Course Details

Want To Be A Part Of Fashion Week?

Explore the latest trends and skills in runway styling with UNITE’s Creative Director, Gary Baker. This intensive training will prepare you with the knowledge and creative techniques that you need to join the team. You're guaranteed a place on the UNITE backstage team for the upcoming Fashion Week season!

Date: January 2026

Cost: £1000+vat

Venue: Laceys Studio, Reading

Timing: Refreshments at 9.30am ready for a 10am start, finish by 5pm. Lunch & refreshments included.

The exclusive experience is not only a noteworthy portfolio builder, but it will give you the opportunity to network with stylists, models and designers, work on all hair types in a high-pressure environment, have your work potentially featured in top-tier media placements, and learn the need-to-know trends six months before they go mainstream.

*If a booking is canceled within one month of the scheduled start date, no refunds will be issued. Additionally, the salon will not have the option to transfer to a different course.

 

Course Details

Mastering The Art Of Vibrant Hair Colour - Look & Learn

Date: Monday 20th October

Time: 10am - 5pm

Venue: Laceys Studio, Reading

Price: £80 +VAT

Livvy Bundy: Award-winning colourist Livvy Bundy has an absolute passion for beautiful, creative colour (@oliviabundy.hair). Building on her knowledge and expertise across almost two decades in the industry, Livvy loves to educate like-minded professionals, sharing new skills, techniques, and inspiration.

“Creating colour makeovers for my clients is such a rewarding aspect of my job. I firmly believe that colour is for everyone, and for that reason there’s great satisfaction helping and being part of other stylists’ colour journeys.”

*If a booking is canceled within one month of the scheduled start date, no refunds will be issued. Additionally, the salon will not have the option to transfer to a different course.

 

What to expect

What To Expect

  • Brand Overview
  • Autumn Trends demonstrated on a live model

Course Details

Your Salon, Your Business!

The must-have course for salon owners ready to grow, profit, and lead with confidence.

Learn the proven techniques Steve has used to build a successful, motivated salon team — and how you can do the same. This course gives you the tools, systems, and confidence to run your salon like the successful business it should be.

In this course, you’ll master:

  • Knowing your break even & pricing for profit
  • Motivating & retaining your team
  • Simple, successful recruitment
  • Targets & KPIs that actually work
  • Smarter upselling with our Wage Calculator
  • Promoting your team

Structure, profit, and a happy, driven team — all in one course.

Your salon. Your business. Your rules.

Date: Monday 27th October 2025

Cost: £150 +VAT

Venue: Laceys Studio, Reading

Timing: Coffee from 9.30am ready for 10am start. Approx. 5pm finish

Food: Lunch and refreshments included

*If a booking is canceled within one month of the scheduled start date, no refunds will be issued. Additionally, the salon will not have the option to transfer to a different course.

Course Details

Blonde Ambition - Look & Learn

Join us at Laceys Studio on Monday 29th September 2025 for a look & learn session with Joico UK Blonde Ambassador Lea Shaw.

What To Expect...

  • Look & learn session
  • Learn NEW signature blonde technique using the NEW Blonde Life products
  • Tips and tricks

About Lea Shaw - With over 22 years hairdressing experience, colouring and restyles are her forte! Working on Fashion Weeks across Europe and winner of The Fellowship for British Hairdressing Colour Project, Lea's experience and skill range are wide and varied!

Date: Monday 29th September 2025

Time: 10am - 4pm

Location: Laceys Studio, Reading

 

Cost: £85 +VAT

Food: Lunch and refreshments included

*If a booking is canceled within one month of the scheduled start date, no refunds will be issued. Additionally, the salon will not have the option to transfer to a different course.

Course Details

Confident Classics

As every salon owner knows training and education is paramount to the success of their team and to the growth of their business. In order to help hairdressers stay up to date with the latest education programmes, JOICO have created Confident Classics, a fundamental cutting system featuring nine classic haircuts along with complementary color techniques all based on the principles of Line-Graduation-Layers.

With Confident Classics JOICO is not only providing inspirational education cutting and coloring sessions they are also providing a complete package which includes –

  • A digital Philosophy Webinar that allows participants to refresh knowledge on the fundamentals of haircutting and coloring in a fun and interactive way.
  • Easy to follow Step by Step Tutorials.
  • Compact Education Workbooks.
  • Certificate that allows you to showcase your training achievements within your salon.

Dates:

  • Monday 15th September 2025 - Square Line Cut & Discussion about the Webinar.
  • Monday 13th October 2025 - Square Graduation Cut.
  • Monday 27th October 2025 - Square Layer Cut.

Cost: £750 +VAT

Venue: Laceys Studio, Reading

Timing: Coffee from 9.30am ready for 10am start. Approx. 5pm finish

Food: Lunch and refreshments included

(Workshop on Mannequin heads)
 

*If a booking is canceled within one month of the scheduled start date, no refunds will be issued. Additionally, the salon will not have the option to transfer to a different course.

Course Details

JOICO Color Excellence Program
10 dates throughout 2026

This elite, intensive program is a full-blown experience that will not only deepen your fundamental knowledge about hair but will also push your boundaries and challenge you to achieve dazzling Color results! It’s your springboard to further establish your reputation as a Color authority and increase sales.

Are you ready to Color with all the crayons?

Cost: £2,650 +VAT (installments available)

Venue: Laceys Studio, Reading

*If a booking is canceled within one month of the scheduled start date, no refunds will be issued. Additionally, the salon will not have the option to transfer to a different course.

Course Details

Blonde Ambition - Look & Learn

Join us at Laceys Studio on Monday 19th May 2025 for a look & learn session with Joico UK Blonde Ambassador Lea Shaw.

What To Expect...

  • Look & learn session
  • Learn blonde techniques using the NEW Blonde Life products
  • Tips and tricks

About Lea Shaw - With over 22 years hairdressing experience, colouring and restyles are her forte! Working on Fashion Weeks across Europe and winner of The Fellowship for British Hairdressing Colour Project, Lea's experience and skill range are wide and varied!

Date: Monday 19th May 2025

Time: 10am - 4pm

Location: Laceys Studio, Reading

Cost: £90 +VAT

Food: Lunch and refreshments included

*If a booking is canceled within one month of the scheduled start date, no refunds will be issued. Additionally, the salon will not have the option to transfer to a different course.

Completed Courses

Hair & Scalp Health

 

April 14th 2025

(Completed)

Trending Colour Techniques

 

March 10th 2025

(Completed)

Do Something Different In Your Salon Today 

 

March 3rd 2025

(Completed)

Curl & Texture Cutting with Natasha Parker

 

February 24th 2025

(Completed)

Red Carpet Styling

 

November 11th 2024

(Completed)

Blonde Ambition

 

October 21st 2024

(Completed)

Blonde Ambition Look & Learn

 

July 8th 2024

(Completed)

Runway Ready

 

June 17th & 18th 2024

(Completed)