CLEAPSS Supporting practical science and technology
CLEAPSS can provide private training courses for schools, colleges and other organisations

You 'hire' the CLEAPSS trainer for a fee and provide a suitable venue, refreshments and lunch. This approach provides our high quality training in your venue at a much lower cost than sending individuals to our scheduled courses. Please see booking info below for more info.

Technician Networks

If you have registered your technician group or network with CLEAPSS you have the option of arranging a private training course solely for the members of your network. Please see booking info below for more info.

Schools and colleges

CLEAPSS is able to offer private courses for all the staff in a science or D&T department (teachers and technicians) subject to minimum numbers. Please see booking info below for more info.

Large Employers (for example a Local Authority or Multi Academy Trust)

If you are a large employer wishing to organise training exclusively for your own staff then please contact CLEAPSS to discuss your options. Please see booking info below for more info.

Booking Info

If you are interested in arranging a Private CLEAPSS course, you MUST have a minimum of 10 participants. All of the participants must come from your school, technicians group or MAT – You can not invite or sell places to participants from external organisations.

You MUST have a suitable venue. Please review our General Venue Requirements to ensure you have a suitable venue.

Essential requirements

  • CLEAPSS will not request that tutors bring DBS paperwork with them on courses as they will have no direct contact with students at your school. If this is not acceptable because of your schools safeguarding policy, then your school is not a suitable venue.
  • Your venue must have Unrestricted access to toilets throughout the event for participants and the tutor. (Escorting participants or course tutor to the toilet is not acceptable)
  • You must provide refreshments: lunch plus tea/coffee on arrival and during the morning. Note: Where the course is taking place in a laboratory or workshop a separate space will be needed for refreshments – additional workshops, laboratories or prep rooms are not suitable spaces for this.
  • Your Training room must be easily accessible, ideally on the ground floor or with access via a lift, to enable equipment and resources to be moved easily.
  • You must be able to provide onsite parking for the course tutor.

If you can meet these basic requirements please contact courses@cleapss.org.uk to request the venue requirements specific to the course you are interested in.

Please include:
  • The name and address of your School / Technician Network / Multi Academy Trust
  • The full address of the venue for the course
  • The title of course(s) you would like to host
  • When you would like to host the course(s) – please provide 3 dates that are at least 12 weeks from the date you submit them, we are unable to organise courses at short notice
We aim to respond to all queries within 10 working days.