Please note that tickets will be bookable from 9.30am on 16th January 2024.

Please check with your line manager before booking a place. Please book with a Natural England email address or your booking will be void.

Want to create more action on the climate and nature crisis, but feel that you don’t know how to connect with and motivate people through their objections or feelings of powerlessness. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join a learning community and learn how to use a coaching approach in our work on the climate and ecological crisis.

In just 13 weeks you will:

• Learn how to recognise the psychological reasons that someone is stalling on making change
• Be able to shift a fixed mindset of ‘there’s not enough’ and help them to see more possibility
• Gain the skills to overcome strong resistance to change without any conflict
• Be able to deescalate overwhelm in yourself and others, to create meaningful action plans
• Learn how to build your own resilience and protect yourself from burnout
• Form much stronger relationships with colleagues in the community you train with

You don’t need any prior knowledge of coaching. You will gain practical skills that you can immediately start to use in your work. The course is taught using easy-to-apply models and powerful theories in live online sessions with two expert facilitators. In addition to learning new ways of influencing and empowering others, you will be part of a community of likeminded colleagues, with whom you will form closer working relationships.

Climate change is at the core of Natural England’s work and we have a strong reputation in this area. We are committed to embedding climate action across our organisation, through our Climate Change Strategic Plan, and want to empower all of our colleagues to get involved. We have been working with the Climate Change Coaches for four years to bring a coaching approach to conversations about climate change, and are really pleased to be able to offer this comprehensive 13-week programme to you.

The Climate Change Coaches are leaders in their field and our relationship with them is strengthening and empowering us to act on the climate and ecological crisis. We are establishing the coaching approach as a key part of the development we need to build good relationships, galvanise action and support our staff in this empowering work, creating a community capable of addressing the challenges of the climate emergency.

The Climate Change Coaches will run five interactive training workshops of 2 hours. There will be a further 2 1 hour clinic sessions run by internal staff to support your learning. There are also additional learning resources on the Climate Change Coaches’ online learning platform. All 5 workshops and the 2 clinics will be delivered virtually and have been chosen to best help Natural England staff in your roles (please do contact us if you'd like more information), the modules are:

1. Wednesday 28th February 10:00-12:00: Climate change coaching essentials
2. Wednesday 13th March 10:00-12:00: Shift Limited Mindsets of scarcity
3. Wednesday 27th March 10:00-11:00: Action Learning Clinic
4. Wednesday 17th April 10:00-12:00: Unblock Resistance to Change
5. Wednesday 1st May 10:00-12:00: Overcome overwhelm to create action plans
6. Wednesday 15th May 10:00-12:00: Build proactive resilience
7. Wednesday 29th May 10:00-11:00: Closing Action Learning Clinic

This is a great opportunity and I’m sure there will be many of you who want to take part. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

FAQ:

• Sounds great, how do I sign up? We have 48 places on this training, tickets will be released on Tuesday 16th January, sign up via this Eventbrite page.
• What if all the spaces are gone? Please sign up to the waiting list. If you don’t get a place this time, we can let you know of future opportunities. The coaching community and the Learning & Capability Team hope to provide more opportunities in the future. Please also contact [email protected] to join the climate change network for announcements on climate news and opportunities.
• Can I sign up if I can only attend some of the sessions? You need to be able to attend all of the sessions to get the benefits of this training. Please do check with your line manager if you need to, regarding the time commitment. If you are concerned about any of this, please contact [email protected]
• Can I take the course if I plan to take climate action in my job? Yes! This course is for those who commit to pursuing climate change action within their work and are willing to provide feedback on their progress.
• Will I be allowed to share what I learn with colleagues? Absolutely! We ask all participants to commit to sharing the tools and lessons learnt with their colleagues.
• Can I join the Natural England Climate Change Network after this course? Yes, we ask all participants to commit to joining both this and the climate change coaching community which is comprised of people who have received climate change coaching training, to continue sharing experience and learning.
• Do I need to have trained in coaching to take this course? No, you don’t need any prior coaching experience, this is Applied Climate Change Coaching and you will be taught how these skills can directly support your current work
• Can I join if I have additional needs? Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments to accommodate you attending these sessions.