Name: Sub-Editing Introduction
Rating: 4.9 (227 reviews)

Piers is an exceptional trainer – the course was neatly divided up into sections that were easy to follow and included practical, hands-on exercises. I feel I have consolidated my knowledge and learned a lot of new things which I'm excited to apply to my own role. Thank you so much for your time and patience!

Excellent personalised course, knowledgeable trainer, good mix of lecture style instruction and practical exercises

The trainer was excellent and very knowledgeable.

I thought the duration was perfect, and the amount of breaks were in the right rhythm. Overall, super fun and engaging!

I loved working with examples from our own site, and Patsy was just so personable and fun to work with, I really looked forward to spending time with her each day.

Clear and concise structure for an online course

Useful and easy-to-understand slides (I particularly appreciated that I was sent them afterwards), interactive format and a friendly, highly knowledgeable tutor.

Providing a relaxed, friendly environment. Perfect for learning.

Flexibility of time, small numbers in the class - great food options on day 2!

Piers was an incredible instructor, one of the best teachers I've ever had

Having an interactive, small group course was fantastic and really captured my attention in a way that a larger group probably wouldn't have done. Piers was really knowledgeable and a great teacher.

Covered a whole host of topics and enjoyed the group discussion elements and the tasks to practice what we had been taught. Feel inspired to transform my copy and look forward to applying what I have learnt into my day job. Nathan was friendly, knowledgeable at explaining the topics and on hand to answers questions and provide constructive task feedback

I really enjoyed the course - I thought it was interactive with lots of tasks to put the theory into the practise. The pace of the training was great and I liked the opportunity to get involved. The hospitality of the team was great - they were friendly and welcoming. A really great atmosphere and place for training.

Insightful course, delivered in an engaging way and adapted to our needs. Relevant tasks to our organisation and useful information that can be actioned immediately.

It was a great course! Very thorough and I learnt a lot. Nathan was very patient and explained everything well.

Nathan explained key concepts clearly and tailored the writing tasks to my background and company. I thoroughly enjoyed the training and would recommend it to colleagues.

Lovely location, friendly staff and a super knowledgeable trainer - Helen was fantastic!

Really helpful! I thought the exercises were great at pushing me out of my comfort zone and helping me to learn. Piers offered some really great constructive criticism and I feel like I have a lot to take away and use in future.

Good work environment, knowledgeable trainer, good food, and clean offices.

Everything was concise and explained well. There were plenty of aspects of the industry I didn't know about - and I found it to be very informative. Helen was a fantastic trainer and I enjoyed the experience overall.

Really informative and useful course content. I feel like I will be able to apply a lot of the things we discussed to my own work. It was a pleasure to attend this course with Patsy. She's very engaging and made the course super interesting.

Keeping the course moving and making it relevant to me and my role. I was grateful that you still ran it with just me. It was brilliant to have 1-2-1 tuition.

The course was informative, extremely enjoyable and there was lots of 1 to 1 help! Would recommend

Friendly and knowledgeable trainer, accessible information, fun and informative examples and exercises, fantastic advice for working in this field.

Excellent practical tips and engaging session.

Very informative and engaging; interesting activities

Very smooth pre-course communication. Piers is an excellent experienced trainer, that took his time to tailor his advices and tips for the individual.

The trainer Piers was absolutely fantastic. He was very knowledgeable, patient and really tailored his examples to the delegates. He went at a good pace and we had lots of great discussions. Thank you!

Pasty Isles was an excellent teacher, very patient and explained things in a clear way, she made the course enjoyable!

I enjoyed the small class size as it allowed for all participants to be constantly involved in the discussions. The breakout exercises were interesting and a great way to reinforce the theory were had covered.

Very responsive organisation. Experienced and personable.

Really good - very good examples. I loved the interactiveness of the course and the chance to talk things through and explain reasonings behind decisions. Really good! Definitely lots to put into practice

Explaining, being welcoming and personable

Well organised, good facilities, great teachers

Really liked the practice on writing titles and going through the points to ensure you cover when editing text

Class size, resources, knowledgeable and friendly trainer.

Patsy was fab. She was interesting and knowledgeable, using examples from her experience and applying it to attendees needs. Good pace. Good space. Thank you.

The course was excellent and gave me more confidence in my subbing activities.

Very useful learning about features on the course, given me the confidence to do these in future. The lunch is amazing as ever and good small courses.

Our trainer was very knowledgeable and I found the centre really friendly and modern

Really live the size of class - trainer was rly helpful and answered our questions, sitting area is nice and food was lush!

The course was excellent, relevant, informative and well-structured. Everything was excellent, thank you.

This was an exceptionally useful course with a friendly, knowledgeable trainer. Patsy really helped clear out our editing cobwebs, while also turning us onto new processes to help us improve in our roles as editors.

Great teacher, very nice staff, great facilities.

The big-picture insights, the descriptions of the basics, the examples to illustrate broader pointsâ€”all of these were super insightful.

Excellent teacher, knowledgeable and friendly. The day was run very smoothly and office is lovely. no complaints!

Everything was excellent - staff and trainer was very friendly, course was genuinely useful and practical.

Great food, v welcoming atmosphere, lots of breaks, fab trainer.

Pierres was a fantastic tutor throughout this two day course.

Everything was fantastic, from Piers to the venue to the food and drink. So pleasantly surprised and will definitely recommend.

Great class sizes and one-to-one support available.

The course with Piers was incredibly well put together, interesting, and very useful. The facilities are fantastic and the team is lovely and approachable. I would highly recommend the course and am already looking forward to taking another one in the near future!

Small class meant having great support and 121 attention from the trainer - that was super valued!

Experienced trainer, the course covers areas that are useful for my work

Environment, friendly, relaxed. I have thoroughly enjoyed being here.

Varied activities, positive feedback, making the content interesting

It was a really great course and friendly informed teacher.

Staff we friendly, attentive and the food was amazing. Trainers knew their stuff, sat with us at lunch and were genuine.

Really liked how small the class size was; excellent classrooms.

Everything else I thought was run brilliantly and the teacher was excellent.

The trainer gave clear practical advice. I feel like I've come away with tools to help me with my day-to-day work.

Approachable, humorous, friendly, engaging

Our teacher was fantastic. Thoroughly enjoyable

The organisation and guidance across the two days couldn't be faulted. Engaging lessons with interesting topics.

Front of house service is always good and staff are friendly.

It was a lovely environment and I really enjoyed the course

Practical examples. Putting learnt skills to practise was incredibly useful. Patsy was a fantastic trainer and made the course good fun.

I've thoroughly enjoyed the course and it's been very informative. Great exercises to really get you thinking and a lovely trainer. Everyone has also been very welcoming and helpful.

Comprehensive, flexible and interesting. Great service during breaks as well.

Really informative course, very in depth and very well taught. The trainer was really helpful and all of the content was relevant.

This is my third course here - I find the courses incredibly informative and packed of useful and relevant teachings. Trainers are always lovely and prepared. I think it also helps to have the day broken down in sessions through coffee breaks, which make for a more relaxed environment and avoid the course getting too dense. Overall, I've always had a great experience!

The course timings and structure were good; the facilities are also very nice.

Very friendly staff, knowledgeable trainer, light and airy surroundings, excellent food.

Very informative sessions with a trainer who was friendly and encouraging. Understanding and tailoring everything to our individuals roles.

Piers was a highly knowledgeable teacher/course leader, who could relate to all aspects of sub-editing. Both print and digital were covered in great detail with actionable examples, and any questions I had were answered with ease and real-world experience. Thank you!

Great facilities, knowledgeable trainer, very good overall

Helen was able to tailor her exercises that I had done at a previous course to newer ones so that I had no repetition.

Organisation was generally really good. Content was great and in a very friendly and supportive learning environment.

Organisation was great and creating a comfortable space. The trainer was knowledgable and friendly.

I liked the range of activities and exercises we completed to put what Patsy was teaching us into context. Overall the course was so engaging - Patsy was brilliant, and I loved the smaller focus group size and relaxed setting. The staff were all v welcoming too, the food was fantastic and in great supply - never a moment without a biscuit in hand and the breakfast was a nice way to start the day and get to know coursemates on the first day.

Friendly, approachable, good location and amenities

The trainer was really great and approachable.

Piers was fantastic - you are lucky to have him!

I thought the course instructor was very knowledgeable and clear, and brought a good mix of practical exercises, theory and discussion. I would definitely recommend the course to other people.

Creating a streamlined yet friendly environment for learning

Basically everything. Explaining various practises, talking through results etc

Friendly staff, lovely facilities, great trainer.

Course was very relevant, centre was good, trainer was excellent.

It was a really nice, really hands on course. I got a lot out of it!

Very clear and concise instruction and extremely informative â€“ and all without being boring!

Providing a welcome environment and an enthusiastic team

Clear about what the course included and checking relevance to us all - also it was really good to learn in a small group

Training was very useful. Trainer was very helpful and informative. Liked the informality and small class size.

Knowledge, training, food, breaks, environment is cool.

Fantastic venue & great staff. Really enjoyed my two days with Piers - thank you!

The course was extremely good and Piers is a great teacher. I really enjoyed and learnt a lot and had some good laughs with him and the other student, Emma. Thank you.

Making sure that we were getting what we wanted out of the course Hands on examples - not just listening but doing too Plenty of breaks so nothing became too overwhelming Opportunity for interesting discussion Small class size

Very organised and people were very approachable

Nice size of class - good mix of exercises, discussion and training.

Warm welcome and comfortable environment. Friendly and knowledgable trainer.

Course Dates	Days	Location	Places	RRP	Discount	You Pay
13-14th Aug 26	Thu-Fri	Online	Available	£549.00	£50.00	£499.00 + VAT
5-6th Nov 26	Thu-Fri	Online	Available	£549.00		£549.00 + VAT

Course Dates	Days	Location	Places	RRP	Discount	You Pay
13-14th Aug 26	Thu-Fri	Online	Available	£549.00	£50.00	£499.00 + VAT
5-6th Nov 26	Thu-Fri	Online	Available	£549.00		£549.00 + VAT

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13-14th Aug 26 (Thu-Fri)

5-6th Nov 26 (Thu-Fri)

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Understanding the Sub-Editor’s Role

The Inverted Pyramid and 5Ws

Alternative Structures and Common Copy Problems

Collaborating with Writers

Crafting Effective Headlines

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