Watford - I'm with you on this!! I find it quite unbelievable that so few FIs seem to have kept up with the regulations now in effect; although to be fair the CAA could have done a much better job of publicising the requirements directly to their FI database. You do have one, don't you chaps??
The seminar is a good option for most, bearing in mind the nature of the FI revalidation flight test, the British weather and the availability of aircraft and FI(E)s. One of my FIs tried 8 times to do his revalidation flight test - whereas I just turned up and had 2 thoroughly enjoyable days courtesy of Tony Kember over in Cambridge.