Theme 5

A New Approach to Training
for the Modern World of Care

At the Avenue Care Academy we provide high-quality, expert-led training for care homes and other providers in the care sector. Our focus is on delivering care that is person centred, well informed and geared towards achieving positive outcomes.

About us

Our care academy is under the leadership of Professor Neil Thompson, one of the most well known writers and educators in the social work and social care fields.

Neil oversees the development of our range of courses, each one carefully targeted at a key aspect of good practice.


Our aim is to support care providers with the type, quality and range of training that will not only contribute to achieveing the best standards, but also prove to be an invaluable asset when it comes to the recruitment and retention of staff. 

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Avenue Care Academy Courses

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Professor Neil Thompson

Care Planning

The care plan is the focal point for delivering top-quality care. Staff can learn what effective care planning is all about.

29 min

£15
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Professor Neil Thompson

Effective Communication

So much depends on the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately. with greater attention.

36 min

£15
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Jim Smith

Leadership in Care

This course is for care home managers and senior management in care organisations.

80 min

£45

Meet our expert trainers

Professor Neil Thompson

For many years, Neil has been providing professional services to a wide range of organisations and worked as a professor in five different universities. He is a highly successful author and recognised authority in the field of human relations and well-being.

Dr Suki Desai

Was formerly a Mental Health Act Commissioner working closely with the NHS and organisations in the care sector. She is an independent researcher in the field of mental health and has been involved in social care education for many years.

Dr Sue Thompson

Is a longstanding champion of older people's rights and anti-ageist practice. Sue is a well-published author and highly respected figure in the field of social care. Her work has been praised for its blending of theoretical knowledge with practice insights.

Mark Waldron

A multi-award winner for business networking and loves to coach and mentor business owners and care professionals. He has an extensive background in relationship marketing and has a keen interest in mindset and mental health resilience training.

Gemma Jones MBA

Is an expert trainer in the duty of candour, helping people in organisations to understand the importance of always communicating when things go wrong, understanding mistakes happen and can be put right through being open and honest.

Jim Smith

Working as a professional consultant for nearly 40 years, Jim has delivered site visits and health & safety training at care homes throughout the UK. His insights into the importance of building a safety culture in care homes must be listened to.

Student testimonials

Laura Woods

Care home manager

I have worked in care homes my whole career and have done different types of training over the years. These courses are some of the best training I have ever done, highly recommend to any care homes looking to develop their staff, it's a small investment for a huge gain.

Ian Jones

Senior carer

The range of courses are great to understand complex issues such as Equality & Diversity and Safeguarding. I particularly enjoyed the Person-Centred Care course by Dr Sue Thompson, her ideas and examples of delivering care in a person-centred way is brilliant.

Sian Edwards

Care assistant

I'm new to the care sector after working in hospitality since finishing school, so these courses have been really great to help me understand how to be a better carer. I didn't know much about dementia, I feel I have a clear understanding now and can put myself in the residents shoes.