Creative Approaches to Learning

What the kids have to say about our Learn to Learn Fast Track Programme

“I liked the way you taught us how to remember the nine planets and the countries of the European Union. I also enjoyed counting to ten in Japanese it was wicked. I will never forget them.”

Georgina Pimm

“I really enjoyed learning 90 things in one morning and my favourite was the shopping list. I can remember all of them…”

Keiron Doney

“Thank you for your visit, now everyone is positively mad and Miss Kibbler is always saying the Japanese way of counting to ten.”

Sean

“I am writing this letter to thank you for such a funny time at school. It was one of my favourite times in school.”

Joshua Lewis

“I did not have a favourite because I loved it all and everyone has one positively mad. I can remember all of it, the counting, Marco Polo, the penguin race, the big hand glove, the big ears and the big glasses.”

Poppy Vincent

“I thought that it was great when you came. Thank you for what you taught me. I liked it when you did the planets, that was my favourite one.”

Robbie

“Thank you for a great day I had lots of fun. I hope to see you again and thanks for picking me as a volunteer. Also I have become Positively MAD now! It was really funny but I don’t think I would put biscuits down the loo”

Naomi Herbert

Lutley Primary School

I write to inform you that we have had the most wonderful day today. Vicki has led a very exciting day of activities and fun learning and the children have loved it. I confess that the idea of having Year 5 & 6 in the hall for 2 ½ hours was a trifle worrying but it went superbly with loads of opportunities for movement exercise and participation. It wasn’t chaos either because the children were totally engaged and therefore could be relied upon to settle back when needed. I was delighted to think that we were developing together with the children involved from the start. So often we would receive insets as a staff and then try to bring the children alongside. This is a most effective method of training and well worth the cost. Thanks you so much, I look forward to working with your company in the very near future.   

A Wheeler, Headteacher

St Mary’s Primary School

“Having experience the day led by Vicki, it far exceeded my expectations. This is the first time we have used a company to lead in-service training involving children and teachers working together to improve learning. The children and staff thoroughly enjoyed the day and I am confident that we will continue to develop the work from the day. It was wonderful to be ‘Positively Mad’ for the day and worth every penny. We look forward to using your company again to help us develop accelerated learning in our school.

B. C. Jones, Headteacher

Woodland Junior School

The staff and pupils of Woodlands Junior School would like to thank Mike for an excellent training day, which managed to enthuse even the most weary amongst us! The activities were so interesting and exciting that they engaged all pupils fully and were particularly helpful with raising the esteem of our children with special needs. The staff are highly motivated and really eager to being work in class using the various techniques. The children, however, have their own ideas as to how these techniques can be used and have already started adapting it to learning the 7 times table. Thanks you once again for a very enjoyable day.

Elizabeth Davies, Headteacher

Leigh Park

The dialogue we had with MAD was very credible and professional. We were very pleased with the materials MAD sent us prior to the ‘learning to learn’ events and were very impressed with the high quality of delivery on these inductions days. The Year 6 pupils thoroughly enjoyed the event and came away with a repertoire of effective learning strategies that will serve them well in their future learning. The primary and secondary staff who attended the MAD events was very impressed and it whetted their appetites for more in-service training on the theme of effective learning. I recommend MAD to you without any reservation.

Dave Sharratt, Leigh Park EAZ-Assistant Director.

Lymington Junior School

I had to write to thank you very much for providing us here at lymington junior schools with such a wonderful day. Vicki proved to be an inspiration to everyone, staff and children alike. To hold the attention of 140 year 5 and 6 children, sitting on a hard wooden floor, for an hour and a half is nothing short of brilliant. The children were enthusiastic before the event about a change in routine but were most definitely not enthusiastic about learning and were positively sceptical about learning over 80 facts during the course of the morning. Initially, I didn’t believe the extent of the learning that was going to take place. Needless to say, by the end of the morning I was amazed. I witnessed several individuals, who really struggle to learn, achieve so much that ‘the proverbial chins hit the floor.’ The whole day continued at that level. The programme was varied and interesting and equally beneficial was the staff training session at the end of the day. The whole building and everyone in it was buzzing. I would love to have been a fly on the wall in some of the homes in the evening as the children recounted to their parents the events of the day. I would unreservedly recommend the whole day to everyone. I can’t speak highly enough of the potential benefits to all who took part in the day.

Linda Boxall, Headteacher