Primary, Infant & Junior Head Testimonials

Andrew Smith of Stoneworks has produced a stunning achievement booklet for Chelsea Open Air Nursery School and Children's Centre. We had a tight deadline (which he met) as we wanted it for our 80th Birthday Celebration in July 08. The booklet was a great success and had a big impact at our event. We wanted it to show that not only had we been around for 80 years, and it does this... but to also demonstrate that we are as active and vibrant now, as we were then!

Andrew also produced 30 parent case studies that showed how parents had benefited from using the Centre. They are a true and impressive tribute to what we have achieved for our parents and a very moving account of the lives that have passed through our Centre. I'd have no hesitation in recommending Andrew to other Children's Centres.

Our Teacher Survival Guide and Recruitment Pack is a fantastic and innovative way to aid the transition of new teachers in to our school. The teacher tips and case studies show what it’s really like to work here, and helps teachers get to know the teaching teams they will be working with. The Guide details the key things a teacher would need to know when starting in our school.

The Guide shows that Whitton is an exciting and vibrant place to work and learn, and that teachers will be joining a team of enthusiastic professionals dedicated to helping pupils to achieve their absolute best. We want to attract the best teachers to work in our school, the Guide shows our commitment to providing quality support, CPD and development opportunities within the school and throughout IPAT.

The Homework Helper provides an additional resource which increases the amount of our parents able to help their children with homework. This is a great outcome for both school and pupil and also helps to further increase the link between school and home. The more we can do to help parents engage in their child's learning experience, the better. I'd easily recommend Stoneworks Education to other schools.

This summer we introduced the Starting School book at Shawfield Primary School.  As a staff, we are very pleased with the personalised illustrations and how closely the story matches our school and the routines in Year R.  I enjoyed working with Debbie to achieve this.

On our recent Home visits many parents told us that they had enjoyed sharing the book with their child and had used it to answer their child's questions.  For a child that was new to the school and had missed our Induction process, it was a useful tool to break the ice upon meeting him for the first time.

As a parent myself, I remember looking long and hard for story books to read my children before they started school and was disappointed with the lack of books available.  I would have greatly appreciated a book like this from school!

In future we intend to use these books in our Induction process; in the story time sessions and have kept some spare copies of the book in the School Office should any young child join our school mid-year.

Our Reception Ready Storybook is a unique, parent-friendly way to show our parents and carers what their child ideally needs to do be able to do, before starting Reception Class. The Reception Ready Storybook also shows parents how to equip their child with these skills. It's such a great idea, as having these key skills makes it much easier for Reception Teachers to settle children in to school.

It's an absolutely brilliant way to make life easier for the parent, the pupil and the school. I'd recommend all schools to contact Stoneworks Education, as I think all schools should have such a Storybook.