PRU Head Testimonials
OFSTED praise Stoneworks Education Ltd 'Starting School Storybook'
The OFSTED team reviewed our transition arrangements and noted the book produced by Stoneworks Education Ltd. They said that the illustrations and ideas within the book were exemplary, enabling children to be prepared for joining the school.
Russell Hinton, Head, The Brier School
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It’s such a fantastic, family-friendly idea. The perfect transition tool, in that it actually illustrates our school, and ‘storyboards’ the main worries that children have when starting a new school. It helps children to get used to the school before they have even started.
"Not only does our bespoke Storybook excite children and share starting school information, but it helps children to recognise, through the thoughts and feelings of the children in the book, that it’s normal to be nervous. It encourages them to talk about their feelings with their parents, and ask questions.Bethan Price
Head, Llanharan Primary School. -
Stoneworks Education have produced some fantastic materials for us. This approach was simply revelatory. The unique, parent and pupil friendly literature will absolutely help us to show parents and pupils what we offer, and demonstrate the positive impact we can have on their lives. By using personal testimonies in the case studies, and then using these testimonies in our prospectus, it has transformed how, and what, we can communicate to families.
I’d recommend Stoneworks Education to other special schools. It really does seem, the way forward for special school marketing and communications. You need to manage your school reputation, and Stoneworks can help with this.Clare Traynor
Deputy Head, Hope School -
Case Studies: “As a PRU, most parents have very negative pre-conception of our school and the work that takes place here. The Case Studies have helped to open that ‘parent-to-parent’ communication channel, between those who have been pleasantly surprised by their child’s experiences here, and new parents who are understandably anxious about a referral.”
Starting School Storybooks: “As a PRU we have new pupils starting all year round. Pupils and parents typically have negative pre-conceptions about our school and these books have helped to make the difficult conversations that referring schools have with parents a little easier as they have something ’concrete’ to show them which explains what we do. Stoneworks were very patient and understanding with us in creating a very personalised book that defined our two discreet niche provisions and was written with a specific audience in mind.”
Parent Handbook: “Parents have lots of tedious paperwork to complete when their child is allocated to the PRU. This handbook brings it all together in a sleek and professional way and includes lots of information for them to hang onto. The parents have been pleased to receive one.”Jeanette Maynard
Head Teacher, Hawkswood Primary PRU & SEMH Provision says about three of our products: