FEEDBACK: Archbishop Temple students enjoy Hooks, Lines and Thinkers Workshops 11 May 09

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Alan David Pritchard ran his new English and Science Workshops at Archbishop Temple High School in Preston last week. This is what the students felt about the experience.

HLT ENGLISH

Percentage of students rating the course 4 stars +:  100%
Percentage of students who would recommend the course to others: 100%

Pupils who rated the course as 4 stars justified their ratings as follows:

• “It was really interesting.” – Michael
• “It shows that it is easy to remember mass information without notes. Plus it was good as there were breaks.” – John P.
• “Fun. Tips to help me revise. Advice on exams was helpful.” – Jamace Miller

• “Very entertaining.” – Sam W.
• “It was engaging, interactive and fun. Although, maybe there were too many facts and due to this some useful learning tips would be forgotten. To improve, maybe you could supply a booklet with these tips.” – Bonnie

Pupils who rated the course as 5 stars justified their ratings as follows:

• “For people that don’t know the things you were talking about, they now know easy ways to remember it! It was engaging and interactive. Maybe supply a booklet with the tips so I can remember them in a year’s time. It was also very light-hearted.” – Laura
• “It allowed me to learn lots of new ways to help me with my writing and how I can improve all aspects of my English. It was also very interactive which is different from what we normally do. I can now spell ‘a lot’!”
• “It created an environment which made it very comfortable and enjoyable to learn. It was very positive and changed my outlook on exams.” – Asha Hewitt
• “It was fun, helped with spelling, helped with ways of learning, was easy to understand ... I learnt loads.”
• “It’s good and entertaining.” – Aaron Saint
• “It was funny and interesting. Helped me out lots.” – Chanel
• “It was funny and you learnt stuff without knowing you were learning anything.” – Katie Swarbrick
• “It was interesting and funny. I also learnt a lot from this course.” – Hannah Wilson
• “Helped me remember things without making notes.” – Lucy Fulton
• “It’s the sort of thing you would rate 5 stars and was good.” – James Barlow
• “It was interesting and helped me with different ways of revision.” – Gabby Yates
• “I learnt so much and I think it will now boost my levels up.” – Amii Eastwood
• “I was able to learn and remember lots of facts, which I would never of been able to remember. The sessions were interactive, interesting and different.” – Megan Coar
• “It was fun, enlightening and helped show me easy ways of recalling facts.” – Joel U.
• “It was fun and entertaining, a fun way of learning. Other students would definitely benefit from it!” – Jessica Furr
• “It was fun and informative. It taught me how to remember things.” – Umar N.
• “The guy was funny. It wasn’t boring and kept me concentrating. Learnt something one time through without notes.” – Ben Carlisle
• “I learned a lot from the session and I think I will do better in my exams. I think that the presenter was really good.” – Eilidh McLeish
• “I didn’t think I could remember over 120 facts without writing down anything. This session was worth it as it can help me with my exams.”
• “It is amazing how much you remember after 3 hours of tips and techniques. I learnt a lot. It was very interactive.” – Hannah
• “I never knew all the different ways to learn. And now I know, I will use it. It was also funny and enjoyable.” – Beth Downey

HLT SCIENCE

Percentage of students rating the course 4 stars +:  96%
Percentage of students who would recommend the course to others:  100%

Pupils who rated the course as 4 stars justified their ratings as follows:

• “It was fun. Good methods that I haven’t heard of before.” – Chanel Crane
• “It was funny and I learnt things in a different way. Overall it was really good.” – Katie Swarbrick
• “It was very interactive and I learnt a lot to help me revise for my future exams.”
• “This workshop was interactive. It showed useful memory methods which can be incorporated into revision.” – Bonnie

Pupils who rated the course as 5 stars justified their ratings as follows:

• “It is a fun way of learning and memorising almost impossible facts.” – Asha Hewitt
• “I have never learnt so much in 2 hours and it was really funny.” – Anastasia Fox
• “It’s a whole new perspective of learning and it’s really helpful.” – J. Nizzle
• “I have learned loads in 2 hours and it was a really fun way to learn.” – Sarisha
• “It was good.” – Joel U.
• “It was really useful. I learnt loads of new ways of learning things.” – Gabby Yates
• “I now know how to memorise facts that will help me with my exams.” – Amii Eastwood
• “it was very fun! And different, it was good because it was not boring work. It was funny but it also helped you to remember facts.” – Natasha Moon
• “I learnt loads in a short space of time. I learned many new techniques for revising and important facts.” – Georgia Milner
• “I learnt loads and can remember it all! And it was really funny. It was really useful.” – Abbie Seed
• “It was a great way of learning new revision techniques in a friendly environment without the stress of exams. Also it helped me loads. Thanks.” – Frankie Watson
• “It was very helpful and it’s amazing the tips you can use to get ready for your exam! Twas good.” – Hannah
• “It gave me loads of new ways to remember all the different types of facts I need to learn for my exams. The different style of teaching was fun.”
• “I am usually okay with just learning by the book for the exam because it’s easy – but this is even easier.” – Camara Clarke
• “I learnt a lot of things and it was a fun and easy way of doing it.” – Hanna Wilson
• “Very funny, helps you remember facts easily.” – Laura Robinson
• “I found it fun and it is an easier way to learn.”
• “It was funny and interesting. It’s easy to get involved and very helpful.” – Beth Downey
• “It was fun, but also easy to remember. Good study techniques learnt.” – Dan Wade
• “It was awesome, had a laugh. Actually learned some chemistry stuff. Alan is really cool as well.” – Tom Q.
• “Alan made it interesting. I never got bored and it was good fun.”
• “The Science was better than English because it was more interactive. It is a fun way of learning. I hope my teacher does your way of learning in lessons.” -  Laura S.