Annual CPD Programme
Volleyball England hosts a series of webinars, designed to support registered referees and their development throughout the season.
2026-27 Annual CPD Programme
Below is the calendar of online sessions planned for the 2026-27 season. Referees registered with Volleyball England are invited to book onto these sessions. Information about how you can book your space via VolleyZone for each session, can be found below. Please also add these dates to your diary.
Please note, timings, speakers and content will be confirmed closer to the time of the session.
| Target Audience | Dates | Topic and details |
| Volleyball England Beach Volleyball Referee Members |
Wednesday 6th May 2026 (7.30pm – 9pm) Jeff Brehaut and Debra Smart |
Rules Briefing |
| Volleyball England Referee Members | Tuesday 1st September 2026 (7.30pm - 9pm) Nick Heckford |
Rules of Game and NVL Regulations Briefing - Sign up via VolleyZone. |
| Volleyball England National Volleyball League Coach Members | Thursday 3rd September (7.30pm - 9pm) Nick Heckford |
Rules of Game and NVL Regulations Briefing |
| Volleyball England Sitting Volleyball Referee Members | Wednesday 30th September 2026 (7.30 - 9pm) Glynn Archibald | Rules of Game Briefing |
| Volleyball England Referee Members | Tuesday 27th October 2026 (7.30 - 9pm) Richard Burbdege (OWG Lead) | Development webinar 1 - Allyship - Sign up to open soon. |
| National Referee Development Programme | Saturday 31st October - Sunday 1st November 2026 | Email invitation to be sent to National Referee Development Programme. |
| Volleyball England Referee Members | Monday 11th January 2027 (7.30-9pm) Speaker TBC | Development webinar 2 Topic TBC |
| Volleyball England Referee Members | Thursday 18th March 2027 (7.30-9pm) Speaker TBC |
Development webinar 3 Topic TBC |
| Volleyball England Referee Members |
Wednesday 26th May 2027 (7.30 - 9pm) Speaker TBC |
Development webinar 4 Topic TBC |
How to book onto a session
All registered referees can book onto any of the above sessions through VolleyZone. Please follow the steps below.
- Visit the VolleyZone events portal.
- To view the available sessions, select CPD from the 'search event group' drop down on the filter and click search. Keep all other filter options blank.
- Please locate the event that you would like to book onto and click register.
- Log into your VolleyZone account and this will take you to the events list.
- Locate the specific session that you would like to book onto.
- Click add to move the events to your basket.
- Proceed through checkout to register your space on the session.
The Microsoft Teams link to join each session will be included in your booking confirmation email.
If you require any further support with booking, please email volleyzone@volleyballengland.org.
How to view previous webinars
To view recordings of previous webinars, you can do so by logging into or signing up to Volleyball England Learning. Once logged in or registered, navigate to the webinar section of the platform where you will find the referee webinars.