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Schools' workshop feedback

This article was last updated on 1 December 2015.

Absolutely excellent in all respects. I thought it was one of the best run school trips ever.
St Matthew's Primary School, London SW1

Incredible first hand learning and fantastic support from professionals. Absolutely fantastic – blown away – thank you!
Malcolm Sargent Primary School, Stamford, Lincolnshire

An absolutely fantastic day. The girls were taught the about the pressures of a working environment and a journalism.
Fulham Cross Girls' School, London

Excellent engagement with the children. It was great to get an understanding of how a newspaper was produced and develop skills in a real life context.
The Ryde School, Hatfield, Herts

It was incredible. Thank you the best school trip we have ever been on.
Coleridge Primary School, London N8

Excellent teaching – great pace and delivery. All the children were engaged, they developed a love for writing and it gave them aspirations for careers in literacy.
Caldecote Community Primary School, Leicester

What an excellent opportunity to combine journalism and historical research. Outstanding learning -thank you for a fantastic day. Brentwood Ursuline School, Essex

An excellent day! Wonderful teaching and in an excellent environment with brilliant resources!
St Gilda's Catholic Junior School, London N8

Brilliant! The teacher was informative, supportive to the students and had lots of enthusiasm. The pupils were engaged the whole day and excited with all the new information. It was great to combine English writing skills with historical context.
Tayyibah Girls School, London N16

Excellent day – the delivery style was excellent and the teacher had a great rapport with the children.
Roman Road Primary School, East Ham, London

Brilliant teaching the children were engaged and it was well paced. The children had a fantastic day!
Clifton Primary school, Southall, Middlesex

On behalf of the pupils and parents and staff from Gallions thank you for such an amazing extra-curricular education visit yesterday. The pupils enjoyed being editors and staff got pleasure seeing the children thoroughly engaged.
Gallions primary school, Beckton, London

A wonderful day out - superlative facilities. Thanks for top quality learning.
North Ealing Primary, London

Absolutely fantastic. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and produced high quality work. Thank you for a super day.
Brooklands School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Excellent direction, fantastic resources and high quality learning.
Meadlands Primary School, Richmond, Surrey

The teaching of the workshop was absolutely excellent. It was easy for the students to follow and they were engaged and enthused.
Compass School, Southwark, London

The teaching was excellent and the pace was really good. The children were kept on their toes all day and I learnt a few things about newspaper reporting which will be put into my year 6 planning. A fabulous day at the Guardian.
North Harringay school, London

Excellent explanation and support and pitched perfectly at As and A2 level students.
Sydenham School, London

Absolutely fantastic - clear, enthusiastic, positive, friendly and supportive teaching.
Christ's School, Richmond, Surrey

Fantastic day, the students thoroughly enjoyed it. It was well structured and will definitely assist the students with future projects.
Coopers School, Chislehurst, Kent

Fantastic teaching - excellent knowledge, and management of activities, the pupils were fully engaged. Thank you for an excellent day, we really appreciate it - it was brilliant!
St John Wall Catholic School, Birmingham

This was a really excellent workshop - informative and engaging with clear guidance and explanations. All the students reflected on their own writing and the importance of the drafting process.
Thomas Tallis School, Kidbrooke Park, London

Structure of the workshop was excellent. It was broken down into manageable and accessible tasks. This was an excellent opportunity for year 10 pupils to write for a specific audience and purpose and for a tight deadline.
Drapers Academy, Harolds Hill, Essex

Exceptional learning. The students were taken out of their comfort zone but dealt with this new environment well thanks to the quality of learning.
King Alfred's Academy, Wantage, Oxfordshire

Absolutely fantastic All students (and teachers) were engaged and progressing throughout. They have already asked to come back!
Northampton College

On behalf of everyone from St Bernard's I would like to thank you for a fantastic experience. Everybody came out of the experience pleased with what they have learnt and achieved throughout the course of the day. I know that everyone who attended had a thoroughly good day and will remember what they learnt for a long while to come.
Pupil from St Bernard's High School, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, via email from teacher

Thank you so much for a fantastic experience creating our own newspaper front pages.
Signed by class from Godwin Junior School

Thank you very much for another great day of lively learning. Please pass on our gratitude to your elite team.
Bancrofts School, Woodford Green

A very interesting and enjoyable day. Excellent teaching and fantastic learning.
Lucas Vale Primary School, London, SE8

Fantastic day – I will highly recommend. Everyone learnt something new and many were extended in their learning.
Evelyn Grace Academy, Brixton

An excellent workshop - many thanks for all your hard work. Great pace and mix of hands on and teaching.
St Gildas School, Crouch End, London

Thank you for this amazing opportunity. Excellent pace and knowledge of journalism adapted to the children's age.
Our Lady Immaculate Primary School, Tolworth, Surrey

Fantastic! So much covered in such a short amount of time. Thank you!
Holly Park Juniors, Barnet, London

A great environment and learning experience. The students were pushed by the deadlines to focus on a range of literacy and teamwork skills.
Baring Primary, London, SE12

This is such a fantastically well-run workshop that engages and enthuses both the children and adults. The setting of it being in the Guardian adds to it enormously.
John Burns Primary School, Battersea, London

Excellent teaching and facilities - the children thoroughly enjoyed their day. A fantastic learning experience.
Sir William Burrough Primary, London E14

Superb as always - very clear delivery and well structured day with positive outcomes.
Comberton Village College, Cambridgeshire

Excellent – lots of journalistic ideas and techniques exemplified.
Beechen Cliff School, Bath

Excellent organisation and communication both prior to the day and on the day. Fantastic teaching which really helped to bring out the best of the students.
Redland Green School, Bristol

Brilliant teaching, the class were not easy. It was a fantastic real life experience. A huge thank you.
Peakirk Cum Glinton Primary, Peterborough

A fantastic day for the students learning JavaScript. The students got an excellent real world experience of coding. Thank you very much.
Acland Burghley School, Camden

Outstanding! Every student was engaged, excited and wanted to work. Absolutely fabulous.
Loxford School, Ilford, Essex

This was an excellent experience of our students and something that they will always remember
Joyce Frankland Academy, Saffron Walden, Essex

Brilliant, engaging and fast paced. Thank you very much for such an informative and fun day.
Woodcote High School, Coulsdon, Surrey

Thank you for a fabulous day! Excellent teaching - fast but engaging pace, clear and concise delivery.
St Joseph's RC Primary Camden.

Outstanding. Students were engaged throughout and well pitched. The class were beginners and the fact that each pair left having accomplished so much is fantastic. Wonderful learning and an amazing opportunity to learn outside the classroom in a professional environment.
Long Close School, Berkshire

Excellent, fast paced but suitably challenging for our group. Each student was stretched and all were engaged.
St Bernard's High School, Essex

Thank you very much for a fantastic day. Excellent teaching the students were thoroughly engaged and it was great preparation for the new GCSE English Language.
East Barnet School, Middlesex

A truly superb day. Very informative and interesting and provided staff and students alike with invaluable skills that we can use at school. Very relevant for global scholars programme the students are engaged in.
Townley Grammar School, Bexleyheath, Kent

10/10 absolutely fantastic. In 15 years of teaching this is the best educational visit I have had the pleasure of participating in.
Godwin Junior School, Forest Gate, London

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