Sue Lincoln School of Holistic Therapies

The school was developed after its Principal discovered that there was a lack of expert training in the area, leading to recognised qualifications and membership of recognised professional bodies in the therapies offered, and therefore is responding to the need for high quality training in the Yorkshire area.

The School offers an open and caring atmosphere, which engenders feelings of enjoyment in learning, and an awareness of self-development and aims to provide programmes of extensive practical and theoretical studies in each of the courses offered.

The school provides accredited courses of International Federation of Reflexologists (IFR) the largest International Reflexology body in the world. The School is also a registered school with the Aromatherapy and Allied Practitioners Association (AAPA), who are a member of the Aromatherpy Consortium (AC). The awarding body for the Clinical Reflexology, Clinical Aromatherapy, Anatomy & Physiology and Therapeutic Massage is the International Examination Board (IEB). The School also runs 1st and 2nd Degree Reiki courses. It is a requirement of the school that all students hold an appropriate up to date first aid qualification. The school regularly provides Appointed Person First Aid Courses, for those students who do not hold a current first aid certificate. Courses start from £55.

The School is Registered with Career Development Loans (CDL), a deferred repayment loan, which can be paid back at very low interest rates, after the student qualifies. Students requiring assistance with funding can apply for a Career Development Loan (CDL) either through the School or independently.

In addition to being accredited with the International Federation of Reflexologists (IFR) and the Aromatherapy and Allied Practitioners Association (AAPA), the School is also a member of several important and influential associations:

The British Complementary Medicine Association (BCMA), which provides a consultative body for complementary therapies.

The UK Reiki Federation (UKRF), who are the emerging Regulatory Body for the Profession of Reiki and who have devised, a Draft Core Curriculum setting benchmark standards for the Reiki profession.

Friends of the Prince of Wales Foundation for Integrated Health (PWFIH), which aims to facilitate the development of safe effective and efficient forms of healthcare to patients and their families by development and delivery of integrated healthcare. This means encouraging conventional and complementary practitioners to work together to integrate their approaches.

The School is currently developing a series of Post Graduate courses to meet students' future Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.

The school operates a system of Accreditation of Prior Learning for those with relevant recognised qualifications. Students will cultivate an understanding of complementary healthcare from a holistic standpoint and develop the ability to evaluate and analyse complementary therapies in the framework of allopathic medicine.

A variety of books, journals and articles on health related studies are available for use within the premises.