Shawbrook Bank has reached an agreement with the Financial Services Expo to launch the Shawbrook Bank Academy.

The first Shawbrook Bank Academy will take place at the inaugural FSE Glasgow show on 4 March 2015 at the Hilton Glasgow, as well as at both the Manchester and London events later in the year.

With five 30-minute slots throughout the day, the Shawbrook Bank Academy programme provides advisers with an opportunity to hear from key industry figures about all aspects of specialist lending.

Shawbrook says the purpose of the Academy is to give a 360-degree education in specialist lending, helping advisers to learn why it should form part of their toolkit when speaking to customers and how to recognise specialist lending opportunities.

James Prosser, Front Events’ director said: “The Shawbrook Academy is a fantastic addition to the show. Not only do we have the best line-up of exhibitors and an unrivalled seminar line-up, we now have yet another reason why intermediaries cannot afford to miss out on FSE this year.”

Maeve Ward, sales and operations director for secured lending, Shawbrook Bank said: “We are thrilled to be launching our new Academy programme at FSE Glasgow. The Shawbrook Bank Academy presents an unmissable opportunity for advisers to learn about many aspect of specialist lending and the opportunities that this presents both to them and their customers, all in one day and under one roof.”