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Social Media Training Bristol

Your team.
Your story.
Told properly.

We train businesses, charities, schools and organisations at their own premises, from Bristol to London and across the UK, showing their team how to spot stories, shoot real content and see the business differently. No generic meeting-room slides. Just hands-on social media skills, built around the places, people and moments that make their business worth following.

Book a free intro callSee the 3-Month Accelerator
Free 15-minute fit call. No hard sell—just an honest recommendation for your team.
From £897 per day, to train your team Bristol based, UK-wide In-house training
Based in BS. Without the BS.
160K+
Views from one post, post-training
500K+
Monthly views for managed clients
45
Team members trained in one programme
60K+
Followers built from scratch
Two honest options
Choose the training that fits where you actually are.
Both are delivered in-house at your business. The published prices cover teams of up to three, with larger teams available by tailored quote. The right choice depends on whether your team needs knowledge, confidence or both.
Focused and immediate
One-Day Training Sessions
A focused, hands-on day at your premises. We find the best places to shoot, create real content about your business, and help your team start seeing everyday moments as stories people will care about. Choose from:
01Social Media Strategy
02Content Creation (Beginners)
03Content Creation (Advanced)
This is for you if
  • Your team is motivated but needs direction
  • You want real skills learnt and used in one day
  • You are confident you can keep the momentum going
What's included
  • Delivered at your premises to develop real, usable skills
  • Bespoke training material developed for you after a 30-minute onboarding call
  • Content ideation workshops. Never stuck for an idea again
  • Easy to follow strategies for quick impact
  • iPhone-first, no kit required
  • Creative filming and editing skills for high-performing content
  • Post-training reference handbook
  • Train up to 3 team members (larger teams available by quote)
From £897
per private team day; any travel costs confirmed in advance
ENQUIRE ABOUT ONE-DAY TRAINING
Ongoing support and accountability
3-Month Social Media Accelerator
Six training days at your business, one every other week for three months. We build the strategy with you, shoot real content in your own environment, and repeat the skills over time until they become confident habits across the team.
This is for you if
  • Posting never sticks, despite good intentions
  • Your team needs confidence, not just knowledge
  • You want accountability until the habit is built
What's included
  • 6 training days at your premises, one every other week
  • Bespoke social media strategy, developed with your team so they buy into it
  • Beginner to advanced video training
  • Usable content filmed and edited during each session
  • Confidence to film yourself and record voiceovers
  • Activities set between sessions for ongoing skills development
  • Content ideation workshops. Never be stuck for an idea again
  • ChatGPT & Claude training to streamline your planning and production
  • WhatsApp or Slack support five days a week, with feedback between sessions
  • Post-training handbooks
  • Train up to 3 team members (larger teams available by quote)
From £1,499 per month
Three monthly payments (total £4,497), or pay £3,997 upfront and save £500.
Enquire about the Accelerator

The big difference is repetition. Every visit further develops the strategy, creates more real content and helps the team spot new angles in the business, until social media becomes a confident working habit.
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The 3-Month Accelerator
Stop outsourcing confidence. Build the skill in-house.
We built the Accelerator because we saw the same pattern after one-day training. The ideas were there. The first video was made. The team understood what to do. But when we checked in later, confidence was often the thing that stopped everything moving. People still cringed at their own voice, still hesitated to press record, and still needed someone beside them to make it feel normal.

So the Accelerator is designed for the bit that one day alone cannot always fix: repetition. Six sessions over three months, at your own business, until filming, editing and telling your story starts to feel like part of the job rather than a strange extra task.
3
Like a personal trainer or business coach for your social media.
Not just advice. Structure, accountability and repeated practice with an expert embedded in your business until your team can plan, film and publish with confidence.
From £3,997 paid upfront, or three monthly payments of £1,499 (total £4,497). That is a similar monthly cost to hiring an agency or freelancer, but with only a three-month commitment—and the skill stays in-house.
Book a free intro call

We only work with businesses we believe we can genuinely help.

Our results only mean something if the businesses we train actually succeed afterwards - and our success rate matters to us. That is why we start with a discovery call. We use it to understand your team, your goals and your level of commitment, then only recommend training when we genuinely believe it can create a meaningful change.

Real results
What working with us actually does.
We have trained restaurants with one site and groups with thirty, a university, schools, trades and freelancers. Here are two Bristol businesses and what changed for them.
Managed by BSMA
The Orchard Coffee Co.
We worked with The Orchard over three months to completely transform their Instagram presence. Strategy, content creation, storytelling and execution, all handled by us. The results changed the way customers discover and visit the business.
500K+
Monthly views
3k+
Follower growth
166k
Top performer
The Orchard Coffee Co. results screenshot
Trained by BSMA
Lonely Mouth Bristol
One training day. We taught their team how to see the story already inside their business, find the right way to tell it on camera, and post it with confidence. Their first video afterwards got 160,000 views and 8,000+ likes. No agency. No budget. Just training.
160K
Video views
8,000+
Likes
1
Training day
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I wanted to make content where the quality of our business was portrayed through what we share online and that's exactly what we got. Our first video hit over 160,000 views and thousands of likes. Hugely recommend it for any and all businesses.
Olivia
Lonely Mouth, Bristol
"
It changed our whole approach from just sharing property videos to telling really great stories. Now we know how to develop creative ideas for content that we would never have considered before.
Carl
Airbnb Owner, Bristol
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The focus on building strong hooks and scroll-stopping content has made a noticeable difference in the quality of what I'm producing. The guidance on storytelling, scripting and voiceovers has made everything more polished and intentional.
Nicole
Head of Marketing
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The training was especially useful in helping me think more strategically about storytelling and creating a clear narrative around the brand. I've already seen an improvement in how our content performs. The practical elements, filming techniques, food presentation and content structuring, were really impactful.
Comptoir Group
26 sites, trained in London
Why trust us
Taught by someone who does this every single day.
Bristol Social Media Academy was founded by Thom Whitchurch, a Bristol-based content creator who has spent eight years managing Instagram and social media accounts for businesses across the South West. The training is built directly on that experience.
60K+
Followers built from scratch
8 yrs
Managing client accounts
8
Active retainer clients today
7+
Major brand campaigns
Brands our trainers have created content for
BBC Food Coca-Cola Deliveroo National Rail LadBible UberEats Thatchers Cider
The Process
From enquiry to trained team. Here is how it works.
1
Tell us about your team
A quick call to understand your business, skill level and what you want to achieve. We use this to recommend the right programme.
2
We build your session
We tailor the content to your industry, brand and environment, including where to shoot, what to film and how to turn daily moments into strong stories.
3
We come to you
Training delivered at your premises on a date that works for you. Your team, your space, your content, your schedule.
4
Your team leaves confident
With real skills, a clear strategy and a finished piece of content. The Accelerator adds structure and support for three months beyond that.
FAQ
Common questions
How much does social media training cost?
One-day training starts from £897 per private team day. The 3-Month Social Media Accelerator costs £3,997 paid upfront, or three monthly payments of £1,499 (total £4,497). Any travel or venue costs are confirmed before booking.
What is the difference between a one-day session and the Accelerator?
A one-day session gives your team focused skills in one area: social media strategy, beginner content creation, or advanced video. The 3-Month Accelerator is six training days at your business, one every other week, with accountability, homework and daily support in between. The fortnightly rhythm takes your team from beginners to advanced creators and eases them into filming themselves over time.
How many people can attend a session?
The published price covers up to three people. Larger teams are welcome and quoted according to team size, venue and location. We have trained individual founders, small teams, a 15-person agency and 45 people across a single university programme.
Do we need any equipment or a professional setup?
No. All training is iPhone-first. If your team has a phone, they have everything they need. We deliberately avoid teaching skills that require expensive kit, because the businesses that post consistently are the ones who can create content with what they already have.
Where are you based and what areas do you cover?
We are based in Bristol, but we train businesses across the UK. We have delivered a full training programme in London for Comptoir Group, a 26-site restaurant business, and we regularly travel outside the South West for the right project. Get in touch and we will confirm whether we can come to you and if any travel cost applies.
Start with a free 15-minute call.
Tell us about your business and your team. We will tell you honestly which programme fits, or whether you need us at all.
Free 15-minute fit call. No hard sell—just an honest recommendation for your team.
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Local training
Social media training in Bristol and the South West.
If you are looking for social media training in Bristol, Instagram training in Bristol, TikTok training for your team, or a practical social media workshop for your business, Bristol Social Media Academy can help.
We provide tailored social media training for businesses, schools, charities and organisations across Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and the wider South West, from single-site independents to multi-site groups. We usually come to your workplace. If you do not have a suitable space, we can arrange a training venue in Bristol, Bath or the South West, with costs confirmed in advance.
Based in BS. Without the BS.
thom@bristolsocialmediaacademy.co.uk