Salford, Manchester - Primary School

16/11/16
35 trainees

Following No Outsiders training, 97% of respondents felt more confident talking about the Equality Act to children in school.

Following No Outsiders training, 88% of respondents felt more confident talking about LGBT issues to children in school.

Following No Outsiders training, 88% of respondents felt more confident talking to parents about an inclusive curriculum.

Comments:

- It was refreshing and a fantastic pace. I feel it is all more comfortable to talk about for children and staff. I loved displays, books and approaches. 

- Very well presented, made me feel at ease

- Fantastic session. Great ideas and resources

- What a fantastic way to talk to our children about equality. Such an inspiring session!

- A fantastic session. Lots of practical ideas for discussing equality in a sensitive manner

- A really informative, interesting course! A fantastic session with lots of ideas to take forward.

- Fantastic session. Great ideas on how to address issues.

- A fantastic learning experience with a powerful message behind

- Great session, easy to listen to and enjoyable. Love the picture books and will take all ideas on board when working with the children

- Thank you I enjoyed the course. I feel more confident and knowledgeable regarding this matter

- Well presented, gained a lot on knowledge in the session. Confident, open and honest.

- Excellent session, a huge boost to my confidence in dealing with these issues

- Enjoyed the session, found it interesting

- Really liked the suggestion to include the Equality Act in to the curriculum in a sensitive but creative way. Really inspired to include these issues in the classroom on a regular basis so that children are familiar with them.

- Great practical advice- loved the stories. The evidence from your school proves how you can begin to change mindsets of others.

- Excellent session.

- The training was very informative. It gave me great ideas for speaking with the children at school and at home with my own children. The books are fantastic which were discussed and the training kept me engaged throughout.

- A very good (and entertaining) session. I feel very confident about addressing the issues and am quite excited to start.

- It was presented in a really interesting and enjoyable way.

- It was a really informative and enjoyable twilight

- Thank you - your manner and presentation were amazing. Everything became clear.

- The session was informative but delivered in a fun and professional way

- Really positive session which shows how a schools members can take pride in their inclusive values.

- Fun, vibrant and enjoyable session.

- Thank you for making me feel confident in teaching children about the Equality Act

- Really enjoyed tonight's session - thank you!

Trainee Teachers: University of Chichester

15/11/16
97 trainees

Following No Outsiders training, 97% of respondents felt more confident talking about the Equality Act to children in school.

Following No Outsiders training, 98% of respondents felt more confident talking about LGBT issues to children in school.

Following No Outsiders training, 95% of respondents felt more confident talking to parents about an inclusive curriculum.

Comments:

- Inspiring session, very heartwarming and has developed my confidence to address diversity 

- Completely inspirational!

- Very useful session, lots of ideas for resources that can be used in schools

- This is an amazing initiative and really well implemented. Andy presented really well, engaged us the entire hour. 

- It was really helpful, especially in terms of how to address the topic to parents 

- This No Outsiders scheme is an amazing scheme

- Really enthusiastic talk that was really informative and taught me a lot. 

-Really interesting and informative. Love your style of learning. You should be really proud of the work you have achieved.

- I really like the no outsiders idea, You are an inspiration, sir! Thank you!

- Fantastic session- great ideas for addressing issues and parents in schools.

- I feel really inspired by the lecture

- Really engaging lecture which has made me feel more confident and able to discuss these things in schools

- Very moving video about the schools ethos. Everyone should listen to what you have to say - not just student teachers

- The session was great, helped me to feel confident in teaching and promoting no outsiders ethos. Very inspiring

- Really engaging session - really enjoyed!

- Useful real life examples! Helps anchor understanding. Really enjoyed!

- A very interesting session that has made me more aware of this issue and has helped me feel more confident in addressing it in my practice.

- This was very inspiring and moving, it has given me hope and confidence that someday I can spread the same ethos

- Really helped to build my knowledge and understanding. Especially my knowledge on how to talk about it with parents and children,

- Really inspiring lecture

- Brilliant ideas addressed. I grew up in the Midlands and this was never addressed in any of my schools so spreading this message throughout many schools is vital as this project has so many areas of children's lives that could be affected in today's society. Really worthwhile!

- Really great lecture, so informative, especially about how to tackle parents prejudice. A fantastic ethos to have and to teach children in a neutral way.

- Really enthusiastic lecture with lots of resources that we can use. Lots of great information.

- Really good session, felt the video really brought home the message. 

- Very engaging, easy to understand, informative

Kings Heath, Birmingham - Infant School

02.11.16
30 trainees

Following No Outsiders training, 96% of respondents felt more confident talking about the Equality Act to children in school.

Following No Outsiders training, 90% of respondents felt more confident talking about LGBT issues to children in school.

Following No Outsiders training, 86% of respondents felt more confident talking to parents about an inclusive curriculum.

Comments

A very fun yet informative session. It makes you realise how using simple things e.g. books, pictures etc can promote understanding of such big important issues.

More confident to speak openly to our children about equality in school / society.

Very thought provoking and entertaining at the same time. Love the use of innocence of children's books to promote such a positive message. We will have further discussions as a staff as to how we embed things here following your positive example.

Thank you - that was brilliant!

The session was very informative whilst being fun.

Thank you - very informative and fun! A lovely way to use stories to introduce these aspects of the Equality Act 2010.

So engaging, lots of humour! Love how it is based around children's books - simple but effective. 

Brilliant message and strategy to convey to children.

A great session which was interesting and engaging. Feeling much more confident to talk about this topic with the children.

The session was brilliant - thank you.

Brilliant message- fantastic how the parents at your school came on board.

Very interesting and entertaining .

An excellent inset. Entertaining and clear delivery. Lovely books / totally appropriate for EYFS.

Great practical ideas and use of resources that can be built in to everyday ethos, learning and assemblies.

Loved it.

Amazing thank you!

Amazing, beautiful worthwhile work and thoroughly entertaining.