Sample portfolio
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What we do
Plinth House is a training and consultancy company working with universities and other student-focused organisations in the higher education sector. We are passionate about helping people and organisations to deliver excellent support to students.
We deliver training to managers, teams and frontline staff in areas such as managing distressed students, mental health awareness, the management of serious student incidents, safeguarding, coaching skills, and change management. We also work with teams to re-model or review services, draft new policies based on best practice, and deliver ad hoc consultancy support.
Flexible delivery options
Upcoming live online events
Open to all colleagues with an interest in pastoral and specialist support in higher education
Level Two 'Safeguarding in practice in higher education': an online training event (two half-day sessions)
Online - Microsoft Teams: £295+VAT
14 Jul 2026
Our one-day Level Two safeguarding course, delivered across two half-day sessions as part of an online training event, focuses on identifying and signposting safeguarding concerns in higher education settings, and the practical implications for safeguarding in our work.
Confident panel practice for Fitness to Study / Support to Study chairs and panel members: an online training event
Online - Microsoft Teams: £135 + VAT
27 Aug 2026
In this half-day session, we explore the purpose of Fitness to Study panels (often called Support to Study panels), how we should prepare for a panel meeting, how a panel should consider evidence about the student, and how we can respond to tricky situations arising during the panel meeting itself.
Top-up session for Level Three ‘Safeguarding for Designated Safeguarding Leads / Officers in Higher Education’
Online - Microsoft Teams: £135+VAT
1 Oct 2026
This half-day Level Three top-up session is for those who have completed our Level Two course. It focuses on senior or leadership aspects of safeguarding, including making external safeguarding referrals and responding effectively to some of the more challenging situations that can arise.
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