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Personal Development

Enhance Your Personal And Professional Life With Coaching Skills

  • Learn practical coaching skills: To improve how you lead, listen, support and communicate – in any role.
  • No coaching experience needed: Just curiosity, a willingness to learn, and a desire to grow.
  • Learn with Barefoot’s expert tutors: In a warm, supportive environment grounded in psychology and real-life experience.

Explore Our Programmes

Practical Psychology

Build your confidence and communication skills.

Expert Support

Learn from top tutors in a reflective space.

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Course over £1,000 can qualify for 5 interest free payments.

Personal Development With Barefoot

Make a real impact with coaching skills

Global EQA Award

Leader As Coach Programme

This programme blends coaching theory with real-world practice, exploring tools and mindsets alongside leaders from diverse sectors.

5 x 4-hour online sessions

Next course: September 2026

£2,500 (Inc VAT)

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Introduction To Coaching

Coaching Skills Foundation Programme

Our foundation-level coach training programme introduces coaching to managers, leaders and individuals.

6 x 4-hour online sessions

Next course: June 2026

£895 (Inc VAT)

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Advance Your Career

Women’s Development Programme

This dynamic programme is for women ready to move past people-pleasing and impostor syndrome.

5 x 4-hour online sessions

Next course: April 2026

£960 (Inc VAT)

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Expand Your Coaching Toolkit

From picture cards to guided journals, our coaching tools are designed to inspire insight, spark conversation and support you at every stage of your coaching journey.

“When we stop developing ourselves, we stop being effective at developing others”

Hawkins & Smith

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