THRASS TWO-DAY CERTIFICATE, LINCOLNSHIRE, JAN 4-5, 2007

Excellent use of time – a wealth of information delivered clearly and with relevant anecdotes. Very motivating – can’t wait to get started. Very useful to be able to take away resources.

A comprehensive course, covering all aspects of the THRASS programme.

Very informative and entertaining. Didn’t yawn once in the whole two days!

Wow! A really informative, but so very useful course. THRASS really makes sense to me now – I’d been struggling to piece it all together for it to be accessible for my reception class, and now have lots of ideas to inspire future teaching and learning! Hilary was great – very professional but very approachable and friendly – it was fabby! Would highly recommend!

Thoroughly enjoyed the two days. Comprehensive coverage of THRASS. My new Head wants to introduce THRASS throughout our school. Now I understand how THRASS works I totally agree with her! I can go back to the ranch and implement it with confidence.

Extremely clear delivery. I love the fact that you have broken the teaching down into ten steps of progression – useful for a new teacher.

A very good course. Having begun to use the scheme, it clarified many things. The timetable was adhered to, and the plan of each stage fulfilled.

The course has really helped me to understand how the programme works and the kinds of activities I should do in my classroom to implement it. I also have a clearer understanding of the language to be used and will feel more confident in my own ability to use it! I think it is very appropriate for Y2 children and will help to develop their reading and spelling skills.

Very interesting and useful. The scheme was explained very clearly and I feel more knowledgeable about methods of teaching handwriting, reading and spelling skills. A positive experience.

Have been doing THRASS for a long time. Really enjoyed the course. Learnt a lot to help my child extend his knowledge of THRASS.

Learnt lots more than I did know!

Very detailed and informative. Have learnt a lot and will use lots of the game ideas.

Very informative.

A very thorough introduction to THRASS. I feel ready to start using the programme in the classroom.

I enjoyed the course and found it useful.

The course was very informative. I can now use the THRASS resources to their full capabilities. The delivery by Hilary was interesting and she explained and demonstrated the resources very well.

An enjoyable, highly informative two days. The activities brought the materials to life and ensured participation. We felt that implementation will need much thought in a 3 class school.

Well set out with easy to follow “modules”.

Very useful. A good spread over two days rather than cramming it in. Very useful demonstrations.

Very useful – especially the activity demonstrations.

We enjoyed the course very much and learnt a lot.

Very good course. Feel I’ve learnt a lot.

Well paced, well filled sections, answers for all questions. Good knowledge of THRASS. Well taught. Enjoyable course. The time passed very quickly!

Very thorough course. Informative and refreshing.

Very helpful.

Fantastic course. Very lively and informative. Can’t wait to get started!

Excellent two days. practical, informative. Certainly given me a lot to take away and build on.

Interesting course. Information available to parents is a very good idea. Wish I had known sooner to help my own children.

An inspiring delivery. Well done. 

I found the THRASS course very useful. It has given me the knowledge and understanding to help, support the children in school.

Excellent delivery. Love involvement. I just need to persuade school to invest funds.

Excellent – thorough presentation.

Excellent, if a little intense.

A good refresher course, lively and enthusiastic delivery enabled me to become well informed. I do feel confident that I am able to go back and cascade to KS2 how to implement THRASS to fit our needs. I would be very interested in visiting a good/outstanding school (primary) that delivers THRASS across the whole school that has high level 3’s in KS1 to high level 5’s in KS2.

Hilary thoroughly covered the many aspects of the course. A lot of concentration was required as it does seem to be quite a complex and different phonic programme. Supportive materials will all help when implementing. I already use a lot of the techniques and articulation already.  

The course had good pace and was well resourced, to enable us to have a go at the activities. Day 1 helped to focus my thoughts on the parts of THRASS I have been teaching to F1/F2 children last term. I still feel the need for more child friendly resources for my 4 year olds who have no sound recognition, grapheme recognition and need a lot of speaking and listening experience – each day! Day 2 helped me to see the whole picture and how this will improve our children’s spelling and decoding skills.

A fantastic course with so many ideas of activities to do with the children – very informative and useful. Great ideas of resources to use and great explanations of spellings and how to split words up!

A very useful couple of days, great to have the essential Guide to refer to and to use with staff training.

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