This Career Start workshop is intended for GDST staff who seek to broaden their skills beyond traditional teaching to facilitation of small groups. It is likely to interest teachers who are motivated to empower students to become confident independent learners and to work with them as they are stretched beyond their comfort level in a supportive environment.

The session explores:

1. Participants’ preferred operating styles
2. Perceived differences in didactic/teaching and facilitative approaches
3. How these skills may be applied to short lifetime groups

The facilitation workshop is likely to be a useful background to those involved in mentoring at the GDST Young Leaders’ Conference or the Summer School and those who facilitate Career Start workshops for their students.