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1. CONNECT – Stay connected with 4x live Footnotes Community Training / Q & A sessions per year (+ the option to include 1 VIP tutorial). Additional CONNECT+ Plans offer the opportunity to join a focus group to look at themed topics, to join in on a ” Grid-ing Experience” or to learn a specific Grid Module.

2. ENGAGE – Adds 12 private tutorials per year to your CONNECT Plan. +Access extra Footnotes resources, such as the Footnotes Imagination App. Engage offers a paced approach to bringing Footnotes alongside busy lives.

3. ACCELERATE – Offers private tutorials & accreditation sessions at approximately two week intervals (or schedule as you like, eg: in focused sprints). Stay connected to the Footnotes community with your CONNECT Plan and have access to all ENGAGE Plan recourses and more including greater access to the Footnotes Imagination App . Feel the momentum of regular personal trainer / mentor support. Journey together! Feel the shift!

Below are three suggested plans, renewable on an annual basis. Book One to One or share the journey with up to 5 others(form your own group or request to join one!)

Not all aspects of Footnotes benefits can be just about knowledge transfer. Much of the real magic happens when Footnotes is experienced. We feel that its just as important to offer training for the situations when things don’t seem to be working, as well as when they do. To get the most out of Footnotes you are invited to bring Footnotes alongside your busy lives helping others and let intuition and some multi-layerd thinking bring the breakthroughs wherever you go!

If you already have a specific focus to bring Footnotes support to others, then you may want to propose your own “Bespoke ” training plan. Choose your course or cluster of modules and lets get you equipped to deliver ASAP.

Or choose from one of the following Plans to help you steadily add to your Footnotes Toolbox.

1. CONNECT – Partner and enjoy being part of the Footnotes community. We offer this as an affordable way to access webinar / Q & A sessions + various recorded and published Footnotes resources. Additional themed CONNECT+ Plans can be joined for those wanting to meet more regularly to relate on a specific topics or Q & A about a particular Grid Module. For those training as Footnotes Facilitators, these will be very useful events to meet other FVMT Facilitators and to update and work towards certification together + hear latest updates on a particular Grid Module and their success stories.

2. ENGAGE – Benefit from all that CONNECT has on offer with the addition of private live video link training tutorials as and when you need them. Access other included Footnotes resources, such as the Online training course for the Tracker Grid. This will give you the overview and the nuts and bolts of how Footnotes strategies activate intuition. Engage offers a paced approach to bringing Footnotes alongside busy lives.

3. ACCELERATE – Adds double the training and accreditation support to the ENGAGE Plan. With extra contact time and Footnotes alongside, multiple aspects of the Footnotes Program can be applied in tandem. Feel prepared with next day solutions in real time. Staying in the loop means you can remain informed to be the expert! Feel the momentum of regular personal trainer / mentor support. Journey together -Feel the shift!

Below are three suggested plans, renewable on an annual basis. Book 1-1 or share the journey with up to 5 others(form your own group or request to join one!)

BESPOKE: Make a plan and see it through. For some Bespoke can be the equivalent to enrolling on a course or establishing a new career. There’s a whole world out there waiting for you to bring your unique experience of Visual Multi-layerd thinking to a community near you! Request your “Bespoke Plan below!

PATRONS: If you’d like to support the work that Footnotes is doing around the world, we’d love to welcome you into the Footnotes Community as a Patron! You might like to propose your own Bespoke Patron Plan below!

One wonderful easy way of supporting the Footnotes community is to sponsor one off or rolling themed webinars/live events. These memorable occasions bring like minded thinkers together, often times with profound effect! “Its a joy to see how just the shared knowledge of the “Grid” can bring people together in such a special way! 💫”

Or : You might like to host a Footnotes event in your part of the world!

Or : We are in the process of establishing Footnotes Activity centers ( for inside and outdoors activities ) As an example the “Project Room” initiative could be another rewarding way of enabling a whole community to access lifelong learning and wellbeing support in their preferred visual multi-layered way!

It’s a Win Win! Invite more folks to join you on your Footnotes Journey, with the possibility of going for free! Learning Grids together can also massively enhance your use of the Grids on a day to day basis. If Grid-ing is working well for you, then consider becoming a Footnotes Facilitator! No matter your age or qualification!

Use your Credits to add extra months to your Plan or join a new Connect+ Plan. You could even spread the word so far and wide that you’re training goes free too! For either Footnotes Facilitators or Facilitators Accreditors, the option to earn is also there. ( Eg: Your contact signs up and part of their plan pays you to be their Footnotes Facilitator in your area of expertise. Have your own profile page etc etc ) Get in touch to find out more about Footnotes – Partners and more.

Oliver is invited to speak at conferences or public events where there’s an opportunity for individuals to get a quick snapshot awareness of themselves, and those they work with, in the area of visual multilayered thinking (VMT)  Using consultation activities and exercises, the audience is quickly given the opportunity to understand more about their individual balance between your visual, auditory and kinesthetic characteristics. This can help in so many areas of daily life, such as when you need to listen and remember information. The feedback is positive:  It’s uplifting, encouraging, interactively dynamic, and therefore a good starter to an event or conference.

Alongside VMT awareness, Footnotes creates a platform for the rest of the conference, enabling individuals to identify the relevance of visual multilayered thinking, not just in their lives but also in the lives of the people that they work with.

Conferences and Group Meetings

Whether it be organising a conference, bringing a meeting together, or dealing with mediation situations, there are a number of ways in which Footnotes VMT can be of support. This might be through the use of the Footnotes Grid system.

If you’d like to book Oliver as a keynote or in a motivational speaker setting, contact us here.

Footnotes workshops can be delivered as one day workshops through to residency workshops in which a program of workshops are delivered across a whole school, college or corporate community during a period of days or weeks. These events can be repeated throughout a calendar year.

A Scalable, Intergenerational Model for Self-Directed Visual Learning

Overview
Footnotes Activity Centres and Project Rooms are flexible, community-based learning environments built around a visual “Gridding” methodology. They enable learners of all ages and abilities to plan, track, evidence and personalise their education while remaining connected to mainstream qualifications and vocational pathways.

Core Principles

• Multi-age, multi-ability participation
• Intergenerational mentoring and peer learning
• Self-directed but accountable progress
• Built-in self-assessment and visible evidence of learning
• Flexible pacing and scheduling
• Academic and vocational integration

How It Works
Learners enter the Project Room based on readiness and commitment. Each student develops personal projects aligned to qualifications, career goals or specialist interests.

The Footnotes Gridding system:

• Organises knowledge visually
• Enables measurable progress tracking
• Allows subjects to be paused and revisited
• Creates a “time capsule” of learning for long-term retention

Specialists (teachers, professionals, university students) provide targeted input at the point learners are ready, rather than through linear whole-class instruction.

Outcomes

• Increased motivation and focus
• Reduced behavioural disruption
• Faster readiness for exams where appropriate
• Stronger peer collaboration
• Improved wellbeing and self-esteem
• Clear evidence for assessment bodies and employers

Scalability
Project Rooms can begin:

• At home with one learner
• As an after-school provision
• As a timetabled school facility
• As a community-wide lifelong learning hub

The model works alongside GCSE, IB and vocational routes, and supports apprenticeships, university progression and workforce entry.

Long-Term Vision
To establish adaptable, community-based learning spaces that reduce strain on education systems while equipping learners for real-world adaptability, lifelong learning and meaningful contribution.

Read more about Footnotes Activity Centres and Project Rooms here!

During the past 20 years Oliver has supported governmental services such as Social Care for Children and Families, Pupil Referral Units, Health Service, Police Service, Youth Offending Service, & the Restorative Justice Service. In addition Oliver has worked with Reconciliation related projects internationally.

If you have an individual in mind, who you think could benefit from the Footnotes VMT Program, please request a referral form or feel free to send us a message with any questions and or referral details and we’ll look forward to getting back in touch (usually within 24hrs ) Contact or alternatively email us: [email protected]

For 30 years Oliver has been bringing various VMT and Grid-ing activities into the realms of health and wellbeing. His arts practice also plays a role in enabling individuals and their loved ones to creatively plan their way through a health related event. Working alongside health practitioners, Oliver brings a unique perspective into how various Arts, VMT & Footnotes related activities can be powerfully used alongside their current support systems. Contact

The Footnotes Reach Project was set up in 2013 to extend aspects of the Footnotes Program to communities in parts of the world that are currently not able to fund or sustain the Footnotes Program themselves.

We’ve seen some incredible stories! Most notably within communities where literacy skills are very low or non-existent! This exciting project often brings instant relief for many. The Grid-ing approach enables new levels of learning and communication abilities from the moment the strategies are applied.

Footnotes Reach invites organisations or individuals to support the delivery of the Footnotes Program. Footnotes Reach can also be commissioned by governmental and non-governmental aid organisations, supporting eligible individuals and communities worldwide. Visit the website: https://reach.footnotesvmt.com/

Organisation Accreditation

As well as individuals becoming qualified as Footnotes Facilitators, organisations are also encouraged to become ‘Footnotes Accredited”. With a shared target criteria , it’s a useful way of getting everyone engaged. The assessment process helps all involved to feel that they are part of the “solution”. As an example : One of the targets might be to have a focus on being more neuro inclusive as an organisation or learning environment.

To find out more about the many benefits, feel free to drop us a line! Contact

Footnotes offers a range of on the job support for employed and self-employed individuals. Helping you and your team make the most of your inherent VMT skills and more! https://mentoring.footnotesvmt.com/

We at Footnotes celebrate everyone as being unique! Footnotes training provides valuable insights into subjects like team dynamics and role suitability. Neuro awareness activities help all individuals in a team to find their most suitable way of “doing” and communicating.

Footnotes strategies facilitate “meeting in the middle” and provide guidance on how to overcome those “lost in translation” moments. We find that many people keep doing things a certain way , just because they’ve always done it that way or because that’s what they were taught. Footnotes team building activities empower colleagues and teams as a whole to find a more excellent way!

Get in touch to plan your team enhancement workshop here! Contact

For focused support for team members with a ” neuro diverse ” label, please take a look at : Workplace Mentoring Support (above)

Oliver believes that we are all born to be creative in one-way or another. In fact he would say that it’s a built in part of our DNA to create.

‘Whether we know it or not we are all making creative decisions in pretty much all walks of life. Therefore it’s important that we know the specifics of our creative identity, to get the most out of our unique makeup”

Find out what your team is really made of! These sessions will help to Jelll a team whilst celebrating and releasing each individual to excel at what they do best! : Contact

Footnotes proves to be a perfect tool for homeschooling families! There’s a Grid for everyone! It works well with all ages, together in the same activity or just as importantly in self-lead learning! There are a range of workshops for both children and parents. Whole family workshops are offered as part of the program too. Footnotes Activity days are a great way of bringing independent learners together to share, experience community and Grid together on themed events. Equivalent online gatherings take place via the Footnotes International Network. https://homeschooling.footnotesvmt.com/

Over the years Footnotes has been instrumental in the improvement of how curriculums are developed, delivered and assessed. Often times visual learning skills have not been readily supported in many National and International education programs. This is despite a high percentage of the global population preferring to learn and remember things in a visual way.

Footnotes VMT offers easy to include guidelines and advice into the creation and delivery of curriculums. Its support in developing more neuro inclusive methods of assessment, have provided dramatic improvements in the way knowledge and ability are tested. We’d love to help! Email us: [email protected] or use the form : Contact

Oliver has developed a range of neuro inclusive assessment tools, which enable an individual to accurately self-assess, whilst better handling testing situations in general. Valuable information can be gathered and actioned by the individual as well as the testing body. In some cases the results can be used as adequate evidence, so that more formal testing methods are less needed or even never required.

Children or Adults of mixed abilities can happily engage with these activities at the same time! This is an example of a fair and inclusive method of testing, and it’s extremely effective!

Let’s make the necessary changes to testing & assessment criteria together! Contact

Oliver is invited to advise governing bodies and policy makers internationally. Footnotes offers effective meeting tools where individuals from a range of backgrounds are guided through the process of presenting, discussing and then voting in new policy proposals.

These meetings tools can be used in rapid response situations, making Footnotes also very effective in emergency and disaster relief related gatherings. In events where multiple languages are represented Footnotes helps to bridge the divide between, language, cultural and logic related differences. Enabling all involved to quickly get to the “same page ” To engage Oliver’s support please email: [email protected] or enquire here: Contact

During the development of the Footnotes Program Oliver has been invited to directly facilitate the use of the Dialogue, Mediation and Reconciliation Grids.

Footnotes offers a range of tools which do not rely on traditional methods of communication. Featuring techniques that are beyond words, Oliver successfully facilitates favourable outcomes by guiding all participants through a process of “voting up” which helps all present to feel comfortable to remain and see process through. To find out more please message us at [email protected] or via : Contact

Oliver has the privilege of being invited to advocate in situations where individuals need representation for employment or legal reasons.

The portfolio of Footnotes strategies can be very effective at enabling an individual to evidence ability or role suitability. Oliver’s background as a Visual Thinking Specialist enables him to advocate and act as translator for individuals who might ( for example) not know how to present effectively before a panel or a legal group. To find out more please message us at : consultancy.footnotesvmt.com or via : Contact