“Thank you for a fantastic training session, staff were inspired and enjoyed the session.”
“That was such a great session. It was so busy and active – time just flew by!”
“I liked the pace – it kept me thinking!”
“Really useful! Got lots of great ideas for the classroom.”
“Topsy was fantastic at keeping us engaged throughout every session. This is usually particularly difficult via Zoom but her delivery and expertise helped to keep up the pace and sustain interest.”
“Topsy Page’s training is excellent, it is based on research and fits in perfectly with the reality of teaching in a turbulent climate. Staff have been inspired and refreshed by her honest and knowledgeable approach.”
“The talk project experience with Topsy has opened my eyes into what my children are ‘really’ doing and has provided me with an abundance of new skills and strategies I can use to ensure that every moment of lesson time is truly teaching AND learning time.”
“The work you have done has been instrumental to our journey.”
“Learnt loads, packed with information, really useful, ideas that I can use straight away in class… Would definitely recommend it to other teachers/LSAs/Heads.
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“I will go back to school with lots of knowledge which will help me to develop independent learners.”
“Excellent. Well-structured, engaging, informative and motivating.”
“Great training! Thoroughly enjoyed it.”
“Thanks for your help over the course of this term. I feel like it has had a huge impact on the teaching and learning in my classroom. Last week, a child made a statement which took us in a slightly different direction - we ended up using talking strategies for the whole lesson. I used the talk toolkit to deepen the conversation further. In the following session the children wrote an information text to record the discussion. The writing was of a much better quality than it normally would be. The children felt more confident in the subject matter and a lot of my reluctant writers were enthused to write. The writing session began at 2pm on a Friday afternoon... I couldn’t believe the quality of the session and the focus from the children.”
“Staff have come back with a spring in their step and strategies to implement.”
“It was a great opportunity to spend time as a whole staff looking at talk and actively trying out different strategies.”
“Very effective - high expectations, thoughtful interventions, considered questioning,
great level of challenge, valued all opinions.”
“A great array of ideas. A lovely set of Talk Prompts to incorporate into school.”
“Made me think, question and improve the way I teach.”
“An outstanding senior leader... well-respected... commitment, passion and drive... thrives on reflective dialogue... consistently high expectations... challenging and supportive.”
“Given me more confidence to try different ways of teaching.”
“My pupils are becoming more independent and persistent.”
“Topsy was an excellent member of the Review Team... Clear and accurate... Professional... Contributions were knowledgeable and incisive.”
“Thanks for another great outdoor session Topsy. We had such a fun time on a rather miserable January day... a great way to instil enthusiasm into my children.”
“I feel good about this because people will listen to others, our arms won’t ache, people will look at their partner, take turns and speak in a normal voice.”