This is a dynamic and engaging seminar course which introduces young people to the concept of personal responsibility. We encourage Key Stage 3, 4, and 5 students to take a proactive approach to life, rather than just reacting to things around them. We introduce students to one of the most simple and yet powerful models in Personal Development: State-Behaviour-Results. This seminar actively promotes the concept of self-reflection as a tool to personal improvement.

Ideal for groups who need to take more responsibility for their learning.

This is a fast-paced and highly practical seminar which shows Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 students how to use effective and highly enjoyable study skills techniques. Learning to learn, mind mapping and speed reading are just some of the tools introduced during this session.

Ideal for groups who need to study quicker and more efficiently.

A Positively MAD best seller! Exam Busters helps Key Stage 4 and 5 students to get into the right mental state to prepare for exams and shows them how to learn how to learn using various principles of revision, and memory improvement techniques.

Ideal for groups who need to prepare more effectively for exams.

The Creative Approaches to Learning Primary Package offers Key Stage 2 pupils and teachers a day of inspired and creative madness with 2 entertaining and hugely impactful presentations for Years 3+4 and Years 5+6, and a range of supportive teaching resources.

Ideal for groups who need a creative boost.

Click on any of the seminars above to

Improve confidence
Boost motivation
Change attitudes
Improve learning
Raise aspirations

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

“Great fun!”

“Really enjoyable.”

“I would recommend this to anyone.”

“Loved it, loved it, loved it!”

“I now have more confidence in myself.”

“I never knew learnng could be so enjoyable. I think I may actually stand a chance in my exams now.”

Comments by Year 11 Students who have experienced our seminars

“Many thanks for excellent ‘Exam Busters’ sessions delivered to all our Year 11 Students. It was extremely well received by not only the students but staff helping with supervisions as well. I am sure it will ‘make a difference’ and we are full of admiration for the energy and enthusiasm of the presenter.”

Brian Roe - Assistant Head Teacher

“I just wanted to say how brilliant the couple of hours were; the course was brilliantly presented and awesomely mixed in with masses of laughs. I have never known the school assembly hall to be so engaged. To be bluntly honest it inspired me, like nothing has ever before, and I believe will ever again.

Thank you so much, and I can now go through school knowing how confident I am with the knowledge I picked up during the presentation, and I can sit down in the exams in the summer and remember how to be calm and relaxed.

There is no way that I can say thank you enough times - THANK YOU! ”

Dave Scotford
Yr 11 Student
Red Hill Secondary School

STUDENT SEMINARS

Improving attitudes; making learning fun

Our multi-media, multi-sensory, interactive large-group presentation seminars delight, entertain and challenge audiences, while encouraging students to take responsibility for their learning and their futures. These seminars are dynamic, informative and enjoyable events which make a huge impact at the point of delivery, providing students with effective life and learning skills.

FEATURES

Suitable for groups of up to 150 students per session
Run in school halls, conference centres
Appeals to wide range of learning styles and abilities
Fully equipped and resourced – we just need a screen, a space, and an audience
Pupil-friendly ideas, tips, tools, techniques
Delivered by a highly entertaining and dynamic presenter
Ideal for whole year groups at a time

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Our feedback booklets allow us to monitor the extent to which students:

Feel more confident about themselves and their abilities
Are willing to apply personal development skills to their own lives
Are willing to try a range of effective learning/ study tools
Think more positively about school and learning

VALUE

Because these seminars are delivered in your school, you save by not having to bus large groups of students to another venue
Because they are aimed at large groups of up to 200 students at a time, the cost per head is extremely low, representing real value to your school
Because the principles taught are universal in application, these courses have as much relevance for staff who observe the presentation
Students are provided with a “MAD PAD” –a simple resource on which to record notes and observations throughout the presentation
In addition to being informative and thoughtprovoking, our seminars are also unforgettable experiences – full of humour, interaction and energy

RESULTS

The feedback for our seminars shows that:

Students feel more confident about being able to use personal development and personalised learning skills
Students feel inspired to change negative thinking patterns
Students are willing to apply some or all of the techniques to their learning and their personal lives after the seminar
Students are motivated to think more positively about the role of school to future aspirations
Students have a clearer understanding of what it takes to achieve their aspirations
Have an enjoyable and worthwhile learning experience
Would recommend these courses to other students