Feedback from events

Rodmersham School have loved our Team session with the authors, Jan and Sara today. The children loved asking questions about the books and their lives as authors and we have enjoyed watching the children engage in the literacy and knowledge of the authors books. Very much enjoyed by us all, they both were an inspiration to all the children. Thank you, Burchett and Vogler!!

Ladies, you were both absolutely amazing and inspiring. Children loved the workshops and Assembly. When they went back to the classrooms could not wait to start writing. Absolutely fantastic! Thank you very much for coming to Laindon Park and sharing your magic with us! Cristina Portoles-Headteacher

Kate came to us on World Book Day which was fantastic to have a real-life author in the school to help promote and foster a love of reading. She was a lovely lady who held a whole school assembly where she awarded prizes for different competitions the school held (potato character and book bingo) and then workshops for Years 1 to 4 throughout the day. Kate also spent time with Reception reading them a book. Our children enjoyed having Kate in for the day and the activities she did. One of the activities Kate did was to read a repeating poem which had the children hooked. She then orally created one with them as a whole year group. I would have liked to see the children then split into groups to create their own repeating poem and the shared these with the rest of the group. It would have then showed the children that they are all writers and authors and given them something to take home at the end of the day. Thank you so much for coming to spend the day with us, it was a pleasure.

Event went really well. Positive feedback from staff and students

Excellent sessions with our home educated learners. They all thoroughly enjoyed the day. Would definitely book Mark again.

Ken was fantastic; his writing workshop was engaging, with plenty of ideas that the students could interact with. They created some really imaginative pieces, and were inspired to write extensively. Ken's assemblies were also engaging; he allowed students to believe that publishing is a career obtainable to them, and he answered their questions with warmth and patience. We loved having him at our school!

We loved our day with Sophie. She pitched her sessions at just the right level for the children and they loved her creativity. Sophie was very friendly and communicated really well with me. She was prompt and full of energy throughout her sessions. The children particularly loved the fact that she creates characters first and then works out a plot around those ideas. Thank you, Sophie, for making our World Book Day really special!

Daniel came to visit us on 2nd March. The children and staff were hugely inspired by his assembly and the fantastic workshops that he gave to our Key Stage 2 children. The book signing and sale were a resounding success and the excitement felt by all was tangible. Thank you so much!

Richy was both professional and extremely inspiring to both teachers and staff. He motivated the students in both sessions, and had an open manner that made all kinds of students comfortable to ask questions and join in. He was also very well organised and a strong communicator, both before (for example, planning the event with staff) and on the day, talking to a wide range of students and staff. He was passionate, not only about the industries he works in, but also topics such as reading for pleasure, promoting literacy, and following your passions in life, all topics that students responded very well to. We would definitely recommend Richy to other educational settings, and in fact already have- he was brilliant.

Brilliant day. Thank you Matt for your fantastic writing workshop that got all the students planning. Engaging and fun assembly as well. Matt's visit was not just for football fans, and the sense of excitement around the school was brilliant.