About Us

Who We Are:

We help organisations look after their people, and get the best from them.

Premier Life Skills has trained and coached leaders, managers and staff in mental health and wellbeing since 2007. We’re based in Verwood, Dorset, and work with organisations across the UK and beyond.

We’re led by Jane Thomas, our CEO, and Fraser Thomas, our Director of Training and Development, with a team of experienced trainers and consultants.

Our aim is simple: to help managers and staff respond well to challenge and change, wherever it happens.

Portrait of Jane Thomas

What We Do:

  • Mental health and wellbeing training: from our CPCAB-accredited Level 5 Diploma to bespoke workshops for managers and staff.
  • Motivational Maps: an ISO-accredited tool that shows what really drives each person, so teams work better and stay resilient.
  • Territory Mapping: created by Anthony Willoughby of Nomadic Wisdom. Jane is Anthony’s UK partner.
  • Train the Trainer: People 1st International certified programmes, face to face or online.

Jane is a Motivational Maps Senior Practitioner (since 2013) and co-author, with James Sale, of Mapping Motivation for Leadership (Routledge, 2020).

Colleagues smiling together around a desk

Why We Do It:

We believe a thriving business needs people who are well and motivated, at every level.

Clients often come to us with the same challenges: working with very different personalities, handling staff concerns in the right way, and pulling a team together so it works better. That’s what our training is designed to help with.

Meet The Team

Our Premier Life Skills Trainers

Jane Thomas
Jane ThomasCEO
Fraser Thomas
Fraser ThomasDirector of Training and Development
Bev McKay
Bev McKayTraining and Development Consultant
Graham Ravenscroft
Graham RavenscroftAssociate Trainer
John Perry
John PerryAssociate Trainer
Andy Romero-Birkbeck
Andy Romero-BirkbeckAssociate Trainer
Rachel Watson
Rachel WatsonWellbeing Consultant
Helen Buri
Helen BuriAssociate Trainer
Dr Abi Lucas
Dr Abi LucasAssociate Trainer

Meet The Team

Train the Trainer

Margaret Rose-Reid
Margaret Rose-ReidAssociate Trainer
Tim Ripper
Tim RipperAssociate Trainer
Sarah Armstrong-Klein
Sarah Armstrong-KleinQuality Improvement & Training Consultant

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