REVIEWS: Hooks, Lines and Thinkers receives 100% endorsement from Clitheroe students

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 Alan David Pritchard was in Clitheroe this week, at Ribblesdale High, where he presented his 2 popular GCSE Revision Sessions, ‘Hooks, Lines and Thinkers’.

Alan created these workshops to help students feel more confident about revising, and more interested in using effective and creative learning techniques.

He delivered an English session in the morning, followed by a workshop for Science students.  At first, when the students were told that they would be able to remember over 80 facts without writing them down, the students were somewhat sceptical. However, by the end of the sessions, they realised that they were capable of remembering a lot of information without making traditional notes or rote learning.

An analysis of the feedback shows that 100% of the students would definitely recommend the course to others.

Here is the collection of 4 and 5 star reviews Alan received for the courses he presented.

 HOOKS, LINES AND THINKERS SCIENCE

Pupils who rated the course as 4 and 4½  stars justified their ratings as follows: 

• It was very helpful and a good way to memorise things without writing.  Also, was good fun!
• It was fun, we learnt some good techniques and I now know the first 20 elements of the Periodic Table. It has made me look at revision in a different way.
• Fun, funny, good techniques, useful. I will remember! – Hannah
• It’s fun, funny and I learnt things well.
• Funny, entertaining, useful for revision. – Rihanna
• Different, interesting and fun way to learn. Easy to remember. 

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

• Had great fun and enjoyed the tasks that were set. I also learnt a lot of facts and a variety of ways to revise! Would rather be here than in any school lesson. – Will T
• It helped me learn a lot of facts in a short period of time that I will remember for a long time. It’s also a fun way of learning and revising. – Gina S
• It is a very fun way to learn and makes you feel shocked that you can learn from pictures. It is easy to remember too. You can also use it for most subjects. – Maddy N
• Was very good, useful revision techniques are shown. Very good. Helped me a lot. – Ali Z
• We learnt by having fun. The funner revision is the more you learn. Very enjoyable. Gives revision techniques. – Jordan H
• Didn’t have to do much writing. Very enjoyable too. – Lucy S
• Helped me a lot with revision. – Tom L
• Didn’t have to do much writing. It’s fun and gets you out of lessons. – Cian L
• It was effective as it applied everyday life to Science which was easily related to. I effectively remembered. – Adil G
• It was highly enjoyable and was funny and gave ideas how to revise. – George K
• It was enjoyable and it gave me ideas about how to revise. – Daniel R
• It was a very good way to revise for subjects. Creative, enjoyable and a much more positive way to revise. Very fun to listen to and watch. – Jake T
• The course is very fun and has a positive effect towards remembering vital facts. Definitely better than sitting reading books all day! – Farrel H
• I learnt really good techniques on how to revise for my GCSE. – Lydia P
• Fun, easy to learn, good to watch. Better than school learning – e.g. books, etc. – Joe B
• It was fun, easy to learn and relevant facts, and showed me a variety of ways to learn and revise. – Jessica W
• You make it fun to learn things. I learnt different ways to revise. Also learnt a lot of things I didn’t know. – Amber D
• It teaches new ways to revise that are fun and where you don’t need to sit at a desk.
• I learnt how to revise properly and I didn’t realise how much I could remember. – Hayley

HOOKS, LINES AND THINKERS ENGLISH 

• This helps people as it breaks things down easier and easy to do it yourself.
• Very helpful for revision. The tips given were excellent. Will definitely help anyone in revision for GCSE’s or A Levels. – Laura M
• Different way of learning. Helps memorise hard words! Also fun. – Katie A
• It was alright and helps you remember.
• Made it easy to revise.
• It is a different way to revise which is easier for me.
• Funny, different, enjoyable.
• It is a different way of learning and it is a bit of fun.- L.H

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

• Very good revision techniques.
• I actually think I got something out of it, didn’t get bored or lose interest. Still remember most of it. – Connor G
• I remembered everything. I actually learnt what I was told. Was fun.
• It was really useful information. It was also fun and enjoyable. And it’s made me a lot more confident for my exams. – Carley P
• Really fun and enjoyable way of learning and helps revise skills for GCSE exams. – Danielle T
• Very helpful. Learned new revision skills that I can use for any subject.
• It really gets down to your level and makes it easier to revise and learn. – Jazz
• It was very helpful, interesting and has given me techniques.
• Thrash head harshly but good teacher. (?)
• Very easy way to remember everything mentioned. I find I learn better this way. – Brad G
• I remembered quite a lot and it helped me spell and was fun. – Kelsie F
• It’s fun and helps work your mind / memory. – Lizzy S
• It helps you with revising and shows you how to.
• It keeps you hooked and gives you a different approach to learning which is very effective. – Bryn G
• I couldn’t revise before but now I can. – George W
• As it is different and easier to understand, it made me remember a lot more than I thought I would. – Nafesa B
• Different way of learning to get you motivated to learn. – Toni L
• It helps me find ways of remembering revision and how to do it in a fun way.
• It was sick and easy to do.
• It made me realise how much I can remember in so little time. So next time, when I am revising, I know what to do. – Hayley