The history of an institution, cohort by cohort — from the North East to the North of England.
From the first sitting in the North East to a programme delivered across the North of England — every cohort is a chapter. Each entry records the course, its faculty, its statistics and the candidates who walked the circuit.
Candidates book around a sitting, a rotation and a family. These are the dates in the diary — so you can choose the cohort that lands where your preparation needs it.
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This is not a pop-up course. We have delivered the same exam-replica circuit, refined cohort after cohort, since 2024. Selected milestones below — see every course in the archive.
Held in Leeds, the July 2026 course brought together 12 candidates and a faculty of consultant surgeons, senior trainees and post-CCT fellows across a two-day mock viva circuit. Every rated statement returned 4 or 5 out of 5 — with no score below 4 on any measure.
The May 2026 course paired a six-session online pre-course lecture programme with two intensive face-to-face viva days for 20 candidates. Overall course rating 4.92/5, with 100% willing to recommend.
Our January 2026 sitting examined 25 senior trainees across a full two-day exam-replica viva circuit, supported by approximately 25 consultant and recently-successful faculty.
Held at DePuy International, Leeds, and subsequently featured in the ALRSGBI Winter Newsletter 2026. Sixteen candidates; 4.88/5 overall; 100% would recommend.
A summer 2025 delivery of the two-day exam-replica viva course, held in our modern training facility with individual viva rooms and subspecialty breakout space.
A spring 2025 sitting of the two-day mock viva course, replicating the conditions and pressure of the FRCS Section 2 examination for senior trainees.
A January 2025 delivery of the two-day exam-replica viva course for surgical trainees preparing for FRCS Section 2.
One of the earliest deliveries of the course — two days of exam-replica viva practice and subspecialty case work for senior surgical trainees.
