As part of the PDA’s commitment to supporting members, the Summer School will consist of a number of online courses and workshops, covering a range of key skills needed in the pharmacy sector.
“This year we have made some changes to the popular PDA summer programme – the first being we have extended it into September!” said PDA Head of Education, Kate Kensington.
“The second is that we are pleased to be running an increased programme of webinars and interactive sessions. This year, you can take your first steps into leadership, learn about being an ally to others and get involved in a discussion about the future of medicines. All from the comfort of your own home.
We hope that all members can find a session that interests them in the programme, and we look forward to meeting as many of you as we can.”
Further details about the sessions can be found below.
Introducing Leadership
12 August 2025, 7 – 8.30 pm
This webinar is aimed at students, trainees, and pharmacists in the first 5 years of being qualified who are interested in learning more about leadership. The webinar will explore the need to understand what is meant by leadership and why it’s important to develop a good understanding at the start of a pharmacist’s career.
Allyship
21 August 2025, 7 – 8.30 pm
This course aims to help members develop their skills as meaningful allies. This course will allow attendees to:
- Explore power and privilege
- Understand allyship and solidarity
- Learn the background to the current context and why allyship and solidarity are needed
- Learn strategies to use to intervene individually
- Explore how, by working together as a collective, everyone can support each other and bring about change.
The future of medicines: Emerging and future pharmacy practice
3 September 2025, 7 – 8.30 pm
This course aims to explore emerging trends and future developments in pharmacy and will cover how pharmacists are taking on more clinical responsibilities, integrating digital health solutions, and adapting to new patient care models, now and in the future.
Working safely and understanding your rights
16 September 2025, 7 – 8.30 pm
This session will explore a range of strategies to help attendees develop a proactive approach to looking after their health and safety. Attendees will also have the opportunity to examine what an employer’s duties are towards employee pharmacists in relation to health and safety.
Digital conversations that count
22 September 2025, 7 – 8.30 pm
This online workshop will focus on exploring tools and strategies to help PDA Reps and active members to develop their effectiveness when communicating with members in an online world. Knowing more about what works well and what doesn’t will allow reps and active members to create effective digital communication tools that they can use with their members.
About PDA Education
PDA Education is an online platform that provides free training and guidance to PDA members. Since launching in August 2020, PDA Education has run many successful courses and has received regular positive feedback from members.
The platform helps the PDA fulfil its commitment to supporting members throughout their careers.
The PDA Education 2025 Summer School has been created with members in mind to help them develop essential skills and provide them with useful resources. All PDA members are welcome to register.
Please note, the PDA Education Summer School is exclusive to PDA members.
Learn more
- PDA Education
- Introducing Leadership
- Allyship
- The future of medicines: Emerging and future pharmacy practice
- Working safely and understanding your rights
- Digital conversations that count
Not yet a PDA member?
If you have not yet joined the PDA, we encourage you to join today and ask your colleagues to do the same.
Membership is FREE to pharmacy students, trainee pharmacists and for the first three months of being newly qualified.
Read about our key member benefits here.