Consultants Evaluations

Andy Meller

What were the most useful parts of the day?

Andy really inspired my staff to look on the proposed New National Curriculum in a very positive way. Everyone enjoyed the day and we are all motivated and enthused about embracing the New National Curriculum.
Confidence building reinforced “I am doing it right”.
Thank you for a truly inspiring and awesome Inset day you gave our staff.
Inspiration for change, but don't rush it.
All our teachers are not only committed but excited by the design of our new curriculum and are going to embark on a trial run after half-term.
The teachers would welcome a return visit so that you could see the work they have undertaken.
I just wanted to say how inspiring Andy was at the conference. We had a great day and I know colleagues thoroughly enjoyed listening to him. He is clearly a great asset to your team. Thanks again for helping me to arrange all this

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Excellent. Delegates went away with a real sense of “yes I can do this”. Very inspirational. Thank you!

Hello Nicola,

I am writing to you to say thank you for helping to organise our training day at..... Andy lived up to our high expectations (and more) as you will see from my email to him. I have been up since the crack of dawn planning our follow up staff meeting tonight as I really wanted to maximise on the great start Andy provided.

I expect there will be an formal evaluation with the invoice but I wanted to get in first.

Dear Andrew,
I would like to say a huge thank you for the time and energy you put into today. I loved your delivery. If your ears have been burning, I’ll own up. It was me! I was talking to a headteacher colleague about you. I described you as a FANTASTIC and sensitive communicator. You covered a lot of ground in a simple, encouraging way which was spot on for the first day back.

I know you have helped us take a few more very sturdy steps on our ‘coming together’ journey. I have no doubt that your staff feel very lucky to have you. Your passion for making a positive difference comes across loud and clear. I do hope our paths will cross again. Thank you ever so much.

Paul Ashton

What were the most useful parts of the day?

The staff felt the surgery in the afternoon was the most beneficial as they could talk to Paul about implementing the curriculum and the issues faced. Our staff really felt empowered after talking with Paul and we reviewed the impact of the day in our next staff meeting. We have clear steps to progress our curriculum.
Paul was scored highly by all delegates. On a five point scale his lowest score from 45 delegates was 'Good', but the majority were 'Excellent' or 'Very Good'. No-one scored him 'Satisfactory' or 'Poor'. Some referred to him as being inspirational and thought provoking and from my point of view I got on really well with Paul
I liked how flexible Paul was in terms of meeting our needs. It was extremely useful for the staff to be given the context of where the curriculum is heading nationally. Seeing it in practice in Paul's school and allowing time for teachers to plan were the most beneficial parts as staff were very inspired by the morning's delivery and were able to share ideas and develop their own planning.
I found the whole day inspiring and it has given us a great launch into developing our curriculum.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education:

Excellent. All aspects of the process were first rate and I have already recommended you to a primary colleague in Liverpool, who is interested in the 'Creative Curriculum'. Thank you for everything, it was a very successful day.
10/10
From helping to meet our initial needs to the day itself we found the service to be excellent. Paul in particular with his delivery and infectious enthusiasm made the day a great success.

Dave Smith

What were the most useful parts of the day?

Staff from both schools found the day enjoyable and interesting, just what we wanted. There was a good mix of input from Dave and opportunity for discussion. An excellent starting point for us to develop our curriculum in school.
The day was a real success. It met the needs of both schools. Dave’s enthusiastic presentation inspired staff. Having the opportunities to discuss and brainstorm ideas was brilliant and gave staff starting points to use back in school. Ideas Dave suggested in planning a curriculum have already been adopted in our school.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Very Good
Excellent booking procedure, excellent service on the day and good follow up in place

Edward Way

What were the most useful parts of the day?

Ed's input enthused the whole staff and will be referred to when we work on this area in the new academic year. We also purchased a range of resources to support the process.
Each part of the day was very useful. Edward included everything we asked for and ensured that he was putting the message across as a serving Head Teacher.
Edward was excellent all day. He adapted the day very well to the needs of our school and provided us with some very thought provoking ideas.
Self review (time to reflect on own teaching), collaborating, team work, sharing ideas, inspiration for being more creative and daring, alternatives to marking, success criteria

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Excellent, from start to finish.
Thank you for all the arrangements for the consultancy. Everything was organised, planned and it all ran smoothly.

Paul Newton

What were the most useful parts of the day?

The most useful parts of the day were the real examples of planning and shared teaching experiences regarding the skills that the skills based curriculum follow. It was also useful having the time to discuss and share ideas with teaching and learning.
Staff found the information that Paul Newton shared a very valuable experience.
The whole day was excellent, with a very positive response from staff.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Excellent. We certainly would be interested in using Chris Quigley Education again. I have already recommended the day to four Headteachers.
Very good. Very easy to deal with.

Claire Render

What were the most useful parts of the day?

Simple techniques put into practice, lots of discussion between staff and reflection time.
Reviewing where we are, what we want to achieve and how to get there. Discussion amongst staff around the ideas suggested. For younger less experienced staff the clarification of what ‘personalizing learning’ means in reality. Handouts for future reference/suggested literature for purchase.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

A very enjoyable and worthwhile day. It invited lots of discussion and excitement amongst staff and has given us further impetus to move forward. Thank you!
Very good value for money.

Will Ryan

What were the most useful parts of the day?

All of it. We were motivated and inspired by Will and intend to use him again.
On both occasions the sessions were planned meticulously to meet the needs of the staff and our requirements. Both days entertaining with lots taken from the sessions.
There was a very good mix between group work, individual thought time and presentation.
The most useful part was staff having the opportunity to reflect on present practice and how the school needs to change and move forward towards a skills based curriculum.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Staff were very impressed with Will, his knowledge and experience. It is certainly one of the better INSET days provided by an outside provider. Within the context of our day, there was nothing I would have changed.
Excellent - helpful from the very first communication.
Very good.

June Venus

Planning for the New National Curriculum Conference (led by June Venus) - Cumbria - 02.03.10

Which aspects of the conference did you find most useful?

"The whole day has been very informative & provided the clear steps from which we, as a school, can now continue to redesign our curriculum."

"Clear presentation of the slides and very informative. Good to hear it from people who are using it in their school!"

"Excellent delivery, useful materials & very good for a current practitioner delivers not someone who no longer teaches."

"Opportunity to work through the new national curriculum. Ideas for how to go about changing the curriculum - some useful staff meeting tools/ideas."

"Discussing the planning document for the new curriculum. Having opportunities to reflect on how the curriculum could be implemented in my school. Discussing assessment procedures for the foundation subjects."

"The conference was led very well – very clear and succinct. I feel very enthusiastic about using the new national curriculum in school and making it skills based. Chris Quigley materials have already been purchased to help with this. "

"The new national curriculum, especially the early, middle, later summary sheets."

"To have someone explaining how she has practically done this , rather than it being theory based."

Do you have any other comments about the conference?

"I really enjoyed the day and found it very motivating. Thank you."

"Well resourced/ well presented at a school relevant level, which is great."

"Very well delivered. Clear and opportunities to ask questions."

"Really good conference - inspiring and lots of things which will be useful in helping us change our curriculum."

"Thank you for such a thought provoking course. Having had critical skills training this fits beautifully with where we are. Thank you for the excellent presentation of this course!"

"Very interesting - June’s practical approach - examples of her own setting were very inspiring."

"June was a very enthusiastic presenter - obviously passionate about her children as learners. Thank you!"

"It has been reassuring to see that the materials/ideas mentioned today are already part of our good practice. Therefore, the transition to the new curriculum should hopefully be a smooth one."

Consultancy

What were the most useful parts of the day?

Good stimulated discussion questions.
Step-by-step guidance through the requirements of the new curriculum
Clear answering of questions with answers which referred to actual experiences in a school setting
Guidance for choice of drivers within skills-based curriculum
Personalised approach to redesigning the curriculum at our school
Warm, approachable course leader.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Excellent! Thank-you.

Karen Hosack Janes

What were the most useful parts of the day?

Staff found the whole day very informative. There are so many uncertainties at present, due to the new government, but Karen dealt well with the questions raised. This gave us a lot to think about!
We found the day very useful, concentrating as it did on the topic of Planning for the New Creative Curriculum.
No improvements needed. Well planned and well delivered. Good feedback from all who attended.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Very stimulating and informative.
Excellent.

Stephen Webb

What were the most useful parts of the day?

Stephen listened sensitively. He didn’t just deliver, he planned the day with just the right balance and we came away with a clear direction for the future.
The whole day was relevant and thought provoking. A most enjoyable day and Stephen helped us along the next ‘leg of our journey’. The day itself was a good balance of fun, active activities and a time for thought and reflection. Thank you very much indeed!
Identifying our reasons for curriculum change as a whole, and then identifying the core strengths that we want to build on.
It was useful to learn about the new curriculum and to start thinking how this might be part of developing a curriculum that will suit our needs. A useful beginning to developing a new curriculum.
Our consultancy day went well and was a useful day. Stephen was good at meeting our needs especially as he didn't know our school or staff. He Provided us with a good starting point which we needed before we begin to revise our curriculum.
Very school specific. Excellent use of recent school practice. Excellent focus.
Agreeing why we need to change the curriculum.
The message that all children must have a key say in the new curriculum and parents are partners.
That this is a curriculum driven by the needs of the school and children.
Strong clear messages and clear feedback.
An opportunity to review and reflect and consider the curriculum from different perspectives. To look at how the new curriculum could look and to begin to map out the process of revising the curriculum.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

I thought Stephen was an excellent consultant. He was informed, he listened and his delivery was superb with plenty of humour along the way. We are really looking forward to our next day in June.
Excellent. Very prompt replies and communication, both through emails and over the phone.
Having worked for 4 Education Authorities it was one of the best training events I have attended.
Very good!

Michael Wardle

What were the most useful parts of the day?

SEF ANALYSIS

Organisation of the Analysis is easy to follow and gives clear direction.
We like the way it is positive - and although many points are raised for improvement, it still tells us what we have done right!!
Report makes clear links with what is needed and suggested evidence and ways to present it.....a clear guide.
We could not have asked for more from the analysis - comprehensive and concise.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Great - easily organised through email. Extremely efficient and cannot fault the correspondence/contact. Thanks for everything.

Rob Jones

Guidance upon whether the commentary matched the judgement.
Some helpful pointers on the commentary and the length of commentary too.
Rob undertook 12 joint observations back to back over the two days, 12 feedbacks to observers, several to SLT and a 20 page document on main findings. Throughout this process Rob was excellent.
Excellent - in-depth scrutiny of our SEF and suggested improvements.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

I was very pleased at the speed of turnaround of this useful document.
Very efficient.

Clive Dunn

Both days were absolutely invaluable. Clive was able to fulfil my dreams of having a near completed SEF. With his profound knowledge of appropriate terminology and OFSTED jargon he was able to perform a miracle.
Clive was undaunted by the massive challenge and he worked tirelessly to achieve what I thought was the impossible.
Having the time and space to discuss issues with Clive was extremely helpful. Whilst we were looking at the SEF, he also supported me to develop ideas which will benefit our school in the future.
Clive was very supportive and knowledgeable.

Overall, how would you rate the quality of your booking with Chris Quigley Education?

Outstanding. I am truly indebted and wish it was only possible to have him as our next OFSTED Inspector.
Excellent.
Really good service.