Materials

Core’s Flagship Mediation Training Course:
Modules 2 and 3 (Assessment)

A warm welcome to Modules 2 and 3 of the course. On this webpage you will find the information and resources you’ll find helpful as you prepare.  

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

Venue: Modules 2 and 3 will take place at Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SU.

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

Module 2: Building Mediator Competence

Please read the following general instructions for the case studies in advance of the course. Hard copies will be available in your participant pack on 26 May:

Thursday 26 May 2016:
General Instructions: Frances MacGuire & Dr Giles 
General Instructions: Cower and 3WPageniks Ltd 

Friday 27 May 2016:
General Instructions: Paula Radley and City Leisure (Workplace, Management & Employment)
General Instructions: Axiom Genesis (Commercial Contract & Professional Negligence)
 
You can find the rota for Day 4 (26 May) here. 

You can find the rota for Day 5 (27 May) here.

Assessment

Practice Day: 1 June 2016

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

Assessment Module: Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June 2016

Please read the following general instructions for the case studies in advance of the assessment. Hard copies will be available in your participant pack and handed out on 1 June. 

Thursday 2 June 2016: 
General Instructions: ODL and Alpha 
General Instructions: Black and Anytown NHS

Friday 3 June 2016: 
General Instructions: Stone Dwellings and Longshanks
General Instructions: Block and Simeon

You can find the rota for both assessment days here.

You will find detailed instructions for the Assessment Module, together with the general instructions, 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. 
• Deborah David: Deborah began practising law in 1975 in California where she served as the first woman President and Chair of the Board of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association. Deborah has been a full-time mediator since 2000.
• 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.

Spring School: 25 - 27 April 2016

Case Studies & Workbook 

A hard copy of the course workbook will be sent to you no later than ten days in advance of the course. You can download and view the Spring School workbook here. It is provided for your use only and not for further circulation

Please download for your use and (if you wish or need to) print the following General Instructions for the case studies in advance of the relevant module of the course

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

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.

Workshop Allocations

You can view the role allocations for the workshops on days 1, 2 & 3 here.

Reading List 

Core’s list of recommended books

Spring 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 
• John Sturrock’s Blog We recommend 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
• Making the Best of Mediation: What marks out lawyers who do really well for clients in mediation? Article 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