Assessment

Core’s Flagship Mediation Training Course:
Module 3 (Assessment)

A warm welcome to Module 3 of the course. On this webpage you will find the information and resources you’ll find helpful as you prepare.  

Flipchart Notes | John’s Slides (Note: these are for your personal use only)

Venue: Module 3 will take place at Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SU.

Dress code: Business attire

Practice Day: 24 May 2017

You will find detailed instructions for the Practice Day, together with the general instructions for the case studies, here. 

You can view the biographies of those who will be participating in the assessment stage here.
 

Assessment Module: Thursday 25 and Friday 26 May 2017

Please read the following general instructions for the case studies in advance of the assessment. As with previous modules, we will have some hard copies of the general instructions available, however we encourage the use of electronic versions to reduce printing.

Thursday 25 May 2017: 
General Instructions: ODL and Alpha 
General Instructions: Black and Anytown NHS

Friday 26 May 2017:
General Instructions: Ace Biogen Limited
General Instructions: Block and Simeon

The role allocations for both assessment days can be viewed here.

You will find detailed instructions for the Assessment Module here. 

Please also read the Assessment Criteria with details of the assessment process and the Post Course Assignment Notes.

Coaches:

• John Sturrock: The course will be led by John who, as the founder and CEO of Core, has pioneered mediation and high quality training in business, the professions and commerce in Scotland and elsewhere. 
• Charles Dodson: Charles has been involved in mediation development since the mid 1980’s and was one of CEDR’s original directors. 
• Charlie Woods: Formerly Director of Strategy and Chief Economist at Scottish Enterprise and now executive director of the Scottish Universities Insight Institute. 
• Hugh Donald: Hugh, formerly Chief Executive and Chairman of a leading Scottish legal firm, is a coach, mediator, and facilitator.

Module 2

Core’s Flagship Mediation Training Course:
Module 2

Module 2: Building Mediator Competence

In preparation, please complete the two exercises on page 55 of your course workbook.

Please also read the following general instructions for the case studies in advance of the course. 

Thursday 4 May 2017:
General Instructions: Frances MacGuire & Dr Giles 
General Instructions: Cower and 3WPageniks Ltd 

Friday 5 May 2017:
General Instructions: Axiom Genesis 

We will have some copies of the general instructions available at the course, as we understand that many of you will use electronic versions and we encourage this to reduce printing.

4 May role allocations 

5 May role allocations

Core's 2017 Spring School: Using Mediation Skills as a Professional

General

We look forward to welcoming you on the course. The Spring School will begin with registration and refreshments at 8.45am on Monday 27 March 2017. 

Slides

You can view the abbreviated slides from the Spring School here.

Case Studies & Workbook 

You can view the workbook here. A hard copy of the workbook will be distributed on the first day of the Spring School. 

Please download for your use the following General Instructions for the case studies in advance of the Spring School:

• Fountainhall Furnishing (Demonstration) 
• Reddale College
• Architectural Creation Partnership
• Grimm and CDA
• Benroyce and RubberSeals

We will have some copies of the general instructions available at the Spring School, as we understand that many of you will use electronic versions and we encourage this to reduce printing.

You can view the role allocations for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday here.

We will distribute hard copies of all private instructions for the individual roles at the Spring School. For those cases in which you are playing roles other than mediator, we will normally issue private instructions for roles on the day before the workshops. This will avoid you being overwhelmed with paper and potentially confused in your preparation. In the cases, please note that names can be changed to accommodate the gender of the role player!

Venue

The course will take place at Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SU. Click here for more information on directions and parking. 

Programme

Read the Spring School programme (excerpted from the workbook) here.

Reading List 

Core’s list of recommended books

Spring School Participants 

• Partcipant biographies
• Course Leaders biographies

Useful Resources 

• The Mediator’s Log An interactive learning tool that follows a day in the life of a mediator, strictly for your use only 
• Respectful Dialogue John’s TEDx talk 
• John Sturrock’s Blog We recommend A "Chance" Mediation Meeting, A Mediator’s Pitch, Game Theory and Mediation: Adding Real Value?, Mediation Services Matter in Scotland, Reflecting on Two Long Mediation Days…., Mediation Reports and Reviews in Scotland… There’s more to do!, Nipping Construction (and other) Disputes in the Bud, In Mediation, Timing is Everything – Put the Money Last?, The Client as Decision Maker, Mediating for the Long Game, Mediation Games, Key Learning Points from Recent Mediations, and Dealing with Apparent Intransigence to start. 
• Alternative routes to effective solutions, Article in the Scotsman
• Making the Best of Mediation: What marks out lawyers who do really well for clients in mediation? and Challenging Assumptions – articles in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
• John Sturrock’s chapter on leadership in mediation from David Richbell’s latest book, How to Master Commercial Mediation
• Policy Piece: Making Better Use of Mediation to Resolve Disputes and Manage Difficult Issues, published in Justice Matters: Essays on Improving Scotland’s Justice System
• Black and white…or shades of grey? John Sturrock’s article in Perspectives magazine about the framing of the referendum question
• Thinking Differently: Making a Difference Using Mediation Core’s book, published on our 10 year anniversary, represents an inspiring reflection on the way mediation can change how we do things
• Our Resources page, which features videos, publications and other material you might find useful
• Core e-Newsletter: click here to read our March newsletter – if you would like to receive future editions, please enter your name and email at the bottom of this page to subscribe