Sign up for Beatson Cancer Charity sessions – support colleagues affected by cancer

We're working with the Beatson Cancer Charity to run support sessions for managers and colleagues to help you feel more confident supporting colleagues affected by cancer.

Places for the in-person sessions are limited. Online sessions are open to all and have no number limit. You can register for a session here.

Session options:

For managers and supervisors

• In-person: Tuesday 27 May, 10:00am-12:00pm at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
• Online: Tuesday 3 June, 2:00pm-3:30pm

For colleagues

• Online: Tuesday 17 June, 1:00pm-2:30pm
• In person: Thursday 10 July, 10:00am-12:00pm at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

Amanda Brown from the HR team attended one of the sessions recently and told us how she got on:

How was the session run? This was classroom style with three presenters and was the right balance of information and interaction.

What did you learn during the session? About the difficulties that individuals experiencing cancer can face in the workplace and how to support them. We also learned how to support ourselves, family and friends who know someone affected by cancer.

What was the feedback like afterwards? Extremely positive – everyone felt the session was very inspirational with the right balance of information and reflection. Attendees said it gave them increased confidence in being able to have supportive conversations with individuals affected by cancer.

Would you recommend the session to colleagues and what would they get out of it? I would absolutely recommend this session to any colleague, and I think they would learn, engage and also be inspired by the session. It focuses on wellbeing, communication, and mutual support.