Module 3: Practice Day and 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 for the assessment.  

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

Course Participant Biographies

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: 31 October 2018

You will find detailed instructions for the Practice Day, together with the general instructions for the case studies, here. The practice day will run from 9.00 – 13.45.
 

Assessment Module: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 November 2018

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

Thursday 1 November 2018: 
General Instructions: ODL and Alpha 
General Instructions: Black and Anytown NHS

Friday 2 November 2018:
General Instructions: Ace Biogen Limited
General Instructions: Block and Simeon

Please let us know by Friday 19 October if you would like hard copies of the general instructions printed for you. To avoid duplication, we will assume that participants will either bring the instructions with them electronically (which is encouraged) or print their own copies at home. 

The role allocations for 1 and 2 November 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 is 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. 
• Liz Rivers: One of the first people in the UK to become an accredited mediator, Liz has been mediating for nearly 20 years and a trainer of mediation skills since 1993. 
• 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: Building Mediator Competency

Venue: Modules 2 and 3 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. 

Dress Code: Business casual

In preparation, we recommend that you complete the two exercises on page 56 of your course workbook, as well as revisit your notes from the Summer School.

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

Thursday 4 October 2018:
General Instructions: Frances MacGuire & Dr Giles 
General Instructions: Cower and 3WPageniks 

Friday 5 October 2018:
General Instructions: Axiom Aggregates and Genesis Traders

Role allocations for Thursday 4 October can be viewed here.

Role allocations for Friday 5 October can be viewed here.

Core's Residential Summer School 2018: Using Mediation Skills as a Leader

General

We look forward to welcoming you on the course. The Summer School will start with refreshments and registration on Sunday, 2 September at 4.30pm. Please check in after 4pm. The dress code is casual! Further information and details can be found below.

Case Studies & Workbook 

You can download and view the Summer School workbook here. It is provided for your use only and not for further circulation. A hard copy of the workbook will be distributed on the first day of the Summer School. 

The contents of the workbook should be self-explanatory.  It contains a lot of information about and preparation for the summer school, including the timetable. There is also a copy of the assessment criteria together with details of the post course assignment for those undertaking the further module in October and the assessment module in November.

Please note that full commitment is required each day to support colleagues and enable progression through the stages.

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

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

Please let us know by Tuesday 21 August if you would like hard copies of the general instructions printed for you. To avoid duplication, we will assume that participants will either bring the instructions with them electronically (which is encouraged) or print their own copies at home. 

Pre-Course Preparation

In preparation, could you please complete the various pre-course and pre-first day exercises within the workbook?

You may also find it helpful to read through the resources which can be found below.

Venue

Click here for details of the venue, the lovely Norton House Hotel. Parking is available at the venue and you can view the address and a map here. 

Programme

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

Workshop Allocations

The role allocations for the workshops on days 2, 3 & 4 can be found here. 

NB: We will distribute hard copies of all private instructions for the individual roles at the Summer 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! Don’t worry too much about this. All will become clear when we get going!

Reading List 

Core’s list of suggested reading

Summer School Participants 

Course Participant 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 
• The Edinburgh Declaration of International Mediators – this historic document, setting out what we believe in and commit to as mediators, was introduced at an event at Scottish Parliament on 12 May 2018. The formal signing in the Members’ Room formed part of the annual conference of the International Academy of Mediators and followed the Key Note Event in the Chamber of the Scottish Parliament, delivered by William Ury and Nicola Sturgeon, on "Common Good Politics"
• John Sturrock’s Blog We recommend Paddling against the Current: Embodied Conflict, Mediator "Fairness?", Optimising the Use of Joint Sessions in Mediation, Mediation: A Cricketing Metaphor, An Opportunity for Early and Constructive Resolution, Mediators and Self-Doubt? and Mediating Minimally to start. 
• Time to make more of resolution option, Ensuring ‘jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war’, The uncertainties of the past will no longer afford security in the future, Nelson Mandela, master of mediation, Are you your own worst enemy? Think about it –  articles 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
• Scotland ready to reprise role in thawing Cold War and To understand Trump, study his mother’s Trauma – articles in The Times
• Taking Risks? Taking Responsibility… Article in Issue 5 of the UK Mediation Journal 
• 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
• 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 Summer newsletter – if you would like to receive future editions, please enter your name and email at the bottom of this page to subscribe