Our online training
In 2020, we created SAGE & THYME Online: a workshop that is equivalent to the face to face SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop.
It was developed with our expert communication skills trainers and underwent several trials with our nationwide network of SAGE & THYME facilitators.
| SAGE & THYME Foundation Level | SAGE & THYME Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery method | Face to face | Online |
| Duration | 3 hours | 2 hours 45 min |
| Number of delegates | 30 | 20 |
| Number of facilitators | 3 | 2 |
| Teaching venue | Manchester, places that invite the Manchester team, and licensed organisations | Zoom |
| Similarities | Film about empathy, group work, film showing an acted scenario | Film about empathy, group work, film showing an acted scenario |
| Differences | Formal presentation; live rehearsals showing SAGE & THYME are used and learners interact and discuss | Conversational presentation; no live rehearsals - a film of SAGE & THYME is interrupted and learners interact and discuss |
We can run the training for you
We can run a SAGE & THYME Online workshop for your organisation on Zoom for up to 20 participants.
Discounted price available to hospices who book training before 31 July 2025.
Please contact us if you would like a quote for this.
Your staff can learn to run the SAGE & THYME Online workshop
There are two ways they can learn to do this:
Option 1 - Attend the face to face facilitator training (SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop + SATFAC course) and then use the resources we provide to teach themselves how to run the training online (may take another 2-3 days including practising).
Option 2 - Attend online facilitator training (SAGE & THYME Online workshop + Online SATFAC course + assessment)
As there is much less demand for option 2, we only run the online facilitator courses infrequently (when we have sufficient interest).
'SATFAC' is the name of the SAGE & THYME Facilitator course.
'MFT' is our organisation: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
| SATFAC | Online SATFAC (OLS) + Assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery method | Face to face | Online |
| Requirement | Attended SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop run by MFT before SATFAC | Attended SAGE & THYME Online workshop run by MFT before OLS |
| Duration | 2 days | 2 days - 1.5 days for Online SATFAC + 0.5 day for assessment (about 2 weeks later) |
| Number of delegates | 12 | 12 |
| Number of facilitators | 2 | 2 |
| Teaching venue | Manchester or venue of customer’s choice (note that prices are different) | Zoom |
| Method of assessment | During the SATFAC course | During the assessment session (about 2 weeks after the Online SATFAC to allow time to practice) |
| People who pass can teach | SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop and SAGE & THYME Online (after some extra study using available resources) | SAGE & THYME Online and parts of SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop (after attending a Foundation level workshop and receiving coaching from people who have passed SATFAC) |
Becoming a SAGE & THYME Facilitator
The licence
