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Trainer
Jude Slater has built her career on keeping people safe — first in the Metropolitan Police, then in specialist training roles across policing, education and the business sector. Today, she brings that experience to IKON Training, delivering conflict management and communication skills courses that are practical, memorable, and rooted in real-life scenarios. Learners describe her as approachable, empathetic, and clear, with an ability to make even the most sensitive topics engaging and relevant.
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Jude’s training style blends practical skills with real-world experience. Drawing on her extensive policing background, she uses relatable examples, role play and open discussion to help learners connect with the material and feel confident applying it. Her sessions are interactive, inclusive, and always focused on building the knowledge and resilience needed to navigate complex or high-pressure situations.
Jude’s testimonials.
‘This was hands down one of the most interesting and interactive training sessions ever.’
‘The instructor was very warm , welcoming and enthusiastic. Love that she engaged the whole class in the lecture.’
‘The training was very informative and I gained knowledge on how effectively communicate with patients and co-workers in an effective way during times of conflicts.’
‘I really enjoyed the Managing Challenging Behaviours training session. Sam and Jude were excellent trainers. They explained everything very clearly and made the session engaging and easy to understand. The examples and discussions were very helpful for real clinical situations. I found the class very useful and informative. Thank you both for delivering such a great training session.’
‘Jude’s experience really made me feel that she understood what we experience daily with the violence and aggression from our patients. None of us felt singled out or made to feel uncomfortable speaking in a room with others, even though we all know and have worked with each other for years.’
‘Jude was amazing – really friendly and approachable but was able to make the severity of the content very clear in a professional manner without it coming across too overwhelming or pushy. The way she made it a group-based session led by people’s lived experiences and tailoring it to our daily work load was extremely helpful.’
‘This 4-day IKON Training was excellent. The restraint techniques were perfectly shown, the legal aspect of our actions was also taught, which is an excellent point, as many security officers are not fully aware of the implications of restraining/removing someone from the premises. Trevor and Jude were fantastic.’
JUDE SLATER
‘The best part is seeing people realise they can handle situations they once found daunting.’
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