What they said...

Hear what Schools, Teachers and pupils are saying about us...

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Jazz It Up!

"I thought the atmosphere was superb and I know that the band got a tremendous thrill from their performances and the audience’s reaction."

David Godfree Marling School

Bandwagon

"I applied to gain a valuable experience working as a musician with younger children, others my age and with professionals, hoping to enhance my skills as a musician and team player. I was also very keen to bring enjoyment to others and do as much as I could to promote music as both a hobby and career. The Bandwagon exceeded my expectations in all areas and I sincerely hope the project gave to others the same enjoyment that it gave to me."           

Chris Bandwagon musician

"A magical day. The children were enthused and the staff thoroughly enjoyed seeing the school function in a totally different yet valuable fashion. The desire that the children had to learn, experience and take part was wonderful.  We were wary to a degree of the surprise element of the ‘flashmob’ for Reception aged children, but it turned out to be an awesome surprise. Their faces said it all."

Jenny Spencer St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Festival Academy at the Star College

"Not only did we benefit as a musical group from this day, but there were personal benefits too. For me it was a wonderful experience to work with people with physical and mental disability at such a high artistic level. I felt there was no patronising, no condescension, here; everyone was an equal artist and every artist, every idea, was taken on its own terms."

Duncan Strachan Festival Academy musician

East Sing West

"Having spent a working lifetime in education as a teacher, head teacher and school inspector, I can recall very few events that gave me more pleasure than Sing East Sing West. Everything that makes education such a wonderful thing was evident last night; wonderful team work, gifted and enthusiastic teachers with the highest expectations of what the children could achieve, and, above all else, the belief shown by the children who took part in an event that they will remember all their lives."

Derrick Beer Swindon

Gamelan

"I liked how you needed to concentrate but you didn’t need to be very skilled to make it sound good. I liked how we all played as one."

Pershore High School Y9 student

"Jonathan handled the group brilliantly. Very skilful, calm, clear and positive…the Gamelan experience was sensational."

Mrs Harris Northleach C of E Primary

"Our pupils all have severe learning difficulties and some have autism. All were able to access the instruments at their own level – a wonderful opportunity for them to explore new sounds and make music together."

Jane Jones The Shrubberies

Science for Schools

"The children loved the Discover Zone, which allowed them access a variety of activities independently."

Dave Pond Gloucester Road Primary School

"Both staff and pupils had a fantastic time at the Science Festival. There was plenty to see and do. Pupils were buzzing about it for days afterwards."

Tim Morphew Berkhampstead School

Young Scientists’ Day

"Absolutely outstanding! Excellent organisation and facilities – great for year 6 children who don’t get to see science labs. Inspiring, interactive and such a good pace. The children did so much in the hour. They particularly enjoyed the methane explosions!"                          

Charmaine Brunt St Peter’s Catholic Primary School

Christmas Lectures

"The amount they learnt in two hours was probably comparable to half a term in the classroom."

Amy Roberts Heywood Community School

"The Lecture helps to make Science more than just a school subject. The pupils can experience different aspects of science that may not be part of the school curriculum."

Cheltenham Bournside School

"I thought it was very interesting. I liked the experiments and I’ve learnt so much from this lecture…like the difference between hydrogen and oxygen. John Kilcoyn teaches how to have fun with Science as well as learn."

Y7 Pupil Baxter College

Book It

"It is lovely to know that we will be met at our bus and marshalled efficiently to the correct venue. There is never anything to worry about. It is slick, professional and inspiring."          

Teacher Rendcomb College Junior School

"Shakespeare on Toast by Ben Crystal was an extremely good event for KS3 students. Lively, witty, engaging. Could have even been a little longer! 100% brilliant event."

Teacher Cirencester Kingshill School

Young Writers’ Day

"It provided me with the opportunity to sit and focus with my more able writers for a length of time, something that is rare these days in teaching. I was able to understand the children’s background thinking and help them develop their writing alongside my own."

Teacher

"It helped me start my story off and gave me more courage to finish my story."

Pupil

Time Will Tell

"I’ve enjoyed every single thing about it. I’ve loved putting the children in charge. It’s a change to planning lessons rigorously, it’s really good to be able to give them a job and say ‘right, how would you go about doing this?’ So for me that’s been really enjoyable, and I would say they’ve felt the same way. They’ve enjoyed being in charge of something, working their own ideas through, seeing what works and what doesn’t and I think the excitement you can see is proof of how much they’re enjoying it."

Sarah McNaught Cotswold School

"Time will Tell was an opportunity for our KS3 pupils to be involved in a high profile project which would engage and excite them.  The idea of creating a story and then adapting and performing a story was a very interesting concept and all of the pupils involved had never experienced this ‘through line’ of creativity before."                                                             

David Brookes Chosen Hill School