FEEDBACK: More terrific reviews for Hooks, Lines and Thinkers English and Science courses 19 Feb 10

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Originally sanctioned by, and still endorsed by Aimhigher, the Hooks, Lines and Thinkers English and Science courses consistently wow audiences by showing them how to remember loads of important things for the exams by using ways that seem effortless and which are highly personalised and enjoyable.

Devised and run by the creator of the 6S Study Skills System, Alan David Pritchard, these courses are 2 hour presentations that allow students to experience the power and effectiveness of creative revision techniques. Already a big hit with students in Surrey, the Hooks, Lines and Thinkers courses have been causing a stir in Preston and the surrounding areas.

Here is a collection of the 4 and 5 star reviews that both courses have recently received.

Year 10 pupils at Garstang High School rated the Science course as follows:

4 STAR REVIEWS

• It is fun and a great way to learn Science and how to remember things – Olivia
• It was fun and helped me to remember facts. I remembered Science facts by relating them to my life – Charlotte
• It was fun and actually helps you to remember things without much writing – Emilie
• You learn so many facts without realising and hardly any writing. Fun activities as well –Mollie
• It was fun and a new way of revising – Lauren
• It teaches you different ways to revise instead of just reading and writing notes – Megan
• Positively MAD is a fun and interactive way of learning and revising that is helpful and I would recommend it to others – D Clark
• It helps you learn techniques on how to remember things for exams – Matt P
• It helps you to remember stuff easily – Dan C
• It showed us a lot of different ways that help you revise for all your exams. Also I learnt a lot of facts – Emily W

5 STAR REVIEWS

• It is really fun and really works to remember things and makes learning them fun – Katy K
• It helped me to remember lots and it was really fun! – Jessica P
• It really really helps, very fun, creative. I liked watching the videos too – Alys R
• Everything we used to revise worked. And it wasn’t boring. It is really creative and really fun – Becca F
• I learnt a lot of quick, easy and helpful ways of learning – Emily H
• I learned many different facts in a fun, practical way without recognising that you are learning – Abi B
• It has helped me to remember a lot of info in a short space of time – Alex D
• It was fun but you were learning at the same time. Overall it was top notch and jolly good fun – Amy Q
• It was really fun but you were learning at the same time. I really enjoyed learning the different memory techniques – Laura H
• They are fun learning techniques which will be very very useful – Emilia B
• It is fun and you learn stuff which is different to the classrooms – Tom D
• I enjoyed myself and I have learnt lots of different ways to study and good because we didn’t have to do much writing – Jack H
• It helped me to remember more Scientific facts using different methods. Was very fun – Megan R-J
• It helps you to remember key facts whilst having fun – Joe D

 

Year 9 pupils at Garstang High School rated the English course as follows:

4 STAR REVIEWS

• It was funny and it helps you learn a lot of things – Robert Swale
• It helps you learn a lot – Connor M
• It is fun and you learn about new things and you watch funny videos – Alex
• It is better than being in lessons and I learnt a lot today
• It was fun and I enjoyed it a lot and learnt 80-100 facts – Joel Procter
• It was fun and it is an easier way to remember things rather than the old boring way, and it taught me quite a few things – Danny Hill

4 ½ STAR REVIEWS

• It was fun and I learnt a lot of things – Jordan Hayward

5  STAR REVIEWS

• It really helped remembering things. The presenter is really lively! – Sebastian Couch
• I liked it a lot and I learned new techniques and enjoyed it! – Callum S
• It was fun and I thought it was good and I learned a lot – Josh Green
• It was really fun and I never thought I could remember all the things – Natalie Martin
• It’s a really easy way to remember things and it was fun. I liked it a lot! – Bethany Dawson
• It was fun and we learnt new techniques at the same time. And we were involved as well  - Laura G
• It was fun and I didn’t think I could remember so much stuff and we learnt a lot of techniques – Grace M
• I learnt a lot about different techniques and I now feel more confident about English writing. It was also fun – Bethany H
• It was fun and I learnt how to remember a lot of stuff that would help me remember – Emma Peters
• It helped me a lot with remembering things. It also helped me with making stories up quicker. – Mary Hewitt
• It’s really helpful as we are starting GCSEs. Thank you! I know this will come in handy! – Georgia S
• I enjoyed this a lot because I learnt lots of things. – Abby W
• I liked this a lot. I learnt a lot of things that will help me with my English – Vicky Woodhouse
• I enjoyed it and it was entertaining. Also, I was able to learn how to remember a lot of things. – Gabriella Harman
• I think others would enjoy it and learn a lot from it. I also think it was interesting. – Rydian R
• It helps a lot in exams in the future to get a higher more and save time – Catharine Foy
• It was a new way of learning and the tips will stay with me forever and really help me with exams in the future. Thanks! – Elizabeth Evans
• It was so fun and it was great. I learnt a lot – Harry S
• It was really informative and I learnt an awful lot. Whenever I have an English essay, I will definitely use the techniques! I hope you can come here again and teach us some more! – Alice Pell

 

Year 10 pupils at Fulwood Academy rated the English course as follows:

4 STAR REVIEWS

• We learnt a lot and it was fun – Laura Roscoe
• Learnt quite a bit – Nicole Wilson

4 ½ STAR REVIEWS

• Teaches you that you don’t have to be a pen pusher to learn. And very fun. – Jemma Arundale

5 STAR REVIEWS

• I have learnt more in 2 hours than I learn in a week – Ismail Patel
• Helped my brain a lot and can remember a lot of things. – Selvan N
• He was fun and he made the lesson worth listening to. I remembered a lot. – George Westhead
• It was fun and enjoyable. I learnt a lot for my English exam. – Sam Martland
• It is effective and fun and a really easy way to learn.
• It was a fun way of learning and different. Had a good laugh. – Peter Goring
• Learnt a lot. Will help with my exams. – Anna-Lee Reed
• We learnt some good techniques and we learnt a lot. It will be useful for my exams. – Samantha Cowley
• Good learning and good interaction. Learnt a lot, and funny and exciting at the same time. – Nabil
• Really good way to remember everything. Easy way to revise! Helped a lot. – Rowan Young
• He gives a new and interesting twist on learning and plus he used quotes from one of my favourite comedians. – Tom Himsworth
• The presenter was really positive and made learning very enjoyable. I liked the lesson a lot. – Raheem
• He is awesome. Very good methods he uses. – Umar Khan
• He is very educational. – Awais Raja
• Very entertaining and educational at the same time. Good teaching methods. – Ali Iqbal
• It is an awesome way to help your brain. –  A. D.
• I learnt a lot more than I do in my normal English lessons and I enjoyed it. – Lauren Moss
• I have learnt a lot a really feel happy with what I have learnt. For the first time since Primary School, I actually enjoyed learning. – Chelsea Bamber

 

Year 10 pupils at Ashton Community Science College rated the Science course as follows:

 

4 STAR REVIEWS

• It helps with memory skills and you learn things you wouldn’t necessarily know – Natalie Hucks
• It helps you remember things – Charlotte Brown
• I felt it was a different way of learning without writing anything down. It gives you a new way to revise as well – Connor Wilson
• It is effective and helps you learn techniques to help you learn – Rachel Critch
• It makes things a lot easier to remember than usual and works well – Lewis R
• It is really effective at helping you remember and fun to learn – Nathan Darnley
• It is a good way to remember things and it is funny and different – Becca Hunt
• It was interesting to learn about different techniques to learn things – Rachel Hollinshead
• It was more fun than our usual Science lessons – Aaron Jones

5 STAR REVIEWS

• It’s good fun and helps out a lot – Kerri-Anne
• It was good and learn a bit – Chloe
• It was fun and I learnt a lot – Jack Dawson
• I learnt a lot today – Jamie Stewart

Schools interested in more information or wishing to book these courses can call our head office on 01983 550456.