Delegate Quotes

"The chance to see through the eyes of a student again after 30 years is a priceless privilege. Thanks!"

"One of my personal aims was to spend time to reflect on my teaching and the learning of the subject - I have been able to do this throughout the summer school"

"The aims and objectives were very well met. Excellent focus on the importance of the subject and getting teachers re-animated about teaching Geography. Sharing with other teachers was Brilliant!"

"I always knew my subject was important but hearing others talk so passionately about Geography has inspired me and motivated me to continue to promote my subject"

"[The course] has given me renewed motivation to go away and try to raise the profile of Geography with pupils AND SLT at my school"

"Brilliant course - very useful and all staff very approachable. I would certainly recommend this course to others. My thanks to everyone involved"

"The course has made me reflect on a more national, even universal, level on why Geography is important and the message I should impart to my students and school"

"I am enthused and eager to go back and promote subject specialist lessons to the rest of my department"

"I think it has been a good balance between the three principles. The course has re-inspired me and sent me back into school with practical ideas and resources to work into the S.O.W."

"It helped me to escape the focus which has become narrower and narrower in school and broaden my horizons, helped me to get back in touch with why I went into teaching English, and reminded me of the value"

"The aim of 'promoting the importance of subject knowledge' has been met admirably"

"The course has re-affirmed my belief in the teaching and importance of my subject"

"The course was fantastically united through the umbrella of 'story-telling' - the content, however, was diverse and stimulating"

"It was wonderful to feel embedded in University free thinking culture once more"

"I already felt passionate about the importance of English Literature in education - I do however feel that has been further fuelled with these intensive 3 days"

"Please continue with all the obvious hard work and effort that has gone into this - it is much appreciated and we have felt valued and appreciated (much needed in this demanding profession)"

"I think that the Aims and Objectives have been met - the School has exceeded my expectations"

"The School has given me some practical and inspiring ideas to bring back and enthuse my department"

"My enthusiasm for history and therefore as a teacher of history has been reinvigorated"

"It has opened my mind to countless possibilities and further questions"

"Many thanks to everyone involved - a truly wonderful, inspiring (and useful!) experience"

"The English Programme over the last 3 days has managed to deepen my own subject knowledge as well as giving me the drive to ensure that all students in my school are challenged and encouraged to embrace literature, as I have been by the PTI"

"It has made me realise that literature underpins the values and emotions of every society throughout thousands of years. This is something that students today need to experience in order to fully appreciate the range of values and emotions they are capable of having"

"It was really fantastic to listen to such engaging speakers about the complexities of stories and to be reminded of why Literature is so enjoyable"

"This was an excellent course with a really great balance between receiving lots of challenging material and contributing to seminars and discussion on how it might be delivered"

"This course has definitely made me reconsider the entitlement of all students to a diverse literary diet whilst balancing this with accessibility in a mixed ability setting"

"I have kept the vulnerable young people I work with in mind - everything has been related to them and I take on the responsibility of providing them with a 'key'. Thank you"

"Personally, this has been an enriching and rewarding experience which I will carry with me for a very long time"

"I love the PTI for its unashamed focus on subject knowledge and the objective of inspiring teachers. I would hope that this always remains its focus"

"It confirmed my belief that the Humanities do exactly what they say they do, they humanise people. History is clearly only one strand of this, but it plays its part"

"So refreshing to have a course which is so subject focussed and puts teaching at the heart. We get bashed so publicly in the media at times but this event made me feel valued as a teacher and as a professional"