Jamie Spurway

Trainer
Spurway

Jamie Spurway is a freelance diversity trainer, specialising in issues of refugees, race, religion, culture, and gender.  He regularly works with a wide range of charities and public sector organisations including Police Scotland, British Red Cross and Glasgow University, primarily providing training courses and workshops on a range of equality, diversity and inclusion issues.  Jamie also works with Interfaith Scotland as Religious Equalities Training Officer and with the antiracist organisation Brap, as an associate facilitator.

Jamie spent five years working as tour guide throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Indian Subcontinent.  He then returned to Glasgow to work with the Scottish Refugee Council for eight years, and has been freelance since 2013.  He is motivated by enabling empathy across difference, creating spaces for people to explore the relationship between their identities and their experience of the world. 

CPD & Training with Jamie Spurway:

Using Interpreters with Confidence

CPD
On-demand
Essential skills training, CPD & training|Medical negligence, Personal injury, Professional negligence, Road traffic, Disability, Discrimination, Human rights, Criminal court work, Criminal legal aid, Employment law, Health and safety, Adoption, Children, Education, Family and divorce, Houses, property and neighbours, Debt, Benefit advice, Social housing, Mental health, Wills, executries and trusts, Commercial property, Contract & property disputes, Property litigation, Banking & finance, Charities, Public sector, Adjudication, Alternative dispute resolution, Civil court work, Civil legal aid, Commercial litigation, Environment, Data protection, Health, Local government, Parliamentary
In this session we clarify exactly what the interpreter’s role is, examine best practice in working with them, and discuss some of the ethical and professional issues involved.