James was amazing!! Absolutely lovely, down to earth person who remained in contact throughout the whole process.
The kids and staff were buzzing about his workshops and books during the day! He made the books so fun and engaging!!!
He created something memorable for our children which we are grateful for. Highly recommend his workshops and his fabulous books!
Thanks
Abigail (Well Lane Primary School)
on
James Warwood
A brilliant day
Great communication before the visit. Then 2 assemblies and four workshops delivered to the pupils exactly as we had asked. The assemblies and workshops were differentiated so that they were age appropriate. Alice was an excellent presenter, helped launch our celebration of reading week and definitely inspired our pupils to write. All staff were very complimentary and the pupils clearly enjoyed their day.
Damian (Great Berry Primary School)
on
Alice Hemming
The day was brilliant, Ray had the students in the palm of her hand. The workshop was a perfect pace, students all left buzzing. Ray is such a lovely person, thank you
Dawn (Cumberland community school)
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Ray Star
We had the most wonderful experience when Claire visited our school. She was incredibly friendly, organised and professional throughout a very busy day. Claire adapted her workshops and interactions to be perfectly suited for pupils from Nursery to Key stage 1 and pupils were hooked listening to the reading of 'The think ups' and fully engaged in the drawalong workshops. They produced such creative art work as a result!
The staff and the children want to say a huge thank you for such an inspirational visit on world book day- thank you Claire, we hope you can come back again soon!
Katie (Longfield Primary school)
on
Claire Alexander
We absolutely loved having Josh visit us. He was a significant help with Year 11 who will be sitting their GCSE exam papers soon. We will be asking for him to visit us again.
Alison (Ribblesdale School)
on
Josh Silver
We had a wonderful day with Alice. Feedback from children was brilliant, lots of them were inspired to write after her visit. Before the visit, Alice was personable and excellent to communicate with in terms of organising the day.
We would highly recommend Alice to other schools who may consider her for a future author visit.
Luci (Tollerton Primary School)
on
Alice Harman
We were so happy with James' visit to our school. His assembly was engaging, interactive and inspiring - many of our children with SEND felt so inspired when James discussed his journey as a dyslexic author.
His illustrator workshops were fun and interactive; many children told their teachers how much they enjoyed them.
James went above and beyond by spending his lunchtime signing the children's books and his attendance at our school book fair was really well-received by parents and children.
Overall, we had a fantastic World Book Day with James and we highly recommend him for an author visit!
Francesca (Poulton Lancelyn Primary School)
on
James Warwood
Neal Zetter's visit on Friday 28th February was the perfect start to our Book Week this year! His assembly was highly engaging for the whole school, and the feedback from the workshops has all been positive! It encouraged lots of children to attend the first day of our Book Fair where they could talk to and buy a book from Neal! The kids absolutely loved it and I would highly recommend a visit from Neal!
Harriet (Links Primary School)
on
Neal Zetter
Rachel was absolutely brilliant. Great at engaging and inspiring the children. So much enthusiasm and laughter. The children adored her. Rachel is such a lovely person. We highly recommend her to anyone wanting a great experience of storytelling and engendering a love of books.
Elaine (Read With Yeovil)
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Rachel Delahaye
Cat worked with 4 groups of PGCE trainees at the University of Worcester. It was a pleasure to have her! From informal student feedback, they enjoyed Cat's stories and energy! They also enjoyed having the opportunity to buy books. One member of staff said she would have liked the students to do some storytelling activities, which we could do next time in a room that would adapt to this. One member of staff also mentioned that Cat mentioned the VAK model of learning (visual, auditory, kinesthetic), but as this theory has now largely been de-bunked, it might be better to avoid this in future. We would definitely invite Cat again!
Sharon (University of Worcester)
on
Cat Weatherill