I would like to recommend the Positively Mad presentation on Goal setting and Goal mapping; we had the presentation yesterday in school and it was Fabulous. The presenter was lively, funny and really knew how to pitch the material at the right level for the target audience of Year 8 students. He made the talk extremely relevant to the students and they readily engaged with the material and activities presented. It was very thought provoking and I shall continue to reinforce some of the points raised when I talk to this Year group again about raising aspirations. He dealt with challenging behaviour effectively and clearly works with young individuals a lot! The presenter was very professional, arrived promptly and set up quickly, he was not even thrown by the problems with ICT that we experienced, he remained calm and dealt with the situation accordingly. I have fed back to Aim Higher in Suffolk my opinion on the presentation and will certainly use Positively Mad again next year and even try to find the funding to allow more activities to occur this year. Thanks very much we sometimes need inspirational individuals to come into school and really spark the students imagination, that certainly happened at Thurleston yesterday! (I am even going to make a goal map myself as a result of listening to the talk!).
Many Thanks
Nicola Manning
Aim Higher Co-coordinator
Thurleston High School