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Marian Way

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Director

A highly skilled facilitator and trainer, Marian, who founded Clean Learning in 2001, has developed and delivered training across the world. She is the author of Clean Approaches for Coaches, co-author, with James Lawley, of Insights in Space and co-author, with Caitlin Walker of So you want to be ... #DramaFree

Marian is an expert Clean facilitator, an adept modeller, a programme writer and an inspirational trainer. She has a natural ability to model existing structures, find the connections between them and design new ways for people to learn.

Marian was a leading innovator within the Weight Watchers organisation, which included developing the “points” strategy, a local idea that went on to become a global innovation. She is a director of both Clean Learning and Training Attention CIC, world leaders in clean applications for corporate, educational and community development.

She designs our programmes and workbooks, leads workshops and teaches on all our courses. She’s trained people in Great Britain, Russia, Sweden, Germany, Australia, Japan and the USA. Marian has a Level 5 qualification in coaching and mentoring from the ILM, is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the ICF (International Coaching Federation) and is a recognised Clean Assessor.


Upcoming events

Clean for Teams September 2026 - Afternoons

Clean for Teams September 2026 - Afternoons

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 September 2026, 2pm to 6pm BST each day

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Fine Tuning September 2026 - online

Fine Tuning September 2026 - online

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Mondays, 7 September to 12 October 2026, 9:30am to 1pm BST

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1-Hour Clean Language Taster September 2026

1-Hour Clean Language Taster September 2026

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Tuesday 8 September 2026, 10am to 11am BST

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Practice Group September 2026

Practice Group September 2026

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Monday 21 September 2026, 7pm to 9pm BST

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Advanced Fine Tuning - October 2026

Advanced Fine Tuning - October 2026

  • Places available
  • 14 Anson Grove
  • Friday 2, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October 2026, Day 1: 10am to 5.30pm, Day 2: 9am to 5.30pm and Day 3: 9am to 4.30pm

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Systemic Modelling Online October 2026 afternoons

Systemic Modelling Online October 2026 afternoons

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Tuesday 6 to Wednesday 7 and Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 October 2026, 2pm to 6pm BST each day

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Practice Group October 2026

Practice Group October 2026

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Monday 12 October 2026, 7pm to 9pm BST

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Clean Coach Certification Programme - November 2026 - mornings

Clean Coach Certification Programme - November 2026 - mornings

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Mondays 9 November 2026 to 1 March 2027, 9am to 1pm GMT each day

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Clean Coach Certification Programme - November 2026 - afternoons

Clean Coach Certification Programme - November 2026 - afternoons

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Tuesdays 10 November 2026 to 2 March 2027, 2pm to 6pm GMT each day

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Practice Group November 2026

Practice Group November 2026

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Monday 16 November 2026, 7pm to 9pm BST

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Systemic Modelling Online November 2026 mornings

Systemic Modelling Online November 2026 mornings

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 November 2026, 9am to 1pm GMT each day

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Clean Space Fundamentals - December 2026

Clean Space Fundamentals - December 2026

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Thursday 3 December 2026, 2pm to 6pm GMT

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Personal Journey - December 2026

Personal Journey - December 2026

  • Places available
  • 14 Anson Grove
  • Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 December 2026, 10am to 5pm GMT each day

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Mapping My Neurodivergent Self - January 2027 am

Mapping My Neurodivergent Self - January 2027 am

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Tuesdays, 5 January to 9 February 2027, 8am to 10:30am GMT, with 2 March as a follow-up session

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Mapping My Neurodivergent Self - January 2027 pm

Mapping My Neurodivergent Self - January 2027 pm

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Tuesdays, 5 January to 9 February 2027, 3pm to 5:30pm GMT, with 2 March as a follow-up session

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Clean for Teams January 2027 - Mornings

Clean for Teams January 2027 - Mornings

  • Places available
  • Online via Zoom
  • Thursdays and Fridays, 14, 15, 21, 22 January 2027, 9:30am to 1pm GMT each day

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Advanced Fine Tuning - March 2027

Advanced Fine Tuning - March 2027

  • Places available
  • 14 Anson Grove
  • Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 March, 2027, Day 1: 10am to 5.30pm, Day 2: 9am to 5.30pm and Day 3: 9am to 4.30pm

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A Southern Taste of Clean and Art - March 2027

A Southern Taste of Clean and Art - March 2027

  • Places available
  • Portchester Community Centre
  • Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, 2027, 9:30am to 5pm each day

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Testimonials

I find Marian teaches in such a gentle way, I suddenly realise I have covered a LOT of material effortlessly and that I can immediately apply it with confidence.

Jane Clappison, Physiotherapist

Marian was an incredibly competent, safe, clear, sharp and humble leader.

Birgitta Keller, ICF Coach

I have attended two online courses with Marian - Clean for Team and Clean Approaches for Coaches. I appreciate Marian’s teaching very much. First, she delivers the theory part very clear and succinct, second, she uses examples and demo to illustrate the application in practice. Thirdly, she is very attentive to our questions, she gives clear and convincing answers based on her rich experience and solid understanding of the theory. She is a role model for Clean Language. She has inspired me to further study Clean Language as an important approach within my coaching practice.

Julie Feng, Executive Coach, Positive Change Practitioners Center, Philippines