January can be a demanding month. The aftermath of Christmas, additional expenses, the cold weather and Blue Monday to name just a few. Some of us also have the emotional weight of supporting others which can be exhausting. Looking after your own mental health can...
Happy New Year! Like many businesses, we are extremely proud of our amazing team and what we achieved in 2025. As always, we have worked so hard to support our customers and ensure continued high level delivery of training courses and consultancy. Our team have yet...
Food safety With an estimated one million cases a year, food poisoning doesn’t stop over the festive season. Every year there are more than 500,000 cases of food poisoning. Not only are people eating more hot food to keep themselves warm, but they are also juggling...
Here at Acorn, we have been continually working to improve the quality, consistency and outcomes from the training we provide. Over the past few years, we have been moving our course material to digital format. This allows us to keep content up to date and relevant,...
Millions of people in England live day in, day out with the knowledge that they and their families could be uprooted from their home with little notice and minimal justification, and a significant minority of them are forced to live in substandard properties for fear...
Why First Aid Training Feels Stressful for HR Teams & Managers If you manage HR, provide outsourced HR support, or are a manager responsible for your team’s training, you will already understand how demanding first aid training can be to organise. You will...