Dragonfly run courses throughout the year at various venues around the world and we are opening venues soon in the Middle East and Africa.
You might also want to take advantage of our full range of courses running in the UK. Special rates are always available for early-bird bookings and teachers returning to the UK in their holidays.
ELL teacher - International School of Macao
Vice Principal Secondary - Lusaka International School, Zambia
Harrow International School, Bangkok, Thailand
Key Stage 3 Leader Chemistry - Doha College, Qatar
Head of Primary - The British School of Gran Canaria
History teacher - The British School of Brussels
If you are interested in being a host school, please ask for more details. Benefits include: discounts for your staff, reduced travel costs and your choice of courses.
Mary Chapman
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Mary Chapman
Gail Hewett
"I learned many new ways to plan and execute my lesson, create an atmosphere for student centred learning and share & pair ideas for group activity and also independent learning. I also learned how to create enthusiasm and energise my students with challenges. Being able to forecast the outcome of my lesson and apply resources for ultimate achievement."
"The content was great, the pace was wonderful and the presenter was excellent."
"It has been an effective review of training which will definitely help us improve our teaching as well as help create independent learners amongst our students."
"I found the content and examples excellent. I like back to back, double bubble, call my bluff and thermometer in particular."
"An effective way to review some of the topics, some of which I have already implemented in the classes."
"It is a great pleasure attending in such a resourceful training session. I applied a lot of activities in my lessons and the ideas have become more clear after doing this revisit training. I would love to attend this type of training in the future too. thank you so much."
"It was a practical and inspirational course. It provided us with tools to put Growth Mindset into practice in our lessons."
"Good mix of PPT, group work at tables, mixing and moving around the room. Lots to take back to school and share. Good pace and reference to time spent on parts of course. Relaxed atmosphere - thank you!"
"Steve was very engaging and enthusiastic. The course was fun and not 'death by powerpoint'. I liked the key information being broken up by activities."
"Well-paced and thought provoking. I will take away a number of techniques to use in my classroom."
"The course was interactive, useful and engaging. A well spent day!"
"Steve was very engaging from start to finish. All the activities we went through I found beneficial for my own learning. I don't enjoy giving up my Saturday's that much but the day was enjoyable which was unexpected! Thanks Steve!"
"Steve was very engaging and the activities were well delivered. Nice to have training with a good balance of theory and practical activities that can be applied in the classroom."
"It was a fantastic training session. Possibly the best CPD I have had! Engaging delivery of course materials and a wealth of resources to use and implement in school both in class and at a whole school level."
"It was a well planned, structured CPD. It allowed plenty of valuable thinking and discussion to happen. It included plenty of ideas to apply in my practise both immediately and long term."
"It is very interesting and I definitely learned valuable techniques to use in my classroom."
"The two day training course was absolutely informative. The trainer shared his real life experiences, a lot of engagements, fun activities, informative theory, very knowledgeable and we shared a lot and reflected on the course and our experiences."
"It was very informative and very interactive course. I have learnt some theories and strategies that I could apply for my students."
"It is wonderful. I really like the Lexical ownership activities. I'm going to apply it in my teaching and share this in the discussion."
"I found the course incredibly valuable. Lots of practical ideas that I can take straight back to school to implement as well as longer term things to consider for whole school changes. Thank you so much!"
"Fantastic practical elements that are perfect for implementing into daily practise and sharing with colleagues. Concise and helpful theory elements."
"Very enjoyable, interesting and well informed. Many new ideas to take back to school!"
"I found this course extremely helpful, I'm definitely taking a lot of ideas with me. It was absolutely practical with some theoretical support. It helped me give more depth to my lessons. Dave is a superb trainer, someone really inspiring!! And professional. Thanks Dave."
"Very practical and useful ideas that can be immediately used in class. Fun and interactive the time flew by. Tailored to our school's needs by answering our questions".
"I thought it was a well structured relevant course delivered brilliantly that offered numerous practical strategies that can be easily implemented in the classroom".
"Useful, practical techniques offered along with usable demos of how to implement them and how they could be used and who to target. Interactive, fast-paced and engaging. thank you".
"The course was delivered with enthusiasm and humour - very interactive and useful practical ideas for the classroom".
"Fun and interactive. Not boring. Given practical techniques I can use in the classroom. Useful for lots of subjects, including Maths! Alan is lovely. Thank you!"
"Fantastic course, leaving with so many practical ideas to implement in class. Alan is also very friendly, enthusiastic and made the whole day fun and interactive'.
"The course was remarkable, I would recommend other colleagues to take it. I am excited to implement the techniques we've learned in my classes and lessons."
"This is the first time I have attended a workshop that has been beneficial. It is full of real examples that I can apply in class and make learning interesting. Mr Jakob inspired me with is personality as a teacher and I will always remember him as a role-model."
"It was great and eye opening, very informative techniques that I can immediately apply in the classroom."
"It was a helpful workshop. The activities were fun & the students will benefit what have we learned throughout this course, I have learned new activities that I can apply in my classroom. Jakob has a very nice spirit & positive way of thinking that helped in the process."
"I thank you for the content and for this course, it was very useful. Being a new teacher, learning new method activities and classroom management was exactly what I needed."
"Jakob managed to deliver the course in a very smooth way. He sliced the content in a timely manner. I/we feel very comfortable with Jakob and believe that implementing most of what was given inside my classroom will add more colour and a positive vibe along with a fresh start. Thank you Dragonfly and Jakob."
"The course is so helpful and empowering."
"The first level of this course has been wonderful. Our trainer, Jakob has reminded me why I love teaching. The content was extremely beneficial and will add a lot more life to my classroom. Thank you."
"This course is so interesting and helpful. I'd like to apply all the activities that were presented with my students as they learn through play and need movement/sensory input. I'm thankful for the way it was presented, it was fun and enjoyable."
"I am really happy with this training. I found it really productive and entertaining I was focused all the time and didn't get bored at all. I can't wait to use all of these activities and different ways of learning with my students."
"For sheer volume of interesting and useful strategies, tactics and actions to create a calmer, constructive and busy classroom. This course provided more ideas than any other I can remember. Even after 37 years of teaching, I have learned a significant number of timings that I will definitely be trying out. Great and enthusiastic delivery"
This training was one the best training in my life. I learnt a lot and will use most of this in the future
"So far, Aaron Wilkes is one of the best trainers who came to our school. I liked the way he delivered the course, which was informative, useful and entertaining. Thanks a lot!"
Mr Aaron Wilkes is a wonderful trainer. In my thirteen years of teaching experience he is the only one who taught so much and effectively presented his teaching technique. I would and will recommend Dragonfly Training because as I understand by Aaron's training he can make any lesson productive and wonderful. Absolutely splendid and tremendous task, activities and interaction with all age groups. Thank you very much for putting all your effort and enthusiasm.
Excellent content and very knowledgeable trainer. Very useful training with many elements and activities that I can use in the future.
"We have been working with Dragonfly for 3 years. This year's training is the most relevant, effective and successful that we have had. Thank you!"
"Melody is a joy to have in school. She works hard to understand the context and challenges and delivers high quality training each time. This day was more about facilitation but effective all the same. Thank you!"
"Great ideas for improving my literacy planning. Lovely course"
"Active learning, great ideas. Fun and informative. Can you come back!"
"Great course - thank you. I enjoyed the interactive and engaging activities"
"The course was excellent and the materials provided were well chosen. I have found todays session most useful and can apply a great deal of it to improve my teaching of Irish"
"A well paced, insightful day! My head is filled with up-to-date ideas, tips and tricks to make my year more productive and less overwhelming!"
"Very practical, full of ideas and a great manner from the trainer"
"A fabulous and informative session with lots of tangible techniques I am ready to take into my lessons"
"Dynamic- Informative - Engaging - Challenging - Helpful"
"I don't usually rate speakers but you were absolutely fantastic. Great to hear you sharing this with us. Particularly like the way you linked to science and the biology behind learning! Thanks!"
"Well paced, interesting content. Thought provoking and a system re-boot for teachers at the start of the year"
"Dave Taylor was immensely engaging. Really enjoyed the course and will take some interesting ideas to try with my classes"
"Thought provoking tools to add to our repertoire and to enhance outcomes and learning for students. Good fun, practical but research and evidence based. Thank you!"
"Genuinely enjoyed every part , lots of new ideas. Relevant to my subject. Opportunity to start resources of our own"
"Great refresher course on best practise in the classroom. Fantastic practical activities shared that can be used in the classroom"
"Excellent pace - very personable trainer. Resources were effective and will be used immediately in some cases - others I learned a different way! Thank you!"
"Great personal development for us as a team that inspired us, helped us reflect and provided practical ideas that can be implemented. The reference to research created interest for staff to look at the research in more detail. Thank you so much to Julie for making the training relevant to our needs as a school"
"Fantastic practical ideas to apply in the classroom! Reflective thinking encouraged. Looking forward to implementing new ideas"
Excellent delivery with plenty of opportunities to interact and use methodologies that you will take to the classroom. Very useful! Thank you.
Great informative course which flowed and gave us real life experiences. Lots of different techniques and strategies. Useful website links.
Alessio’s experience really shone through and he delivered a high-quality and interactive course that was beneficial for teachers at any level and of any subject. Thank so much!
The tasks were great for collaborating with employees.
Very interactive and enjoyable. Learnt a lot of new content & how to apply in to my own teaching.
A very engaging and beneficial workshop. Tasks were interactive and purposeful. All the tools used can be utilised on a daily basis in our classrooms easily and effectively.
Well delivered and engaging. Lots of practical ideas that could be used in areas across the curriculum. I especially enjoyed mentimeter and Socratic Trail will also be very useful.
Very clear. Many useful strategies. Interactive. Relevant and inspiring.
Very enjoyable, a lot of practical ideas were shared with us and I look forward to trying them out in my classroom. Thank you.
My team were delighted with the training on Wednesday. Dave, you have a wonderfully engaging personality and the teachers were most appreciative of your advice and words from your experiences, both personal and professional. Thank you all for our first experience with Dragonfly.
Really useful quick strategies (AfL). Direct and smart delivery style. Integrated content and technique. Thank you.
Excellent training that will have a definite impact on my teaching in that it will help demonstrate learning in general and writing in particular. It will help motivate students to improve and will help them assimilate the how and why.
Wonderful dialogue established about effective marking strategies - to develop in future insets.
Informative, thoughtfully delivered and dynamic. Very useful and well-researched evidence.
Thank you for the great course! It was very useful and a great step of my professional development.
Everything was great! Our speaker was active, friendly and a very interesting person! Thank you!
Really interesting, well-paced, informative. Lots of super ideas and suggestions. Independent learning is the way forward.
An engaging session delivered. First class training and thought-provoking, collaborative activities, ensuring lots of ideas can be tried in the classroom.
Very informative, engaging and thought provoking. Resources are excellent. Appreciate the practical tools/ideas which can be implemented straight away.
Highly qualified trainer. Useful materials. Practice and theory. Interactivity.
Loved it! I like the hands on and all the participation! Great presenter!
Very practical, useful content. Nice balance between oration and activities. Almost always applicable across grade levels. Excellent speaker - no wasted words or wasted time.
It was fabulous. I learnt lots of new techniques for teaching. I will definitely use all that I have learnt and I really like that we had conversations and practical exercises. Lots of thanks for your support in teaching it's helpful!
A thoroughly enjoyable training day. Dynamic and knowledgeable trainer. Motivating and inspiring with good practical use for personal and professional life.
Claire was excellent. Her tips were precious and will definitely be used. In particular I will 'push' the technique of note-taking and the TBQ approach to learning.
Claire was excellent - broke down TBQ and shared several examples to help us to understand the learning process and turn our objectives into something that students will feel comfortable with. Engaging and useful.
Amazing trainer. The course was very interesting. I think I will apply most of the things I've learned. I wish we would have these kind of courses more often. Thanks.
A very enthusiastic speaker - using various activities which enhanced her training content. Claire mangaged to highlight teaching aspects. She is a happy profession, speaker. she shared her experience in a natural; manner.
The course has enhanced my professional learning and development and I am able to improve my teaching pedagogies. It was simplified to my understanding and I will be using what I have learnt in my classroom practices. A great course and I enjoyed it.
Very absorbing - lots of food for thought. Would happily attend any future training. Pitched at a great level - useful and looking forward to cherry picking ideas to use! Thank you!
Engaging PD, from someone who clearly knows and has not forgotten about how it is to work in the classroom everyday. The promise of simple prep for maximum results was fulfilled.
I feel that this course was essential for all teachers in the field. This was a great course and I recommend it.
This course was fantastic!! Marcus did a wonderful job of sharing ideas to improve ourselves as middle leaders. He listened to our concerns, ideas for change, and helped us create a vision. This course was fun, encouraging, and empowering. I cannot wait to implement these leadership strategies. Thank you Marcus and Dragonfly!
Hats off to Dragonfly training! Thanks a million for empowering my fellow colleagues and realising the importance and value of our services to the classroom setting. Being a developing country, we work for our daily income which isn't really much, but can open our mindsets and change to believe and "stretch/out of our comfort zones!" Thank you so much Marcus!!
The course was very enriching for me personally because it helped me with ideas and activities that will encourage my students to work harder. I am grateful to be in this school and to have this opportunity.
I found it very helpful. Just beginning a new role, I had no idea, but I now feel like have some direction.
The materials were practical and simple. The information was well delivered and meaningful. The course challenged elements of my own practice.
I've learn't a lot today. I now feel confident to go back and work towards bringing colleagues with me to drive STEM & ICT throughout the school. Thank you so much.
I love all the practical activities that I can use straight away in my classroom.
Excellent! I feel much more confident to take on the role now and the sort of leader I would like to be. Thanks Steve.
Perfect balance of listening and active engagement. Steve worked hard to ensure all areas were as relevant as possible to my subject which was great.
Great course. Very good teacher, clear, concise, full of good resources and ideas.
Very useful and well presented. Good pace too.
Steve obviously knows his stuff - made a lot of information easily digestible and the content was relevant to my reasons for attending. Great practical examples and simple to implement strategies given to enable me to improve my own leadership practice! Thank you.
Brilliant course - very well organised and structured. Helped me to come up with a plan for the best way forward for my subject - I wish I had done it a year ago!
The course helped me to realise some of my priorities in my job.
Very practical, applicable and ready-to-use activities which I can experiment with in my classroom straight away. I liked the hands on nature of the course.
Great to have a range of resources and ideas! Useful and versatile.
Provided a nice review of basic safeguarding material with a clear outline of the role and responsibilities of the DSL. Some nice multimedia tools used within presentations of some nice interactive activities.
Interactive, well presented. Developed and led good discussion and created a safe space for important conversation.
This course has been really helpful as it updated my knowledge regarding safeguarding young people.
Thank you for the helpful info and resources. I feel more equipped to help our staff in regards to safeguarding.
Fantastic training! Insightful and very practical. I like the fact that the trainer was very objective, he was able to point out advantages and disadvantages of various techniques used in the classroom.
The course was rich in terms of content. The course was also practical. I’ve learned techniques to share with my colleagues to enhance learning.
It’s been very informative, enlightening, inspiring and packed with a lot of fun filled activities. I absolutely enjoyed every bit of it and always looked forward to the next day. I can’t wait to use the ideas in my classroom.
The training was inspiring. It was awesome. I learnt a lot about differentiation and ways of assessing students. The different types of questioning was fantastic. I enjoyed every bit of the session.
The conference this year was awesome I have learnt a lot and it has prepared me for a career path as a better teacher. I plan to apply everything I have learnt from this conference in my classroom next week. It’s been an absolutely amazing four days of learning.
The course really met my expectations.
The trainer was quite knowledgeable. He made the course interesting. The course content was all encompassing as it gave insight into so many concepts. The course materials were made readily available.
It was a fabulous session. The course was highly educative and interactive. It provided me with the necessary ingredients to excel in encouraging progression in the 21st Century.
It has been an engaging and impactful training session. Especially learning how to develop/create games to make learning more interesting and participating.
Wow. The training was great. I learnt a lot on differentiation and Bloom’s Taxonomy. It was indeed awesome training to attend. The session was well-structured and delivered.
“Really impressed with the way the content was delivered and made accessible to teachers from lower primary up to A-level. Thanks for all the great tips and resources!”
“It has been a great learning experience. The trainer, was fantastic. Thank you very much for this experience.”
“The trainer had a friendly, fun and very professional delivery style. Informative, up-to-date and accessible. His delivery was interesting and intelligent showing his experience and understanding. He worked very hard in our session and engaged all in an active way.”
“The course was useful, practical and informative with practical and well thought out resources. The interactive aspect of the course was invaluable in looking at how the ideas could be used practically in the classroom.”
“It’s been an extremely helpful and exciting course altogether. Amazing activities were performed and put into practice by the teacher and so by us, that makes it even more interesting.”
“Excellent advice and practical techniques with examples which I can take back to the Secondary staff. Techniques which can also be applied to A-level. David Taylor is an excellent speaker."
“Pace was great; ideas were practical and very effective. Was really useful hearing Steve talk about current practices and hearing his advice on how to be more relevant and effective."
“Fast moving, appropriate/relevant. Resources that can be used immediately and without too much prep! Adaptable for all levels in Secondary and all abilities. Highly recommended! I really enjoyed the training - a first!"
“Totally amazing course. Spent most of the day thinking ‘WOW!’ Very much looking forward to implementing the ideas, activities and ICT resources."
“A rare gem - a trainer who is experienced and passionate with lots of practical strategies that are classroom ready. Thank you Andrew for an incredible training. I hope to follow in your footsteps and one day become a SENCO.”
“This has been an excellent course. A very engaging set of sessions with so many practical ideas that we can adopt in our own class setups. I highly recommend these courses to be extended to as many teachers as possible."
“The course was content-rich, insightful and engaging. I enjoyed it. A great workshop delivered by dynamic Alan Jervis.”
“A very educative and very interactive session with various opportunities to learn from the other teachers."
“What an amazing workshop! I liked the fact that it was very interactive. The best workshop I have ever attended.”
“Short and to the point. Practical ideas that can easily be elaborated in class. Enthusiastic, funny, informative trainer. Simple but “WOW” work. Learned a lot & enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you!”
“Detailed, provocative and practical session - was a joy to be part of. The materials were excellent.”
“A very packed day with masses of very practical, easily applicable activities. Provoked lots of thinking about how to develop learning in ways that challenge the children and also should reduce teacher stress - great pluses! Convinced!"
“This is the third Dragonfly course I have attended. Their beauty is the mix of data/theory with hands-on, practical application strategies. The trainers are also engaging and passionate in their delivery."
“Once again an excellent training session by Alan. A lot of learning points to take home and apply in school and classroom.”
“The course is excellent. The trainer was able to take us through the contents step by step and I was able to grasp the contents. There was a lot of practical work which makes it easy to remember and relate to classroom.”
Completely enlightened my ability to teach EAL students and weaker writing students how to write, prose and research essays.
A very well focused workshop with excellent examples of how to improve writing skills for the EAL learner. Very engaging! Thank you.
Useful tips and practical, usable ideas that are easily adaptable to primary students and learners of all ages and language backgrounds. Energetic and engaging speaker! Dave was passionate and motivating.
Helpful beyond what I could have expected (and my expectations were high).
Thank you again from all of us at ISB, all the sessions were perfectly pitched, engaging and practical. You exceeded our brief and have left the staff buzzing with new ideas and energy.
Trainer very engaging, content was very practical and clearly comes from best practice.
Well done. I’ve sat through 20 years worth of whole-school staff INSET days and so I know how rare a good one is. The last 2 days have been really focused, practical – lots of reminders of things I used to do and some new ideas for making our lessons as effective as possible. I’ve enjoyed them.
Some great ideas that can be transferred to the maths class. Some excellent ideas for the role of a tutor.
Excellent delivery and ideas shared, good way to start the term.
Fantastic and inspiring way to start the term. A very useful course to help improve T&L and engage our brains after the holidays!
Fast paced, engaging. Informative and thought- provoking and inspiring. Many thanks.
Thank you for your time and energy. I will definitely use some of the ideas that you have highlighted in my teaching. Your delivery was clear and concise, it was nice to hear a more traditional voice within education. It was very engaging and filled with new ideas.
An informed, skilled presenter offering well-judged and lightly relevant content. Thank you Dave for all enjoyable but also very valuable day (at a time of the year when time is in short supply).
Dave was extremely engaging clearly an expert in his field, made everything relevant, experiential and demonstrated theory of the course in his management of us. Good mix of action and theory.
Fantastic INSET with lots of interactive content that evoked discussion and re-iterated many positive parts of my classroom teaching.
The training was very practical. Thank you for the energy and the passion you have shown! It was evident how much you love education.
Great time, great instructor, lots of fun, learnt about differentiation in an easy way.
The course was outstanding - it was fun, with different practical ideas, it really worked, I can utilise this in my PE lessons and coordinate and communicate with people. Marcus was an amazing trainer and fun loving person.
Many valuable tools, theories, approaches etc, combined with engaging activities. Good balance between input and discussion/reflection; of particular value: the 360 leadership review (will look to incorporate into our PM process) the Team Building Matrix; some useful pointers on assessment/monitoring/evaluation. Also great recommendations of books, further reading, CCT etc. I’m most appreciative and grateful to Marcus for his support and inspiration.
Excellent course. I really appreciate the way Marcus was using different strategies to promote team work.
Excellent! Lots of valuable tools and strategies directly applicable. Great tone and manner. Professional, good humoured.
Marcus delivered the course with enthusiasm and energy. His love for his work and passion for teaching is evident from the way he taught us/coached us during this two day course. Towards the end of the course, I felt increasingly motivated to teach and I cannot wait to add all of the methods to my lesson plan! Marcus deserves big praise! As an employer you should be really proud of him.
Energising and motivating! Our trainer Marcus was wonderful and the workshop was really engaging and informative. Thank you!
Thank you for your time and expertise today. I have a huge amount to think about and my thinking of leadership has been challenged and I am inspired to follow this training and lead my team with a fresh vision.
The course was extremely well put together, relevant, to the point and engaging. It was a fantastic professional learning experience.
Very rewarding and enriching training experience, full of information delivered by an enthusiastic and engaging trainer.
Julie was very informative, friendly and gave a lot of ideas. The activities were engaging and the pace of the session was excellent.
I found this training extremely useful as all that was taught can be implemented straight away. The pace and interactivity was outstanding as well.
Julie was a fantastic trainer, providing our staff with useful, relevant ideas that we can implement in our classrooms. There was a great mix of activity and information.
It was a fantastic experience. I have learned loads of new techniques and resources which I will apply in a classroom. A great opportunity for professional growth.
What an outstanding training course. Marcus delivered a useful, informative and engaging session every day and I feel like I have so many ideas to use in the classroom.
Philippa was excellent! A very informative course, I enjoyed the quick practical activities that we can use straight away in the classroom.
Trainers were absolutely fantastic! Really clear presentation and thoroughly enjoyed the hands-on activities. Clear and concise and kept it so engaging.
I found the course engaging with a good breadth of theory and meaningful ideas to use in the classroom. Dave was engaging and refreshing to be around.
Thoroughly enjoyable! A very eye-opening and enlightening workshop, I can't wait to feedback and put into practice.
Lots of practical strategies for use in the classroom and passionate enthusiastic delivery. Very thought-provoking. I really enjoyed both sessions.
The course was well delivered with lots of good ideas. It has made me think about my practice and how I can improve it.
Alan was engaging to listen to and the practical examples of activities were great.
An excellent course. I will be using these ideas straight away. Inspiring and relevant to teaching in Spain.
Fantastic! Provided excellent and real techniques, ideas and tools for teaching to develop well-rounded individuals / independent learners. Fast paced and enjoyable.
An excellent course I have come away with so many strategies that I cannot wait to try out in the classroom. A day full of light bulb moments and fun opportunities for creative writing. Thank you very much.
All very relevant to our school. Good practical ideas that would be easy to implement in the classroom.
This is life changing stuff. Hope to hear more from you soon!
Fantastic course, full of energy and amazing ideas. Look forward to trying all the great ideas in class and getting the children more actively involved in their learning journey.
Lots of great ideas to try out in class. Took the fear out of creative writing.
Marcus was excellent - great rapport; excellent manner - brought the best out of everyone. Prior to sessions during them (and hopefully after) he has been open to ideas, happy to share and discuss and adapt to our needs.
Really enjoyed the two days - Marcus was engaging and informative. Activities were fun, challenging and relevant. Content has given me lots to think about, particularly for my GCSE students, and I look forward to using and trying out some of the things I've learnt in the classroom.
Excellent training and very useful. All the ideas will be very helpful to my future teaching.
Excellent input, discussion opportunities and great modelling. Thoroughly enjoyable to be a participant.
Trainer was excellent, knowledgeable and inspiring, a very enjoyable couple of days.
Marcus is clearly a confident course leader and it has been a pleasure to have him refresh known ideas as well as introduce new ones. He has modeled excellence in a classroom and not just preached.
High quality course with a very inspiring trainer. A refreshing two days of INSET!
Steve had a great way of presenting, bringing both practical and valuable ideas. Showing a good knowledge and experience of the course content.
Trainer was very engaging and enthusiastic. Lots of ideas shared and new concepts learnt.
Excellent, detailed and useful ideas that will help us move forward as a school towards a more proactive way of marking and feedback. Lovely trainer - I really enjoyed it.
I found the course very interesting! Marcus shared the technology in an accessible and engaging way which we will use.
Marcus was professional and engaging. The course moved at a good pace, providing opportunities for sharing ideas and working collaboratively. I enjoyed participating in all activities and gained new ideas and strategies for improving learning.
Great ideas that can easily be adapted in the classroom. Enthusiastic trainer.
Brilliant!
A very personable trainer. He communicated well with the staff and had a range of different activities. I enjoyed the course and will certainly take some of the ideas into my teaching in the future.
The trainer was a clear speaker and effectively used interesting and practical examples, samples and demos in his lecture. It makes the course lively and kept us very active and engaged.
Marcus was amazing - funny, engaging, an excellent public speaker. Every section was useful and the pace of the day was perfect.
The course was very interactive and I found that it was easier to follow because of this. The presenter was very engaging and answered all questions thoroughly. Thank you!
What a wonderful and helpful training. We have learned s lot of games and interesting apps. I think it can help me a lot when I engage the students.
Fun activities, trainer was great, fun and relatable.
Mr Jones was very lively and enthusiastic throughout the delivery of the course. I appreciated the use of resources and hands-on activities that I can use in my classroom. Thanks!
Outstanding - practical, clear and useful. Also incredibly inspirational.
Best training I have ever had! Practical and instantly applicable. Simple and fun. Alan has superb delivery and enthusiastic manner that made even cynics take full note and enjoy.
Excellent, loads of ideas, very well done, quick, got lots of information across to us. Interactive.
Fast-paced, totally spot on regarding practical ideas and easy to implement techniques. I loved that materials were the "quick and easy to prepare" style. Alan was so passionate and realistic about what teachers can achieve!
Thank you for sharing your passion, dedication, knowledge, experience and time. Very uplifting and inspiring. This is the first training I've felt is also relevant to EYFS.
One of the most interactive and practical training days I have ever attended.
The presenter was professional and light-hearted and helped the time pass in a meaningful way.
The content was engaging for all subjects and the activities easily transferred to the classroom. An informative and fun training session.
Lots of different, relevant, evidence-based strategies delivered in a fun, informative way.
The session was pacey and I genuinely feel like I can use many of the activities in my lessons.
Well planned and thought through. Relevant and easy to adapt!
Really helpful models of how to get pupils to be active in the classroom. Fun and engaging.
I found the ideas and way of trying them out better than any other course I've done in the last 5 years.
The course was really relevant, engaging and inspiring with lots of ideas and how to actually incorporate them into daily lessons.
The trainer was very engaging and good at explaining how the tasks could be used and why they were differentiated, lots of good ideas that I will definitely adapt and use in my lessons. Very interesting and enjoyable course.
Wonderful communicator! Engaged us throughout and made it very interactive, giving great examples and useable ideas.
The trainer was easy-going, he made himself understood easily and listened to our doubts. It was great how he gave examples of how to adapt activities. Content and ideas were very useful and applicable in class.
Very engaging course - great to see real examples from teaching as opposed to just theory.
A well organised course, well paced, engaging and accessible. Clear steps, good research and example and a good range of resources.
A really great course. I thought Paul was fabulous - an inspirational speaker who was motivated whilst also being sympathetic to the demands of teaching. Somthing that not all course leaders do. I'd recommend this to any colleague in any position.
Extremely stimulating and thought-provoking. The course gave me a clear understanding of EAL pupils needs, it also provided me with a wide range of strategies.
The trainer was enthusiastic about the course content! Good engaging activities for participants!
A really eye opening course. challenged a lot of my prestudies/ precorreptions. Plenty to take forward for the students.
Very informative, great balance between listening, interacting and thinking. Knowlegeable and experienced trainer. I learnt a lot.
Paul was so positive and enthusiastic - the day flew by. I've picked up so many ideas that I can't wait to try some of them out.
It was a fruitful session. The role as a TA was well explained and how it may work effectively when the TA and the teacher work on the same line.
Paul was a very engaging instructor. I thought the course, material and ideas were very helpful.
I found the trainer to be very energetic and inspiring. The course has given me a lot to think about and makes me feel more empowered to approach the issues I struggle with as a middle manager.
It is a real eye-opener for the whole school, I can see a boost in teacher's morale and improved efficiency.
Knowledgeable and thoughtful educator. Well structured course, useful materials.
Paul was fantastic as he was accommodating, cheerful, relevant content, knowledgeable and interactive
Simply fantastic. It's been 3 days of great learning and great fun. I can't wait to start using all the strategies learnt.
Great ideas, advice and tips for improving teaching and learning. Thanks a lot to Steve - your enthusiasm and motivation are inspiring!
My time with Mr Steve Chapman was absolutely mind-blowing. My idea of good teaching technique was further broadened. The session was educative and very engaging.
Awesome experience! Can't wait to put the things I have learnt into practice.
Your enthusiasm rubbed off on us throughout the training. Some fantastic ideas and delivered expertly.
Great iPad session with Fran Jones - really enjoyed learning how to use the iPad more extensively in the classroom.
The pace of the course was great, with a good mixture of practical involvement as well as listening. The ideas were relevant to the age group I teach and it was useful to get a refresher with a few new ideas.
The trainer was knowledgeable and energetic. The information presented was meaningful/relevant and could be utilized in the classroom immediately. He has a love for his job which makes it easy for you to learn from him.
A very practical course with some great ideas which can be easily implemented in my lesson. Marcus was positive and helpful.
Fantastic, great information, ideas, resources, apps. Well worth it!
There was a high energy in the room. A very personal and motivated speaker. I took away some great tips and strategies which I can actually implement.
Very detailed with plenty of resources and practical ideas to take into the classroom. Sessions were well planned and clearly delivered. Enthusiastic trainer with lots of ideas/anecdotes. Good range of activities - doing and learning!
Aaron Wilkes reminded me why I love being a teacher. Every single thing presented has been something I know I will use in the future in my classroom. This is the best CPD I have ever done and I look forward to working with dragonfly again.
Enthusiastic trainer with great personal insights and experience. Some real exercises that I will definitely use in my subject.
Very practical and inspiring. Great blend of practical and theory too.
A really enjoyable, interactive and engaging workshop. I found the tutor very passionate and inspiring. I love that I have been given practical examples of games that I can use in my classroom on Monday.
This course was incredibly relevant to the modern day classroom. The trainer gave great ideas, strategies, examples and actual "tokens" I can add to my lessons. I'm very excited to start incorporating Aaron's suggestions into my lessons. Great day, great speaker!
Time flew, very interesting and interactive.
Simply outstanding!
Very informative and a chance to reflect on both personal and professional situations. A lot of information to take away and digest. Would love to have more sessions on this. Very useful for my role and for the children.
Approachable and friendly trainer. Interesting and insightful ideas/activities. Well resourced.
Very interesting course. Trainer very good, explained everything to a high standard. Thoroughly enjoyed the course!
Very knowledgable. Explained very clearly and broke up talking with interesting tasks.
Very knowledgeable. Good balance of information alongside discussions/activities.
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