"Steve's presentation style is engaging and pacy - he really understands Year 11 students and has a great awareness of the strategies that will help them. Student feedback was really positive and he was a pleasure to work with - well organised and able to adapt to make his sessions work for our students. Thanks Steve!"
S WOOLLATT, ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER (ST JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC SCHOOL, HERTFORDSHIRE) - FEBRUARY 2025
"We have re-booked Steve following his successful visits and feedback from the students last year and prior to Christmas. This time, he met with 60 of our Year 5 students to discuss all things around academic buoyancy and resilience. Looking forward to the ‘Transition Time’ session with Year 6 in June."
H WAUGH, ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER (ABBOTS LANGLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HERTFORDSHIRE) - FEBRUARY 2025
"Steve delivered a great session to our 200 Year 9 students. This was followed by an additional session with our high attainers. It was a real pleasure to have an external speaker who can control the room and is comfortable and adept at speaking to groups of all sizes. A variety of effective and habitual learning behaviours were covered with the students constantly involved and interacting. Loved the music!"
D BASTIAN, ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER (ST BONAVENTURES SCHOOL, LONDON) - JANUARY 2025
"Steve's session was engaging and thought provoking, providing pupils with the tools to tackle challenges with a sense of agency and confidence. It was well pitched to the Year 5 group who enjoyed learning new skills that will help them as they progress through school and into the wider world."
T HASSAN, HEADTEACHER (OAKLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, HERTFORDSHIRE) - JUNE 2024
"'Steve recently delivered a Conference session to our Year 13 students on effective revision technique and how to think like an examiner. The feedback was excellent with many suggesting that they wished he had visited earlier in the year. We have resolved this by including Steve in our Induction Programme for Year 12 in September 2024."
M EDWARDS, DIRECTOR OF SIXTH FORM (ST MICHAEL’S CHS, HERTFORDSHIRE) - MARCH 2024
"'Steve visited us to speak to our Year 10, 11 and 13 students. Each session was bespoke to their needs and tailored to suit the specific stage of the academic year. Steve informed and challenged in equal measure and has a manner which allowed him to control the room whilst ensuring the students were constantly engaged with his short, sharp style of questioning, mini-plenaries and sound bites of information."
J COOKE, ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER (KING ECGBERT SCHOOL, SHEFFIELD) - FEBRUARY 2024
"Steve has a great rapport with the children. He has quickly grasped the needs of our year group and has tailored his sessions to them. The children are excited to take part in the sessions and we can already see some of them applying their learning to their everyday school life. His work around growth mindset and resilience will hugely benefit our children, not only through their school life but well into their future."
S SCOTT, YEAR 6 TEACHER (ABBOTS LANGLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HERTFORDSHIRE) - FEBRUARY 2024
"Our Sixth Form students enjoyed their sessions with Steve. Not only did he dispel myths about study and revision, he was able to explore a lot of the Science behind successful methods of learning and revision. Students were kept on their toes with short, sharp memory tests and puzzles to engage them and many have already begun to trial his suggested approach for their use of flashcards as a revision tool. With mock exams on the horizon, this was a timely and interesting session for the year group. We look forward to working with Steve again in the future."
A JONES, DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER (ST JULIE’S CHS SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL) - FEBRUARY 2024
"Our Year 11 students have thoroughly enjoyed their recent conference sessions with Steve and look forward to more as the year progresses. He has engaged and challenged in equal measure, opening their eyes to a variety of brain based approaches to learning and the most effective evidence based revision techniques, all designed to improve outcomes and attainment in the forthcoming GCSE examinations "
M TAYLOR, DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER (QUEENS SCHOOL, HERTFORDSHIRE) - NOVEMBER 2023
"Steve recently visited us to work with our Year 7 & 8 students. They were involved and enthused from the outset and gained some valuable insight and appreciation into how they can develop learning habits and effective examination behaviours. Feedback from the students was really positive and as a result, we have booked Steve to return in January to deliver a staff INSET session"
K YATES, ASSISTANT HEAD TEACHER (KINGSHOTT SCHOOL, HERTFORDSHIRE) - NOVEMBER 2023
"Steve is visiting us to deliver a range of his Conference sessions to our Year 11 cohort and also working intermittently with some smaller intervention groups. The students are responding well and undoubtedly benefitting from their interactions with him. Exam related performance and instilling effective learning habits is at the core of his flexible approach and we look forward to seeing the students progress throughout this academic year"
I PETRIE, DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER (ST MICHAEL’S CHS, HERTFORDSHIRE) - NOVEMBER 2023
"It was a really honest and informative session, which the children got a lot from. Steve had an excellent manner with the children and made their understanding of the next step in their learning journey both fun and relevant to their secondary school experience. I would certainly book the session again.”
YEAR 6 TEACHER (WELWYN ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, HERTFORDSHIRE) - JULY 2023
"Steve has a wealth of experience and knowledge to share on many aspects of the academic and holistic development of an individual student and has always been an advocate for child centred learning"
ALEX B, HEAD TEACHER (YORKSHIRE)
"Steve has a fantastic knack of understanding what it is that makes students tick. His ability to blend logical approaches to improving attainment with cognitive science based research mean his students always receive a positive experience"
NICOLA O’S - FOUNDER OF NEW CLARITY FOR YOU/ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST UCL/HOD PSYCHOLOGY (HERTFORDSHIRE)
"Steve has a real strength in inspiring an audience and is a natural presenter, engaging our students, staff, parents and stakeholders on many occasions. I recommend him without reservation and we look forward to working with his new venture in the near future"
EDWARD C, HEAD TEACHER (HERTFORDSHIRE)
"Steve is extremely knowledgeable and has an undeniable passion for ensuring young people are equipped with the tools that allow them to make the best of the opportunities they have available to them"
BEN L, DEPUTY HEAD (WORCESTERSHIRE)
"I most recently worked with Steve as a guest speaker at a Teaching & Learning conference he organised for 500 colleagues. He is a consummate professional who has a wonderful ability to engage, enthuse and inspire students and staff alike"
JAMES H, FORMER HEADTEACHER/EDUCATION ADVISER TO IMPRESS THE EXAMINER (LONDON)