coordinating and designing the parenting offer available whilst training, coaching, mentoring and motivating staff, volunteers and partner agencies. Utilising a mix of personal and professional experience enables her to drive forward change and bring sessions to life.

Carol has been with Taye Training since 2017and is both a facilitator and mentor for our Train the Trainer programme. She is also working on a pilot programme with Taye as a Lead Experienced Equity Facilitator and has taken charge of the induction programme to ensure this is a seamless journey from the training to facilitator.

Carol is an engaging trainer who enjoys writing and facilitating programmes which are trauma informed yet challenging and evoke rich discussion. She is an advocate for accelerated learning techniques to make sure the programmes she delivers are also engaging, fun and interactive.

Carol was a very knowledgeable and experienced facilitator. She supported us through the training and made time for questions and discussions. Her use of real-lifeexamples brought the session to life.Taye Training Delegate

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Dez Wilson

Facilitator

About Dez

Dez is a Freelance Facilitator, trained Transformational Coach, and Nature-Integrated Therapist with extensive experience delivering training across mental health, safeguarding, neurodiversity, and inclusion. With over ten years’ experience as a Level 5 Safeguarding Lead and support worker for young people aged 16–25, Dez brings both frontline expertise and compassionate insight to his facilitation.

Dez has delivered training in LGBT+ awareness, inclusion, gender diversity, neurodiversity, and ADHD awareness, and mental health and diversity training for organisations including Ernst & Young and the Department for Work and Pensions. He is known for creating engaging, psychologically safe learning environments that encourage reflection, participation, and practical application.

Alongside his facilitation work, Dez is the founder of ‘Relax Rewild’, where he supports individuals through outdoor nature-based therapeutic coaching and wellbeing practices. His approach couples evidence-based knowledge with warmth, authenticity, and a strong belief in the transformative power of inclusive, person-centred learning.

Dez, this was a really wonderful course, and it has given me so many things to reflect on... thank you so much!Taye Training Delegate

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Dionne Miles

Facilitator

About Dionne

Dionne gained Qualified Teacher Status in Primary Education in 2007 and has spent her career supporting learners from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and faiths. Throughout her work in education, she has been committed to helping individuals overcome barriers, build confidence and achieve their potential.

Before becoming a teacher, Dionne worked as both a volunteer and paid mentor, supporting young people facing a range of challenges, including family difficulties, housing issues and access to education and employment. Her personal and professional experiences have shaped her strong belief in equity, integrity and the transformative power of education.

Throughout her teaching career, Dionne became increasingly aware of the importance of safeguarding, wellbeing and ensuring that people receive the support they need to thrive. These experiences led her into her current roles as a Specialist Study Skills Tutor and Specialist Mentor, supporting disabled university students to navigate challenges, develop confidence and succeed in their studies.

Dionne is passionate about creating supportive and inclusive environments where people feel listened to, valued and empowered. She believes that knowledge has the power to transform lives and is committed to helping others recognise their strengths and achieve their goals.

Dionne, you delivered a really well balanced, informative and reflective session. You have a lovely calm but engaging tone and pace, and your creation of spaces for discussion was excellent.Taye Training Delegate

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Emma Cashmore-Gordon

Facilitator

About Emma

Emma has over 25 years of experience working across health and social care in both public and voluntary sector organisations. Throughout her career, she has worked with adults, children and young people as a practitioner, service manager, commissioner, trainer and senior leader, giving her a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by both individuals and services.

Emma is passionate about developing person-centred, strengths-based approaches that create positive and lasting outcomes. Her work is rooted in equality, compassion and transparency, and she strongly believes in the value of meaningful partnerships between people with lived experience, practitioners and leaders.

Alongside her leadership experience, Emma has designed and delivered training across a range of areas, including mental health, domestic abuse, leadership, social care practice and additional support. She enjoys creating engaging learning environments where delegates can reflect on their practice, share experiences and build confidence in their roles.

Thanks for the session, Emma! You gently opened up a subject that is not my specific area of work in ways that gave me food for thought about how this learning may be applied across my professional and personal spheres.Taye Training Delegate

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Farah Hussain

Facilitator

About Farah

Farah is an experienced facilitator specialising in inclusive leadership, cultural competence, unconscious bias and sexual harassment. She has over two decades of training experience across the charity and private and public sectors, supporting organisations to strengthen their inclusion practices amongst managers and teams.

Her work is shaped by her lived experiences, influenced by navigating differences and inequity in real settings. Farah began her career as a frontline worker in housing and education before moving into senior roles, shaping and delivering learning and development.

At the core of her work is a strong commitment to social justice and a passion to see people develop. She strongly believes organisations work better when people are able to be themselves, have real opportunities to grow and are able to contribute fully.

The facilitator was very knowledgeable and happy to discuss points further.Taye Training Delegate

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Faye Fox

Facilitator

About Faye

As Co-Director of our organisation she is passionate about empowering professionals within the criminal justice, social care, and charity sectors to make a lasting impact through values-based training.

Faye plays a crucial role in leading and developing our organisation, with a particular focus on leadership, team building, and operational processes. Her expertise in these areas is central to guiding organisations towards achieving excellence.

Faye has extensive experience in designing and delivering learning and development programmes, utilising a blended approach that includes coaching, face-to-face training, one-to-one sessions, team building, and action learning.

She has held key roles, such as Operations Director for a charity working within the criminal justice system to prevent sexual abuse, and Manager of adult offender and resettlement services.

Her background as a Learning and Development Officer in both private and charity sectors informs her training style, which delegates describe as “relaxed, engaging, and transformational.”

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Gemma McDonald

Facilitator

About Gemma

Gemma is a fully qualified secondary teacher and has over 20 years' experience working with Children and Young People. When in education Gemma was an Assistant Headteacher and trained Designated Safeguarding Officer and gained a wealth of frontline experience in safeguarding, leadership, and management.

Gemma is a Taye facilitator and a training for influence mentor. Alongside this, Gemma runs her own company, Generate Theatre Company, whose mission is to use theatre and creativity to improve the wellbeing of the communities and priority groups and to promote and develop social, physical, and emotional skills for individuals that will help them succeed in everyday life.

Gemma is very passionate about all the work she does and always wants to make a difference to people whether that be through direct contact or through the training she delivers to frontline teams.

Gemma was brilliant - hugely experienced, very engaging and actually made a very challenging subject enjoyable.Taye Training Delegate

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Gilli Camina

Facilitator

About Gilli

Gilli has worked in specialist safeguarding roles within health, charity and social care settings since 1989, and as an independent safeguarding consultant (Director of Universal Safeguarding Solutions Ltd) since 2013. She is passionate about her work and recognises that the trust placed in her by organisations is a huge privilege.

Gilli has current and transferable strategic and operational safeguarding experience and expertise across all sectors - nationally and internationally. She believes that every conversation – in training, supervision, consultancy and with colleagues – has the potential to change lives and transform attitudes and practice if it is done right. What Gilli does is very much an extension of who she is. She is an expert by experience in domestic abuse and sexual violence, and as a single parent.

Gilli provides independent safeguarding risk assessment and case management support to several organisations as an independent panel Chair, safeguarding and governance consultant, supervisor, and trainer. She is passionate about EDI, social justice and working in the youth, charity, criminal justice, faith and sport sectors. Gilli also works with a number of multi-national corporations and NGOs.

Her approach is founded upon subject expertise, experience in practice, partnership, respect, and change theory.

All of it was very thought provoking and gave me great opportunities to reflect on my own practices, and where to improve.Taye Training Delegate

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Gillian Shaibu

Facilitator

About Gillian

Gillian brings over 15 years of experience in health and social care, including 10 years in leadership and management roles. She has worked across various settings, supporting diverse groups of people. Her extensive experience has given her a deep appreciation for frontline work and managerial responsibilities.

Gillian strongly advocates for the belief that everyone possesses the ability and right to learn. Inclusion, respect, and empowerment are vital for this belief to thrive in the training. As a qualified teacher, Gillian is passionate about inspiring and engaging with people. She delights in sparking interest and initiating conversations about current challenges. She works through real-life examples to foster confidence and the ability to conquer these challenges.

Wellbeing is a particular area of interest for Gillian, who understands the importance of taking care of staff to support individuals and effectively contribute to the business's success.

Her expertise is derived from her professional experiences and personal life. As a wife, mother, daughter, aunt, niece, colleague, peer, student, and friend, she has had countless opportunities to enhance her expertise, ultimately molding her values and life experiences, which bring the training and examples she shares, alive.

Gillian was excellent, she paced the course and gave us regular breaks. The training was well researched and presented at a level I could understand. I am dyslexicand learningnew information is a challenge for me. This training you have given me context and the confidence to believe that I will not only succeed but enjoy it and make a difference.Taye Training Delegate

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Helen Baker

Facilitator

About Helen

Helen brings over a decade of experience as a holistic health coach, alongside a background in mental health, nutrition, neurodiversity and trauma-informed practice. Her work is shaped by lived experience, extensive study and years of supporting adults navigating ADHD, anxiety, burnout, menopause and the pressures of everyday life.

Helen is passionate about helping others build confidence and develop practical tools they can use in their day-to-day lives. Using her background in mental health and coaching, alongside her lived experience of ADHD and trauma recovery, she creates safe and supportive spaces where people feel included and able to engage in their own way.

Helen believes that meaningful change comes from self-awareness, compassion and understanding what works for us as individuals. Her warm and practical approach helps delegates gain fresh perspectives, build confidence and leave sessions feeling empowered to take positive steps forward.

The way Helen facilitates is incredibly engaging and meaningful.Taye Training Delegate

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Helen Sanders

Facilitator

About Helen

Helen is an experienced mental health professional with over 15 years of frontline work, primarily within inpatient settings. As a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, she has supported individuals facing chronic and complex challenges through high-quality, low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) interventions.

Alongside her clinical work, Helen holds a diploma in Occupational Health and Safety and has acted as a workplace representative, offering guidance on employment rights and wellbeing. This unique combination of skills enables her to approach mental health and workplace wellbeing with a holistic and compassionate perspective.

As a facilitator, Helen creates safe, inclusive, and engaging spaces. Her commitment to inspiring positive change and her dedication to supporting others ensures that delegates feel truly heard and supported. Her training is both practical and emotionally resonant, designed to connect with people from all backgrounds.

Helen was very engaging and explained things well. She was really approachable and utilised case studies and our experiences well throughout the session.Taye Training Delegate

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Isabelle Daniels

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About Isabelle

Isabelle is a qualified Social Worker with over 20 years’ experience working with children and families across statutory, voluntary and independent settings. Since 2012 she has practised as an Independent Social Worker, completing complex fostering, adoption, private law and expert witness assessments, alongside providing supervision to qualified practitioners and delivering safeguarding consultancy.

She is an experienced Practice Educator (Stage 2) and has supported, trained and assessed Social Work students and apprentices across multiple universities, statutory, education and voluntary organisations across the Midlands. She has worked as a Visiting Lecturer for over 10 years supporting the delivery of the degree and masters Social Work programmes. She has extensive experience designing and delivering learning for adults, including lectures, seminars, skills‑based workshops, professional development sessions and bespoke training for organisations.

She brings a calm, organised and relational approach to adult learning, with a strong commitment to values‑led practice, reflective development and empowering practitioners to build confidence and capability in complex practice environments.

She is particularly interested in safeguarding, children’s mental health, care experienced young people and supporting neurodiverse children and adults to succeed in education settings.

Great session, I learnt a lot, thank you! Taye Training Delegate

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Jacqui Heward-Hill

Facilitator

About Jacqui

Jacqui has a background in higher education and the third sector, alongside extensive experience working in frontline social care and mental health services. Throughout her career, she has supported individuals to develop new skills, overcome challenges and move forward with their lives.

Jacqui has developed and delivered training for a range of charities and organisations, with a strong focus on wellbeing and creating meaningful and engaging learning experiences. She uses a co-production approach to ensure training remains relevant, practical and grounded in real-world experiences.

For the past four years, Jacqui has led the training arm of her local Rape Crisis Centre, achieving CPD accreditation for several workshops. During this time, she has delivered trauma-informed sexual violence awareness training to local authorities, emergency services, further education colleges and the local diocese.

Fabulous content delivered in a very empathic way, Jacqui was really great at engaging an audienceTaye Training Delegate

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James McCarthy

Facilitator

About James

James has over 15 years of experience developing and implementing individualised packages of support which have included increasing independent living skills, management of emotional well-being, acknowledgement of offending behaviour and harm reduction techniques in relation to substance misuse and self-harming behaviours.

James specialises in service user focused training; identifying and developing skills to communicate, support and manage high risk service users with multiple needs, implementing a person-centred approach to develop and maintain productive relationships with each service user.

James was incredibly knowledgeable about his subject, and he delivered the messages in a very compassionate and appropriate manner.Taye Training Delegate

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Janine Higgins

Facilitator

About Janine

Janine has extensive experience in leadership, management and learning and development. Through her work as a Customer Service Manager, she has developed a strong understanding of the challenges faced by frontline staff and the important role leaders play in supporting, motivating and empowering people to achieve their potential.

Alongside her professional experience, Janine is a member of True Temperance International, an organisation that supports people to make positive lifestyle changes that improve their physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. This work informs her facilitation, particularly around mental health and wellbeing, and enables her to draw on both lived and professional experience when connecting with delegates.

Janine is passionate about helping people recognise their strengths and realise their potential. She enjoys creating opportunities for learning and reflection, believing that everyone brings valuable experiences that can enrich the learning environment. Her commitment to fairness, personal growth and supporting others shapes the welcoming and inclusive spaces she creates during training.

Janine made the way everything connects so clear, a fabulously informative session, her expertise shone through.Taye Training Delegate

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Kate Taylor

Facilitator

About Kate

Kate has over 20 years of frontline experience in the charity sector, working closely with individuals facing complex and challenging situations, including domestic abuse refuge and outreach services, welfare to work programmes, and supporting the armed forces community. Through this, she champions people to rebuild their confidence, recognise their strengths, and move towards positive change.

Alongside her work in the charity sector, Kate is also a self employed women’s empowerment coach, supporting women to rebuild their self-worth, reconnect with their identity, and gain clarity, direction and confidence.

As a facilitator, Kate is particularly passionate about holding and creating safe spaces, while working in a person centred and trauma informed way. Kate’s expertise and experience means she is able to make sure delegates feel safe, respected and supported during training.

Kate is a great facilitator, I loved the pace, the clarity, and how she reflected on everyone’s commentsTaye Training Delegate

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Katie Shrubsole

Facilitator

About Katie

Katie is a Registered Nurse with over 14 years’ experience across healthcare services, supporting organisations to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care. Her background includes clinical practice, safeguarding leadership, governance, quality improvement, and operational oversight.

Katie is passionate about organisational culture and creating environments where staff feel supported, empowered, and able to speak up. She believes positive workforce culture is key to achieving the best outcomes for individuals accessing services.

With experience as a Safeguarding Lead, Katie has supported staff, managers, and senior leaders to recognise safeguarding concerns, respond appropriately to risk, and strengthen safeguarding practice within organisations.

Katie brings a warm, relatable, and engaging style to facilitation, using humour appropriately to create psychologically safe learning environments. She enjoys helping learners apply practical insight to their day-to-day roles, recognising the realities and pressures frontline staff face.

Her key areas of facilitation include safeguarding, domestic abuse, leadership, and organisational culture.

Katie you created a lovely, safe and supportive space that actively invited discussion and bringing forward ideas and perspectives. You are such a warm, calm presence and came across as extremely capable and confident. Taye Training Delegate

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Kulvinder Chakira

Facilitator

About Kulvinder

Kulvinder has extensive experience working across safeguarding, domestic abuse and violence against women and girls services. Throughout her career, she has held frontline, specialist and leadership roles, supporting individuals facing a wide range of challenges and overseeing services across London.

Her work has included managing domestic abuse, victim support and serious violence services, as well as supporting victim-survivors of sexual assault through forensic examinations. She began her career with Southall Black Sisters, working on issues including forced marriage and honour-based abuse.

Alongside her work as the owner of two children's day nurseries, Kulvinder is a Designated Safeguarding Lead and provides strategic leadership across her organisations.

As a facilitator, Kulvinder specialises in safeguarding and domestic abuse. Drawing on her extensive experience supporting victim-survivors and leading specialist services, she creates engaging learning environments where delegates feel confident exploring complex topics, reflecting on practice and developing the knowledge needed to better support those they work with.

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Laurie Ashpool

Facilitator

About Laurie

Laurie is an experienced facilitator specialising in domestic abuse, safeguarding, and trauma informed practice, having worked in education, supported children and families, and delivered safeguarding programmes for the NSPCC.

Alongside her professional experience, Laurie’s lived experience has shaped her passion for helping others to understand, recognise and respond to domestic abuse in a safe and informed way.

Currently, Laurie delivers training to professionals across a range of sectors, covering topics including: domestic abuse; healthy relationships; safeguarding; coercive and controlling behaviour; and trauma informed practice. Her passion for domestic abuse awareness has enabled her to facilitate meaningful conversations and equip delegates with the tools needed to recognise and support victim/survivors.

Laurie believes that education and awareness are powerful tools for prevention, and she uses this belief to develop practical, useful training that can be applied to real-world situations.

Laurie was engaging, professional, and knowledgeable. The course covers potentially triggering topics and I feel that everything was approached in a sensitive and empathetic way. Laurie created a safe space to share and engage.Taye Training Delegate

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Leah Robinson

Facilitator

About Leah

Leah has extensive experience in the education sector and is committed to child centred practice. In her roles as Teacher, Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Deputy Headteacher, and Headteacher, Leah has consistently been dedicated to advocating for the children and young people in her care.

Leah specialises in safeguarding, inclusivity, neurodivergence and trauma-informed practice, and started her own organisation in order to have a further impact on the lives of children and young people. This involves fighting for inclusive practices, safeguarding consultancy, and being a subject matter expert for early years and safeguarding.

Leah believes that values are the key to inspiring and driving forward change, and she is truly committed to supporting others to overcome barriers and challenge stereotypes.

Her practice was exceptional… Leah led a highly effective training session with outstanding facilitation and strong learning outcomes for the group.Taye Training Delegate

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Lindsay Pendleton

Facilitator

About Lindsay

Lindsay is an experienced social worker with a background in adult social care and mental health services, including early intervention in psychosis teams, assertive outreach and community mental health support. She has worked as both an Approved Social Worker and Approved Mental Health Professional, supporting individuals with a wide range of mental health needs.

Alongside her work in social care, Lindsay spent 10 years as a Senior Mental Health Advisor at a large university, supporting both staff and students across Higher and Further Education settings. During this time, she established the university's Mental Health First Aid programme, helping to increase awareness, confidence and support across the institution.

Lindsay is passionate about helping people develop the knowledge and confidence to support mental wellbeing. Drawing on her experience across social care, mental health services and higher education, she creates supportive learning environments where delegates feel safe to explore complex topics, ask questions and learn from one another. Her compassionate approach encourages delegates to prioritise self-care while building confidence in supporting others.

Lovely pedagogic approach from Lindsay. Responsive to questions and fosters a safe and inclusive environment.Taye Training Delegate

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Liv Bethell

Facilitator

About Liv

Liv studied psychology and criminology at university where she also volunteered for a charity that supports survivors of sexual violence for 2 years. After leaving university she then started working for the same charity as an ISVA where she supported survivors through the criminal justice system and advocate for their needs. Liv then went on to be the specialist trainer for the charity exploring issues such as how to support survivors and how to become trauma informed.

Liv is a freelance facilitator for Taye and supporting with various projects within the organisation. Her current role is organising educational events for an external organisation.

Liv has a passion for sexual violence awareness and trauma informed awareness, empowering and supporting others to break down the stigma that often accompanies sexual trauma. Liv creates a safe space within the training where difficult questions and topics can be explored to create the best learning environment.

Liv facilitated the group very well encouraging group discussion. Her knowledge was evident, and I really value how I can take the training away and apply it to my personal life.Taye Training Delegate

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Louise Ross

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About Louise

Louise is an experienced Occupational Therapist with a background in mental health, social care and inpatient services. Her varied career has given her a holistic understanding of both physical and mental health, alongside a strong belief that everyone has the potential to live a fulfilling and meaningful life, regardless of the challenges they may face.

Alongside her work in occupational therapy, Louise has many hobbies, which have led her to run a film company, a paint-your-own pottery studio and a holiday cottage. Through her pottery business, she became involved in a project combining creative activities with alcohol and drug awareness workshops within the criminal justice system. She also sits on the board of a local charity supporting people with mental health difficulties into employment.

Louise is passionate about helping people recognise their strengths and make positive changes in their lives. She enjoys creating supportive learning environments where delegates can reflect, share experiences and develop their confidence, drawing on her wide-ranging experience to bring practical insight and real-world examples to her training.

Louise explained things clearly and she had great understanding on the subject.Taye Training Delegate

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Mark Wrangles

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About Mark

Mark has a background in both mainstream and alternative provision school leadership with experience around pastoral support and safeguarding. After over 20 years in schools, he now supports organisations around two areas. The first is enabling schools to understand and respond to the effects of poverty in their students, the second is supporting those developing alternative approaches to mainstream education. Having seen the impact of Trauma through lived experience and his work with young people he has a particular interest and enthusiasm for educating others around trauma-informed practice.

Mark has facilitated courses for Taye in safeguarding and trauma informed practice. He has also assessed Training 4 Influence students as they complete the training session element of their course.

Mark likes to develop and lead training that is varied in style, engaging and that results in an ability to apply the learning and see its practical impact.

He is professional, knowledgeable, personable and energising as a critical friend. I would recommend him to any organisation.Taye Training Delegate

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Mike Wrigglesworth

Facilitator

About Mike

Mike was a solicitor for over thirty years, spending almost 27 of them with the CPS. During that time, he prosecuted cases in both the Magistrates' and Crown Courts and reviewed files across the full spectrum of criminal offences, including serious sexual abuse and murder.

He was the national CPS policy lead on vulnerable and intimidated witnesses and the intermediary scheme, and managed teams of lawyers covering Crown Court advocacy and the review of serious sexual offences.

Since retiring from the Crown Prosecution Service in 2019, Mike has worked as an Associate with the College of Policing, developing examination questions for police promotions and assessing potential recruits to the police service. He also delivers training on criminal law and procedures to government departments.

Mike is involved in projects to improve internal processes and support freelance facilitators, as well as delivering training both online and in person. He enjoys creating inclusive learning environments where people feel comfortable to contribute, share ideas, and learn from one another.

Inclusion, fairness, and justice have been important themes throughout Mike's career. He believes everyone should have the opportunity to take part, develop their knowledge, and leave training with something useful they can apply in practice.

Mike is a brilliant facilitator, he's so knowledgeable and he kept everyone involved in discussion well.Taye Training Delegate

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Naomi Smith

Facilitator

About Naomi

Naomi is a domestic abuse and stalking specialist, trainer, and consultant with over 15 years of frontline experience across criminal justice, social care, housing, and education.

A SafeLives-qualified Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA), she has extensive experience supporting high-risk victims of domestic abuse, stalking, and sexual violence. Her career has included roles within the courts, police teams, Children's Services, housing departments, refuges, and No Recourse to Public Funds teams, as well as Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Domestic Abuse Coordinator roles with local authorities and national charities, including Victim Support, Solace Women's Aid, and Refuge.

Naomi also delivers Out of Court Resolution (OOCR) interventions and training on behalf of police and criminal justice partners. With a background in criminology and sociology, she brings a strong understanding of abuse, power dynamics, and social inequality to both her frontline work and training delivery.

Her approach is shaped by a combination of professional expertise, academic knowledge, and lived experience of growing up in a home affected by domestic abuse and stalking. She creates compassionate, honest learning environments that help people build the confidence and understanding to respond safely and with empathy.

Naomi is committed to improving how services understand and respond to abuse, supporting organisations and practitioners to strengthen their safeguarding approaches and make a meaningful difference to the people they work with.

Naomi was a great facilitator of the subject. Very knowledgeable, calm and empathetic.Taye Training Delegate

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Nasra Omar

Facilitator

About Nasra

Nasra is an experienced Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) with over six years of experience supporting both survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse. Alongside her work in the domestic abuse sector, she brings more than 14 years of experience in clinical and healthcare settings, giving her a strong understanding of safeguarding, trauma-informed practice, and multi-agency working.

As a facilitator, she has designed and delivered a range of professional development programmes, including Domestic Abuse Awareness, Anti-Racism, EDI, and Cultural Competency training. She enjoys creating supportive learning environments that encourage reflection, discussion, and practical learning, helping professionals build confidence when working with diverse communities.

Nasra also works as a Protective Services Tutor, delivering the Level 3 Domestic and Sexual Abuse qualification and the Level 3 Safeguarding apprenticeship. By combining frontline practice, education, and training, she supports individuals and organisations to strengthen professional practice and improve outcomes for vulnerable people.

Nasra is clearly an expert at what she does, I enjoyed the specific examples she gave.Taye Training Delegate

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Natalie Todd

Facilitator

About Natalie

Natalie brings over two decades of experience in managing and developing individuals using a person-centred approach. She has successfully worked with a diverse age group, ranging from 17 to 60, helping them to enhance leadership skills, build confidence, and adopt a personalised path to growth. With 20 years of experience in the Travel and Sales industries. In recent years, she has expanded her expertise to include supporting individuals with ADHD through specialised coaching and training.

At Taye Training, Natalie is passionate about engaging in training that covers topics such as Neurodiversity, Leadership, Confidence, Grief, and Personal Development. Alongside Taye she provides one-on-one coaching and serves as a Sales Performance Coach for a global company, where she integrates neuroscience with a person-centered approach to drive positive results.

Natalie is committed to ensuring that every session is delivered with passion and equality. She emphasises making the sessions engaging and impactful by creating a values-based approach.

I learned so much from Natalie and I am extremely proud of myself because I went into my next consultation feeling so confident and I used the process learnt.Taye Training Delegate

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Nicola Simpson

Facilitator

About Nicola

Nicola has over 24 years of experience supporting adults with learning disabilities, working on the frontline as a Support Worker and Services Manager across the statutory, social care and charity sectors. Throughout her career, she has supported adults of all ages, including individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, dementia and mental health conditions.

Her areas of expertise include learning disability and hearing loss, cerebral palsy, safeguarding adults at risk, empowerment, and person-centred support planning. Nicola delivers training grounded in both professional and lived experience, focusing on subjects that mean a lot to her.

Nicola believes in empowering people to develop independence and confidence, values that run through all of her training. She encourages delegates to apply their learning in a way that works for their role, helping them feel more confident in supporting the people they work alongside.

The inclusion of all in the session was great, humorous, knowledgeable and passionate.Taye Training Delegate

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Nina Whitsed

Facilitator

About Nina

Nina has almost 20 years frontline experience within the Criminal Justice System, facilitating and managing rehabilitative interventions to people on probation. Nina’s experience has predominantly focussed on working with those convicted of domestic abuse, she also spent many years delivering CBT-based interventions addressing anger management, drink/drug driving and the implementation of problem-solving skills.

At Taye, Nina has helped develop, and facilitates the ‘Working with People Convicted of Domestic Abuse’ training. Nina also enjoys the role of Assessor for the Training 4 Influence Train the Trainer Qualification. Outside of Taye, Nina works full-time as a Treatment Manager in Accredited Programmes within the Probation Service.

Nina is an energetic and enthusiastic facilitator, who enjoys creating interactive and collaborative training environments to really bring the subject matter to life and enable delegates to use the skills within their frontline roles.

Nina herself is what made this course work so well! She had great insight into the topic, she made it very engaging and interactive. Due to the nature of the course and how triggering/ heavy it is, she made sure we were all okay throughout the lesson and was super attentive towards our needs and feelings. I cannot fault Nina in the slightest!Taye Training Delegate

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Noel Moran

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About Noel

Noel Moran is a major advocate in positive change and believes everyone can unlock their highest potential. His journey comes from an extensive lived experience in criminal justice. Noel now spends his time passionately sharing his experience and knowledge through training frontline professionals and working with people experiencing multiple disadvantages.

Noel is a yoga teacher and specialist trainer in multiple fields. He has designed a unique 10-week mindfulness-based yoga course specifically for people with multiple disadvantages in Prisons nationwide to share the practice and give hope to others incarcerated, he fundamentally believes we can all find the light at the end of our own tunnel. As a motivational speaker he shares his journey which is both empowering and inspiring.

Noel believes that helping people reach their highest potential, connecting with their values and how they share that into the world. Actively listening to delegates, showing empathy and understanding, brings hope and wellbeing to all training sessions. Noel is extremely authentic, honest and kind, which helps him to connect with delegates on a human level.

Noel is inspirational; he sees us and hears us; he welcomed me into the group, and I felt that I mattered.Taye Training Delegate

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Nula Steinfort

Facilitator

About Nula

Nula is a Training Delivery Manager with a background in healthcare, mental health, wellbeing and the charity sector. She brings extensive frontline experience in mental health nursing, having worked across crisis services, inpatient wards, detox and substance misuse settings, voluntary admissions, and community care.

Alongside her clinical background, Nula is a certified trauma-informed yoga teacher, bringing a strong focus on wellbeing, balance and self-awareness to her work.

She has delivered and managed a wide range of training programmes, conferences and events, including international initiatives, multi-partner projects and community engagement programmes. Her delivery style is highly collaborative, engaging, and people centred. Known for her empathetic and approachable style, she creates spaces where people feel heard and supported while encouraging reflection and shared learning. She focuses on making learning practical, relevant, and impactful, making sure that content is tailored to both organisational goals and individual learner needs.

This course created a safe and supportive space where I felt truly seen and understood. The trauma-informed approach was delivered with such care and empathy, and I’ve taken away practical tools that I can immediately use in my own wellbeing journey.Taye Training Delegate

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Patrick Wade

Facilitator

About Pat

Pat is an experienced Learning and Development Consultant with a strong background in designing and delivering impactful training across sectors including government, emergency services, charities, and the armed forces. His areas of expertise include leadership and management, equality, diversity and inclusion, communication, team building, mental health, and career planning.

He is skilled at building rapport and creating supportive, positive learning environments that encourage delegates to step outside their comfort zones and apply their learning with confidence.

Consistently praised for his facilitation style, Pat takes great pride in delivering high-quality training that empowers individuals, strengthens teams, and supports lasting organisational impact.

Pat was very knowledgeable and engaging. I felt very much a part of conversations and the course was well explained.Taye Training Delegate

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Penny Phillips

Facilitator

About Penny

Penny has nearly 30 years’ professional experience in asset-based community development and organisational leadership across the voluntary sector and local government. Her background includes project management, health and social care policy development, leading strategic grant funding programmes and commissioning. Penny has worked across a range of health and social policy areas, including homelessness, supported accommodation, mental health (adults and children and young people), employment and family services.

Over the past 10 years, Penny has developed her coaching and training expertise alongside co-designing and delivering peer-led programmes that empower people with lived experience to create and implement community-based solutions that support the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and the adults around them.

Penny is a facilitator for Transform Your Training, as well as the founder of The Parent Village, a charity that supports and empowers parents to support the mental health of children and young people.

Penny is passionate about creating nurturing, engaging and fun learning environments where people feel able to contribute, share ideas and learn from one another. She focuses on helping participants leave with practical steps they can put into action in their everyday work.

I really like how engaging the session was and how comfortable Penny made everyone feel this topic can be hard for some people to get their head around and use the correct terminology and there was no judgement on prior learning and knowledge!Taye Training Delegate

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Rachel Barber

Facilitator

About Rachel

Rachel has extensive experience delivering training and facilitation through both Transform Your Training and her own business, Living 4 Moments. She supports individuals and organisations to create more inclusive environments, empowering people while helping businesses maximise the purple pound within hospitality and tourism. Living with severe/profound hearing loss, Rachel has overcome personal challenges and gained valuable insights through diverse careers spanning the private, public and voluntary sectors.

As a facilitator, Rachel delivers impactful training sessions on Dementia Awareness and MCA. Outside of Transform Your Training, she runs Living 4 Moments, dedicated to creating inclusive environments in education, hospitality and tourism. Her roles blend practical insights with strategic solutions, benefiting individuals and organisations alike

Rachel values creating inclusive, empathetic and practical learning environments. She believes frameworks such as the Mental Capacity Act create opportunities for meaningful conversations and informed choices. Drawing on both her personal and professional experience, her approach focuses on finding tailored solutions that respect the needs and experiences of each individual.

Rachel shared insightful research with practical recommendations we can implement with our clients. Thank you for making the course stimulating and fun. I highly recommend Rachel.Taye Training Delegate

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Robert Panico

Facilitator

About Robert

Passionate about supporting professionals across the criminal justice, social care and charity sectors to create meaningful, values-driven impact through inclusive practice and training. Experience working with vulnerable groups, including Children and Young People, within community and third-sector settings, alongside a strong focus on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and trauma-informed approaches.

Brings a background in youth justice and a Postgraduate Certificate in Global Cultures, combined with facilitation experience and a practice rooted in lived experience, reflection, and relational working. Skilled in creating safe, structured and engaging learning spaces where participants feel supported, challenged, and able to grow in confidence and practice.

Alongside coaching and wellbeing work, experience includes EDI-focused practice within NGO environments, contributing to inclusive service delivery and collaborative multi-agency working. This combination of skills supports a holistic approach to wellbeing, communication, and organisational culture.

Committed to equity, inclusion and systems change, with a focus on developing environments where both professionals and service users can thrive.

Robert created a safe space to discuss from all perspectives and was innovative and engaging, I learned a lot.Taye Training Delegate

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Sally Fletcher

Facilitator

About Sally

Sally has 30 years’ experience as a police officer, with 14 years as a Detective Sergeant in Safeguarding Adults and Children. She has overseen multiple investigations into child and adult abuse and domestic abuse offences and worked in several multi-agency settings.

Sally has been involved in domestic homicide reviews and serious case reviews, leading on the implementation of a Domestic Abuse Hub and chairing the daily MARAC meetings.Her experience of leading on a complex adult care home neglect investigation led to her being invited to address a crime conference in London and be recorded as a national expert on the subject with the NCA.

Sally currently works as a Learning and Improvement Officer for her local Safeguarding Adults Board and Safeguarding Childrens Partnership. Sally is committed to ensuring her training feels personal and relevant to each individual and recognises the link between effective learning and improved outcomes for children and adults in need of support.

Sally’s course was very practical and gave clear information, it was interactive and I enjoyed participating and hearing other colleagues views.Taye Training Delegate

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Sally O'Donnell

Facilitator

About Sally

Sally has an extensive and varied background. For over a decade, she held a range of roles within criminal justice, including prison officer, youth offending service practitioner, probation worker, and roles within drugs and alcohol services and prison resettlement. She built on this experience in the housing sector, managing homeless hostels for young people and working for the housing charity Shelter.

Having seen first-hand the impact that abuse can have on children, Sally went on to spend seven years with the NSPCC, further developing her safeguarding knowledge and expertise. She then moved into strategic, operational and safeguarding training roles within sport, working for a governing body, County FA and a professional football club.

Sally is committed to helping organisations find practical solutions that meet their unique needs, ensuring her training and support make a meaningful difference in practice. Her passion is evident in her ability to connect with diverse groups and adapt her approach to meet their goals and challenges.

Sally made the training enjoyable and interesting - by far the best safeguarding training I've ever received which made a difference to how much information I was able to digest!Taye Training Delegate

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Sallyanne Reed

Facilitator

About Sallyanne

Sallyanne has a natural enthusiasm and positivity which results in her always accentuating and building on the positives in any situation, seeing any challenge as an opportunity exploring alternative solutions. Pragmatic, creative, empathetic and objective, Sallyanne is passionate about helping individuals and organisations to grow, develop and reach their true potential.

With extensive experience in Human Resources and Learning & Development management, training facilitation and 10 years on the Board of a Housing Association, her professional approach reflects her personal values and lived experience.

Sallyanne’s ability to relate and communicate well in any situation stems from working across all sectors, embracing commercial, industrial, social care and charities with engagement activities up to and including Trustee level.

She strives to always create a developmental space with a high quality of listening and presence, enabling learning, exploring challenges and development areas, whilst recognising strengths and aspirations.

Sallyanne had a lovely style, Interactive and discursive. Her practical leadership examples helped me to understand and apply the learning.Taye Training Delegate

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Sam Haspell

Facilitator

About Samantha

Samantha is a highly experienced safeguarding professional and trainer, with over 30 years working in policing, investigation, and strategic leadership. Her career has been defined by a deep commitment to protecting vulnerable individuals and driving systemic change across public services.

Having held senior roles within Kent Police, including Head of The Crime Academy and lead for Domestic Abuse, Stalking, and Rape investigations, Samantha has delivered high-profile training and overseen complex case reviews, always with a focus on improving outcomes for those at risk.

Now a Chief Executive Officer in the domestic abuse sector, an Independent Scrutineer, and a freelance consultant, Samantha delivers impactful training and consultancy on safeguarding, leadership, and trauma-informed practice. Her facilitation style is informed by decades of frontline experience, underpinned by empathy, clarity, and strategic insight.

Samantha brings warmth, credibility, and a values-led approach to every session, creating safe spaces for reflection and challenge. Her work is rooted in a passion for equity, justice, and lasting change—ensuring that every session is not only informative, but transformative.

Sam was extremely empathetic, considerate of our learning/safe space and an expert in her field. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn from such a diverse professional and learn her knowledge/opinions on how law/legislation and societal cultures have changed over the years and impacted their fields of service. Today's training and Sam’s experiences were so insightful and invaluable and added so much depth to the content in the slides.Taye Training Delegate

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Samantha Herbert

Facilitator

About Samantha

Samantha is a facilitator who delivers inclusive learning experiences that are engaging, supportive and reflective. She brings a warm, trauma-informed approach, creating spaces where people feel safe to take part.

Samantha has worked across corporate, charity and community settings, including with British Airways, Habitus, Fighting Chance, Resilience in Kids and The Salvation Army. Her work covers areas such as diversity and inclusion, emotional intelligence, communication, resilience, leadership, and behavioural change; and she has experience supporting a wide range of groups, including neurodivergent learners, individuals with disabilities, young people and those with lived experience of adversity.

Samantha adapts her approach to meet different delegate and organisational needs while maintaining a high level of care and engagement. She believes effective facilitation helps people build confidence, strengthen connections and apply their learning in ways that feel practical and relevant to them.

Samantha created a really safe and supportive space for the group. She approached the session with warmth and sensitivity, and it was clear how much care she had for each individual. People felt comfortable to open up and take part in their own way, which made a big difference. It was a thoughtful, well-run session and had a genuinely positive impact on those involved.Taye Training Delegate

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Sarah Adderley

Facilitator

About Sarah

Sarah is a CIPD Level 5-qualified Learning & Development Consultant, APMG Change Management Practitioner and experienced facilitator, designing and delivering engaging, experiential learning across the public, private and charity sectors.

Sarah spent 14 years as a Police Officer, working in frontline, investigative and change-focused roles. Her experience included supporting vulnerable individuals, responding to complex and sensitive situations, and operating in high-pressure environments where integrity, accountability and sound judgement were critical. She was also a Sexual Offences First Responder, which strengthened her traumainformed, victim-centred and safeguarding-aware approach.

She delivers programmes across leadership and management development, coaching conversations, managing performance, customer service excellence, EDI, change management, mental health and wellbeing at work, alongside a broader range of people and culture-focused topics. Sarah is particularly experienced in supporting leaders to navigate sensitive people challenges with confidence, empathy and clarity. She is also a qualified Mental Health First Aider through MHFA England and an Everything DiSC® Certified Practitioner.

Sarah consistently receives excellent feedback for her engaging, practical delivery style and her ability to create psychologically safe environments where participants feel able to reflect, contribute and grow.

Fantastic trainer and learnt so much. My favourite masterclass yet. Explained everything so well, gave examples and helped break each part down. Thank you so much for today. It’s been great.Taye Training Delegate

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Sarah Barton

Facilitator

About Sarah

Sarah brings over 25 years of experience working across a range of roles in the charity sector, both in the UK and in France. Her work has consistently centred around supporting vulnerable communities, with a strong commitment to inclusivity and equality of opportunity.

Most recently, Sarah worked for 10 years in both frontline and management roles within a domestic abuse outreach service. One of the most rewarding aspects of this work was facilitating transformational recovery programmes for survivors, which is an experience that continues to inform her facilitation today.

Sarah delivers engaging, trauma-informed sessions and specialises in domestic abuse (including coercive control), risk assessment and safety planning. Her training is grounded in both professional and lived experience, with sessions shaped by case studies and real-world insights. She aims to create supportive learning environments where participants can build their knowledge, reflect on their practice and leave with practical tools they can use in their own roles.

The facilitator was very knowledgeable and happy to discuss points further. Great interactive session.Taye Training Delegate

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Sarah Stephens

Facilitator

About Sarah

Sarah has extensive experience supporting people to make meaningful and lasting change. With a background in psychology, facilitation and risk assessment, much of her career has been spent within the criminal justice sector, particularly in prisons and working alongside people with lived experience of offending.

For over 10 years, Sarah has used coaching approaches to support personal and professional development. She continues to facilitate workshops for leaders and social entrepreneurs, helping them build sustainable organisations and create positive impact within their communities.

An accredited coach, Action Learning Set Facilitator and experienced manager, Sarah is passionate about helping people explore new perspectives, build confidence and identify practical ways forward.

The session was very interesting, Sarah had a great facilitation style and covered an interesting subject area.Taye Training Delegate

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Sharon Cudlip

Facilitator

About Sharon

Sharon has over 40 years of experience in health and social care as a Registered Adult Nurse, alongside more than 28 years of teaching and mentoring experience. She is an intuitive and reflective educator with a strong track record of supporting the development of healthcare, social care and non-healthcare professionals through workshops and training. Sharon also lives with the gift and frustration of dyslexia.

Over the years, Sharon has come to embrace dyslexia as a friend rather than a foe. Her experiences have shaped a learning and teaching style that helps her connect with participants and create engaging learning environments. She encourages people to explore new ideas, ask questions and develop their professional curiosity.

As a facilitator and health and social care educator, Sharon delivers a range of subjects. Sharon brings a wealth of experience to every session and encourages participants to ask questions, explore new ideas and develop their professional curiosity.

Sharon was fantastic, passionate and experienced. The pace of the course was good, the subject was interesting and practical.Taye Training Delegate

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Sophie Cooke

Facilitator

About Sophie

Sophie is passionate about using equity, diversity and inclusion principles to support individuals and organisations to build and embed practices that challenge discrimination and oppression.

With a background in the violence against women and girls’ movement, Sophie has worked as a frontline volunteer, facilitator and organiser. It was through this work that she began developing the skills and knowledge to challenge organisational practice and support positive change. She is also the Director of Speak! Training and Consulting, an organisation focused on supporting organisations on their anti-oppression journey.

Sophie brings together professional expertise and lived experience as a disabled, neurodivergent and queer woman. As a facilitator with Transform Your Training, she delivers across a range of subject areas and is committed to supporting meaningful learning and reflection around what are often challenging topics.

Sophie has been fab - so approachable, considerate and engaging with her teaching methods and content. I have felt so appreciated and allowed to learn in the way I do best.Taye Training Delegate

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Stephanie Fleischer-Brock

Facilitator

About Stephanie

Stephanie is a DEI, Mental Health and Domestic Abuse Specialist with extensive experience supporting individuals of all ages to improve wellbeing and build independence. She has worked with diverse communities, providing compassionate, tailored support and evidence-based interventions.

Stephanie brings a thoughtful and supportive approach to her work, helping delegates engage with complex topics in a way that feels accessible and relevant. She enjoys creating opportunities for reflection, discussion and shared learning, and is passionate about inspiring change and building resilience in individuals and communities.

Stephanie is so patient and so understanding, she made the information so easy to understand and I did not feel judged when I shared my experiences.Taye Training Delegate

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Steve Sylvan

Facilitator

About Steve

Steve is an AC-accredited coach with over ten years of experience and has spent many years working with young people, both as a council youth worker and with The Prince’s Trust. After moving into the homelessness sector, he worked as a coach for Crisis while also serving on its Lived Experience Advisory Board.

Steve now works for an Adult Autism and ADHD service, providing coaching for neurodivergent adults and managing support services.

Steve believes that training should be a dialogue, and that the best learning happens when facilitators and delegates learn from each other. He aims to make sessions engaging and conversational and particularly enjoys sharing his experiences and insights around effective communication.

I enjoyed Steve’s delivery; he was very professional and helpful and he put us at ease.Taye Training Delegate

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Tammy Banks

Facilitator

About Tammy

Tammy's personal history, academic achievements, and work experience have driven her to champion effective, achievable solutions to prevent abuse and poverty. Leading with passion and commitment, she recognises the importance of advocating for change while delivering practical solutions.

As the Founder and Director of Taye Training, Tammy leads a socially focused company that delivers essential training to key service providers such as the Police, charities, and education. She developed the Training 4 Influence methodology and quality standard, which is detailed in her Amazon bestseller, Transform Your Training. This methodology comes to life in her flagship Train the Trainer programme, which won a Princess Royal Training Award in 2023.

Tammy is a firm believer that training should be delivered by experts, tailored to the delegates' needs, and engaging and interactive in its delivery. Above all, it should be values-led.

Throughout her career, Tammy has tirelessly championed change and is on a mission to help people recognise the true power of training.

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Theresa Dohmatob

Facilitator

About Theresa

Theresa has over 10 years of experience as a mental health nurse, supporting adolescents and adults across a range of settings. She also has experience as a Health and Social Care and ABE tutor, supporting school leavers and adults receiving benefits to gain qualifications across sectors including healthcare, logistics and customer service.

Theresa is passionate about self-care, health and wellbeing, and believes that mental and physical health go hand in hand. The act of caring sits at the heart of her work and is reflected in the values she brings to both her practice and her training. Where appropriate, she draws on the six C's framework that underpins health and social care: care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.

That was an excellent training session,thanks Theresa!Taye Training Delegate

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Tina Pokuaah

Facilitator

About Tina

Tina is an experienced domestic abuse specialist whose work spans frontline support, counselling, and strategic leadership. She spent over a decade working as an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor and delivering group counselling to survivors of domestic abuse.

Tina has worked across the education, social care, charity and private sectors, with roles ranging from direct support to leadership positions across the UK, Africa and the Middle East. She is committed to creating meaningful conversations about safeguarding and believes in empowering children and adults with the knowledge and skills to shape their futures.

Tina brings warmth, insight and lived experience to her training, creating space for open discussion and reflection while encouraging delegates to think differently about the challenges facing individuals, families and communities.

Tina was named a Next Generation Trailblazer by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2020 and received the A True Honour award in 2023 for her work tackling "honour-based" abuse. More recently, she became a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) and serves on the Methodist Church's safeguarding committee.

Tina was an excellent speaker with good knowledge, and it was powerful to hear her talk about her own lived experiences.Taye Training Delegate

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Vicki Beere

Facilitator

About Vicki

Vicki is an experienced facilitator, committed to improving outcomes for people who use drugs. She is particularly passionate about supporting women and believes in providing people with the information, support and choices they need to make positive changes when they are ready. Her work is grounded in harm reduction, meeting people where they are and supporting them to achieve the goals that matter to them.

Vicki is driven by a commitment to social justice and is a dedicated anti-racist and intersectional feminist. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Manchester, with research focusing on changes within the drug and alcohol sector, women's access to treatment, and harm reduction.

Before beginning her PhD, Vicki spent more than 20 years working in the drug and alcohol treatment sector for both local and national providers. Most recently, she spent nine years as Chief Executive of Project 6, leading services that support people affected by substance use and other complex challenges.

Wonderful training. It really challenged my perceptions of women in treatment. Covered some serious topics but it never felt like hard work, a good balance between teaching and small group work

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Yvonne Omini

Facilitator

About Yvonne

Yvonne is a workshop facilitator and speaker with a strong focus on confidence, emotional resilience, and practical development for both young people and women.

She delivers LinkedIn and professional networking workshops for sixth form students, supporting them to create their own LinkedIn profiles, understand how to build meaningful professional connections, and feel confident as they prepare for university, apprenticeships, and employment.

Alongside her work with young people, Yvonne delivers emotional resilience and trauma informed confidence training for women in their careers and business. Her sessions support women to navigate pressure, self doubt, and change, while building confidence, clarity, and stronger communication in the workplace.

Her approach is calm, engaging, and grounded in lived experience. Yvonne creates supportive learning environments where individuals feel encouraged, capable, and able to take practical action.

I think Yvonne has a very natural presence and I felt comfortable in the space with her as a facilitator.Taye Training Delegate

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