Testimonials

Here’s a selection of some of the outstanding comments that we have received from our Autumn, “Preparing Your Children’s Centre for Ofsted Course”

“The Day helped to focus my thoughts, understand clearer what information to include and areas I need to concentrate on at my centre”

Tracey Mashli, Woodland Sure Start Children's Centre

“This was great – a confidence booster and lots of sound and helpful advice, pointers and tools”

Nicola Johnson, Woodville Sure Start Children Centre

If only I had done this course before June it would have saved a lot of heartache. Thank you for giving me back some confidence that I have the ability to turn this around - very clear course”

Wendy Burton, Burnage Sure Start Children’s Centre

“Excellent training with a brilliant trainer and great resources”

Alec Smith, Moss Side Sure Start Children’s Centre

“Another excellent course delivered by Mark. Once again leaving with loads of ideas and tools and with increased confidence. Thank you.”

Helen Walsh, Littlebury and Beechfield Children’s Centre

“This has been the most productive training I’ve attended for some years. Thank you”/p>

Ruth Parker, Caversham Children's Centre

“Lots of useful additional information for me as a new Coordinator”

Lisa Webb, Children’s Centre Coordinator, Larchwood Gardens Children's Centre

“This training day was invaluable – focused on areas of need by somebody who has a real understanding of long and short term issues that impact on services delivery.”

Kirsty Jeffrey, Children’s Centre Manage

“This was one of the best training courses I have attended. It is so nice to attend a course and feel the immense benefit”

Becky Barnard, Caversham Children’s Centre

“I found the training extremely useful for my role to enable me to use tools, systems and plans to help myself and my team prepare for the Children’s centre inspections. The day highlighted gaps in the service and where we need to go next”

Joanne Farrell, Children’s Centre Manager, St Clements Children’s Centre

“Fantastic day. Clear message about OFSTED’s expectations and the inspection process. Paperwork gives a clear ‘tool’ in preparing for OFSTED”

Sajni Sharma, Children’s Centre Manager, Newstead Children’s Centre

“Training needs to be delivered to the senior leadership team in the LA’s to ensure a top down and bottom up approach to ensure CC’s move in a meaningful and confident direction...”

Eyullahemaye Henry-Millar, Children’s Centre Manager, Mortlake and Barnes Common Children's Centre

“Again an excellent course, delivered with the right balance of challenge and support. I thought it gave all staff to thing about”

Beryce Nixon, Headteacher, Hilltop Primary

“Very helpful – good to have an informative and interactive day from a non-governmental perspective. With a good folder of supporting information”

Vall Till, Department Strategic Leader, Staffordshire

“It was very clear that the facilitator has lots of good sound knowledge of Children’s Centres and Local Authorities. The information was very clear and communicated enthusiastically. I feel I can go back to the centre and begin work to build a system to enable us as team to present ourselves to our very best to an OFSTED inspection team, Thank You.”

Lisa Caimino

“Today has the most useful session I have attended regarding OFSTED. As a strategic leader for Children’s Centre’s in Redcar and Cleveland I feel really clear and enthused to lead the management team in our preparation for OFSTED of Children Centre’s. Fantastic resources and loved the delivery, Thank you”

Frances White, Strategic Leader, Redcar and Cleveland

“Absolutely brilliant! Very practical and very helpful in identifying where we need to start. P.S Loved the Chocolates”

Janessa Newlands, Redcar and Cleveland

“Thank you for an excellent training day and for making it appropriate for all phases of Children Centre’s”

Caroline O’Flaherty, Children Centre Manager, Benterfield

“I would like further support/training in house for staff/ team who could not attend the course today. Thank You for a inspirational day”

Teresa McNally, Children’s Centre Manager Belle-Vue

“What could have been a very dry session, Mark made it interactive, and surprisingly fun. I have lots of ideas and thoughts to take back and enable the centres to be able to demonstrate the good work we are already happening.”

Lesley Talbot, Children’s Centre Lead

“Really open my eyes as to what is needed within the centre to make the inspection run smoothly. This will also make the centre run more efficiently. The training was clear and had lots of opportunities to ask questions”

Lesley Hull, Children’s Centre Manager.

“It has been a fantastic days training. Only wish we had it a year of two earlier. Thank you very much Mark, look forward to the next session”

Liz James, LB Redbridge

“The resources you have given have been cracking, fantastic style of delivery, really engaging and inspiring”

Helen Higgins, Children’s Centre Manager, Horsforth Children’s Centre

“A very informative and practical day. As a headteacher whose primary school has recently aligned with a Children’s Centre, I have learnt a great deal. Thank You.”

Maria Hadjisoteris, Headteacher, Woodside Primary School

“Thank you Mark. Such a Comprehensive day full of strategic planning and very constructive advice – great delivery and makes a real change.”

Louise McRae, Children’s Centre Manager

“Very helpful sessions to clarify Safeguarding in Children’s Centres, it was good to have the handouts to read through again at a later stage”

Anonymous, Safeguarding

“A thorough, thought provoking and self challenging course with many opportunity for reflection on my own settings”