ABOUT US

The Gateway To Your Potential

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Sue Bailey & Maisie
Founder/Director
Gateway Workshops LTD

ABOUT US

Gateway Workshops - Established in 1998.

Voted Best Training School - 5 Years in a Row.

Welcome to Gateway Workshops' website for our online courses.

We are known in the industry for being one of the U.K.'s largest private massage and beauty national training schools. Additionally, we specialise in a wide range of accredited and approved online courses in multiple subjects, written by various industry experts.

We were established over 25 years ago and pride ourselves in offering quality massage, beauty and spiritual training at our various venues with our tutors across the U.K. and Ireland.

Most of our courses are for complete beginners without any previous experience and you will receive a recognised insurable diploma certificate.

Complete any of our online accredited courses at your own pace and get qualified. We offer full tutor support and no compromise on quality, even when you see a discounted offer.

Learn on the latest easy-to-use online platform with 24-hour access, fantastic videos for many of our courses - safe in the knowledge you are receiving quality and care.

When you gain your Gateway qualification, you will be able to obtain insurance and use the course you have learned to gain clients and charge the public as a professional.

MULTI-AWARD WINNING TRAINING SCHOOL

Our courses are approved/accredited by professional bodies like ITEC, FHT, CTHA, The Guild of Beauty Therapists, Towergate, ABT and ThinkTree - Please check individual course pages regarding who accredits each one.

When you choose to book an accredited online course with us, you are paying for quality and the price reflects the support (both during and after when needed) that you get from our tutors as you train, so you are not left to your own devices.

Thank you for visiting our online course website and we very much look forward to working with you.

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Trusted By

For our venue courses - We have trained many professional therapists and make-up artists from large professional salons, hotels and spas at: Gleneagles 5 star hotel and Spa Scotland, Champneys Health Resorts, Bobbi Brown UK & Ireland, Make-up Artists at Large Filming Companies, Hollyoaks for Channel 4, Top Spas like The Mandarin Oriental Spa at Knightsbridge, John Lewis Spa, The Sanctuary and many other leading companies like Dior.

Other clients include: NHS, National Pharmacies & Rehabilitation Centres Across the UK, Thousands of Therapists - For Professional Client Use And the General Public - For Personal Use.

ABOUT GATEWAY WORKSHOPS FOUNDER

Hello, my name is Sue Bailey, thank you for visiting our site. I am the Director, Owner and Founder of Gateway Workshops, and this has been my passion for over 25 years!

Gateway is the UK & Ireland's Leading Award Winning School for Massage & Beauty Professional Courses. Trusted, Recognised & Insurable Courses on Government/Councils Approved Accredited list.

Established in 1998 and Guild Award Winner 'Best Training School' 5 years in a row, training thousands of therapists each year. Largest UK Training School with Accredited Courses with ITEC, FHT, CTHA, Beauty Guild and also Towergate, ABT plus ThinkTree, International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, World Metaphysical Association and Many others. Popular courses for all levels, for complete beginners & existing therapists. Insurable training, allowing you to use therapies professionally.

We train Therapists and we also offer in-house training, we currently train all of Bobbi Brown's UK staff (and have done so for the past 3 years), Gleneagles 5 star Hotel and Spa Scotland, Make-up Artists at Large Filming Companies and Hollyoaks for Channel 4 and Top Hotels and Spas.

I was a therapist and then a tutor for over 8 years in London, teaching Indian head massage and Reiki/Seichem Healing, I enjoyed my time as a tutor and the students loved my high standards and care.

The feedback from students was that they were unhappy however with other schools and the lack of quality of their training. I was in contact with many excellent tutors that did not have the time or finances to promote themselves, I was asked for their contact details which took me on the next stage of my journey. I gave up teaching to dedicate all my time to starting a new school, that was back in 1998 and I have spent every year carefully selecting tutors to run the courses we offer, making sure high standards were the number one priority.

I built Gateway slowly with only a few tutors and just a handful of accredited courses to start with and now we have over 70 accredited courses and over 25 tutors!

WE STARTED IN 1998 - MEET THE GATEWAY TUTOR TEAM MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR OVER 10-15 YEARS

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Amy Johnson

As a bodywork therapist for over a decade, I approach each client's journey with reverence and care, understanding the profound impact that healing touch can have on one's well-being. My holistic approach is rooted in the belief that every individual deserves a tailored experience, crafted to address their specific needs and concerns.

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Alison Baker

Prior to joining Gateway I have taught in further education colleges, a private beauty school and within adult education. I have taught ITEC, VTCT, NVQ qualifications and one day courses

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Amber Pearce

I love my job as a massage therapist and trainer, you never stop learning and growing and the feeling of making someone else feel good is just priceless. Being able to share this with others is so rewarding and I feel incredibly grateful to enjoy the job I do every day. I strive to treat everyone with warmth and respect and encourage them to be the best therapist they can be.

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Asid Ali

I have been a sports therapist for over 10 years, this interest led me to study Sports Therapy (BSc) at undergraduate level,where I fell in love with sports massage and anatomy. I love sharing my experience, knowledge and passion with my learners, and helping them on their journeys to becoming amazing therapists.

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Beth Cook

I am trained in Massage, Osteopathy and Nutrition. I firmly believe that no matter what qualifications or experience one may have, we can always continue to learn from each other.

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Bethanie Buchan

At the age of 22, I decided to pursue massage as a career, studying and working full time, then slowly practising massage and building my client base.I currently have a successful mobile massage business, offering a range of massages, and running successful baby massage classes.

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Denise Goff

Along with being an online tutor for Gateway, as you can imagine I was delighted when I was offered the opportunity to take on Sue and the Gateway team as one of my clients, where I can use my customer facing experience and ability to juggle a lot of things at the same time.

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Di Wilson

Over the last 18 years I have continued to build upon my own skills and share my knowledge with students, helping people to heal is my lifeโ€™s work & it gives me much joy in being able to offer treatments & classes to people from all walks of life.

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Elizabeth Hawkins

Tutor PAI have worked in Administration and Accounts for many years within the Retail and Public Relations sectors, in both workplace and home based positions.

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Esther Manning

From a very young age I was interested in many aspects of beauty, especially the practice of massage which is where my passion to pursue a career in beauty stemmed from!

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Jennifer Robinson

Iโ€™ve always had a passion for learning about the human body. From being a young girl I knew the power of massage to ease pain, often massaging my mum's feet after a long day at work. I was involved in a car crash that left me with terrible back and neck pain that was relieved by massage and physiotherapy. Once I recovered, I continued to schedule regular massages and enjoy visits to spas for my wellbeing and relaxation. My passion for massage as a career was ignited.

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Karen Hastings

I have dealt with a wide-cross section of the public, including high profile (celebrity) clients and Royalty and I was head-hunted to be part of the management team that launched a luxury boutique style salon in Selfridges London.

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Kate Parish

20 years teaching experience, a wealth of cultural experience, massage and holistic skills, an interest in treating the whole person.

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Kelly Gazzard

I endeavour to keep up the practical side of my profession in my own clinic as this keeps me inspired and in the real world, as-well as continuing professional development to further advance my knowledge and most importantly to keep up to date with the most current evidence- based practice. I am passionate and enthusiastic about providing the very best quality of training working as a tutor for Gateway Workshops - UK & Ireland's Leading Award-Winning School for Massage & Beauty Professional Courses.

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Kirsty Holesz

I went to University College Birmingham to study a BSc honours degree in Sports Therapy as I have always been interested in the human body, helping people and sports. I am passionate about helping other people whether it be relieving them from pain or teaching them to develop their skills further.

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Laura Little

Throughout my career, I have gained a wealth of experience, skills and knowledge in an ever-changing industry. I thoroughly enjoy training students, having worked in further education and colleges passing on my skills gained to my students and watching them thrive.

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Marsha Banks

I have over 20 years' experience practising & training in various areas of beauty therapy. I have been lucky enough to travel the globe and work in some of the world's leading hotel spas, then in the UK training beauty therapists in 5* treatments standards and became a trainer for ESPA, where I spent many years training in beautiful holistic treatments and routines.

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Maxine Dubois (Previously Fone)

Maxine is a natural psychic and teaches from the heart, with a strong interest in not only teaching clear techniques but lifting self esteem and personal inspiration, making her a very popular tutor.

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Nicola Ashby

I left FE in 2021 to prioritise my own business, NJ Fitness and Massage, which involved a large range of community fitness classes specialising in pregnancy and postnatal. I also started to offer a wider range of massage treatments from my own treatment room.I have always loved working in education and sharing my knowledge and expertise. There is no greater feeling than helping others. I am incredibly lucky to be able to do this day-to-day with my own clients as well as sharing this with other therapists.

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Shaniel Veman

Having qualified in Sports Massage in 2016 my career has taken me from Luxury Spa, to corporate massage to travelling across London within the mobile setting.Having begun my journeys at Six Senses Spa I have had the great privilege of working and training under numerous exceptional Therapists. My treatments were predominantly Chair based but also consisted of Deep Tissue, Arms, Leg and Feet and โ€˜Indian Styleโ€™ head Massage.

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Sital Ladva

My name is Sital Ladva. I have been working in the beauty/massage industry for the past 16 years. I have always been about the industry and at the age of 16 I joined Reading College to study Massage, Hair & Beauty.

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Sue Bailey-Director, Founder/Owner

Hello my name is Sue Bailey thank you for visiting our site, I am the owner, founder and Director of Gateway Workshopsโ„ข and my award winning school has been offering accredited courses for over 25 years. Welcome to our web site and we look forward to seeing you on a course with us very soon.

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Sue Cross

I began building my practice and experience working mobile for a couple of years. This included working for various Charitable organisations.

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Suzanne Cromie

My interest in massage and complementary therapies began at the age of ten when I learnt how to give a back massage. What initially started out as a hobby, has now turned into a very rewarding and exciting career.

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Tracey Entwistle

As well as teaching for Gateway I work in a private practice, treating sports injuries and using holistic therapies for relaxation and wellness. I have lectured in further education and continue to teach group fitness and rehabilitation classes.

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Victoria Foster

I am privileged to be working in a role that provides me with flexibility whilst still having the opportunity to work in a professional environment and be part of a successful team.

I am extremely proud of what I have built over the last twenty years and our feedback is wonderful from the thousands of students we teach.

We offer the personal touch with high standards; we also offer affordable courses and fantastic aftercare by tutors with great passion for what they do. We all love our jobs and this reflects in the courses you will receive.

Over the last ten years we have developed some wonderful online courses written by skilled, qualified tutors.  We have a wide range of Online Courses for Complete Beginners & Qualified Therapists. Some of the popular ones are - Anatomy and Physiology, Award in Education Ofqual Level 3, CBT - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Crystal Therapy & Chakra Balancing. EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique, Gut Health, Mental Health Understanding and Care Ofqual Level 3, Life Coaching, NLP, Nutrition, Tarot Past life, Angel healing and so much more!

When you choose to book an accredited online course with us, you are paying for quality and the price reflects the support (both during and after when needed) you get from our tutors as you train so you are not left to your own devices.

Learn on the latest easy-to-use online platform with 24 hour access. We have won awards for the courses and service we offer which is why thousands of students choose to train with us, safe in the knowledge they are receiving quality & care.

We very much look forward to you joining our students on our online platform for our online courses soon!

Warm wishes
Sue Bailey x

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Our Clients

We have trained many salon therapists, mobile therapists and corporate ladies and gentlemen.

We have also trained thousands of complete beginners, police men and women, air hostesses - flight attendants, office workers, mums, retired men and women, members of the NHS all looking for a rewarding career change or an extra income.

We offer value for money, professional training from passionate and skilled tutors and the chance to earn an extra income or maybe offer you training to allow a complete life change and a different career path.

Did you know Gateway also offers Professional Accredited Massage, Beauty and Spiritual courses at venues across the U.K? Watch this feedback video from some of our students.

Many of our loyal students who have trained with us at venues for massage or beauty have taken many of our online courses too.

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Multi Award-Winning Training School

Voted Guild Awards of Excellence Winner 'Best Training School' 5 years in a row.

Fully insurable & recognised courses covered by the professional bodies.

Our training school has a proven 25 year plus track record and our tutors are passionate, caring, friendly and specialists in their fields.

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