“The students thoroughly enjoyed the workshops. They were all engaged and loved how Mathematical skills were transferred into real life contexts.” 

“I have enjoyed working with As Creatives, they did excellent work for me for STEPS Engineers Week. They provided a professional service and were very supportive and helpful. They were incredibly thorough and always quick to respond. I am really satisfied with the fantastic educational resources that they developed including engineering trails, quizzes, and videos. The creativity and quality of the resources far exceeded my expectations, they are engaging and easy to use. I can’t say enough positive things about the experience, I recommend As Creatives and look forward to working with them again.” 

“Thank you for an amazing workshop (Innovation and Beyond). I have spoken to a number of children from different year groups and they all said they enjoyed it and were able to tell me something they learnt!” 

“Wow, can I just say how fantastic you are. We had a brilliant day and the kids loved it. Thank you for making our history day so special. Thank you once again. Your communication was brilliant and your ideas were super!” (History through Drama day)

“A huge thank you from all the staff at EPS for yesterday’s (Science Skills) workshops. I’ve had such good feedback from everyone. The children absolutely loved the sessions and I’m sure will have taken a lot from them. We had a great day and I’ve picked up lots of ideas myself so thank you!” 

“Thank you for the virtual workshops this week. It has helped to make science week a great first week back and the children really enjoyed the sessions.” 

“Thank you so much for yesterday! The whole school loved the (streamed) assembly and the workshops. Such an exciting theme too. I will remind the classes about sending you their Moonbase designs, what a great idea! I hope we can see you in person next year.” 

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Jo for delivering such fantastic, fun and engaging (Poetry) sessions with our children.  Jo, you have such a warm, positive manner with the children and they were all engaged and inspired!   What a lovely way to end the term and this time learning remotely.”

“I Wanted to say thank you again from everyone here at Lathom’s English Department for an absolutely fantastic day. My colleague’s really enjoyed your insight and I will be sure to forward all the positive feedback we receive from pupils as a result of the sessions.” (Streamed Literacy Workshop)

“It was honestly such a lovely session, full of energy, enthusiasm and scientific facts (Innovation and Beyond workshop) throughout. The children thoroughly enjoyed it and I loved seeing them so engaged and having so much fun with it. Some of the class struggle to engage with somebody they don’t already know but they instantly connected with the session and were hooked throughout!”

“Can I just say thank-you for this wonderful workshop that was delivered at our school today.  The children had an absolutely amazing time and learnt so much. The children were so convinced that Neil Armstrong had travelled through our time machine that one of children had made!  They were so engaged throughout the workshop, asked so many questions and recalled lots of information that was shared with them.  I will be tweeting some pictures and we look forward to applying our learning over the next few weeks!

“Just wanted to feed back that The Tempest workshop yesterday was fantastic and a really good energiser for being something totally different in the (home-learning) schedule … Gabriel said it was “just amazing”, he loved it! It has inspired him to ask to look up the original play with me, which is the best endorsement..”

“The boys all stayed engaged and doing their actions. I did tell Jo at the end how impressed I was since it was virtual and I thought might be more limited. And the boys seem to have really taken to the story. Thanks thanks for giving our WBD a much needed lift!”

“The students thoroughly enjoyed the workshops.  The KS2 children in particular loved the idea of being CSI investigators. We had parents feedback to us that their children had spent a long time explaining every little detail of their investigation and how much they had enjoyed it.”

The schools in our Manchester Hub have been delighted with the workshops. You have delivered some amazing sessions (as always!). Thank you so much for all your hard work – we really do love working with As Creatives!” 

“A big thank you for a wonderful day. The children loved learning about the wonders that our planet has and the interactive workshops allowed for team work and collaboration throughout the year groups. Ady (the practitioner) was happy, smiling constantly and really interactive and funny, nothing was too much trouble for him. He is a credit to your company!” 

“The children loved the workshops! They were so excited and engaged all day!”

“The students, particularly those who don’t normally enjoy reading, found a new way to look at stories. They also loved the active trail which was part of the families session.”

“Our pupils absolutely loved having “Neil Armstrong” in school for the day, the workshops were really engaging and further embedded the pupils’ knowledge about the moon and the moon landing. It was a brilliant day that the children thoroughly enjoyed.” 

“All of the children and staff have thoroughly loved working with Zoe today! What an amazing energy she brings – thank you so much for a great day of science.”

“It was an absolute pleasure having you at school today – a huge Thank You! Everybody, children and adult, had complimented you as well as the activities that they carried out in the sessions – their favourite was the bonus questions!. They thoroughly enjoyed it! It was a complete different aspect of science that they explored.”

“The children used their maths skills in a practical way and could see that maths can be practical and discussion-based compared to completing worksheets stuck in books! It supported all ability groups as they could all join in with the discussions.”

“I just wanted to say the CSI lesson this morning was the best live lesson so far!” 

“Jackson, thank you so much for yesterday! The whole school loved the assembly and the workshops. Such an exciting theme too. I will remind the classes about sending you their Moonbase designs, what a great idea!! I hope we can see you in person next year.” 

“I was totally in awe of your ability to engage the students; it has really given me food for thought with respect to how to introduce reading skills across our department (I think I have learned as much as the students!).” 

“I can’t thank you enough for all you did last week. I had so many teachers stopping me and telling me how amazing you were! The children loved every minute and I particularly liked the workshops – great to see the kids engaged, moving and working as a team as well as stretching their mental maths skills.”

Today, our Jubilee celebrations have included History workshops called 'Long to Reign Over Us'. We have been learning all about life in Britain over the past seventy years. @BirminghamEdu @BCPP__ @PrimaryTolkien pic.twitter.com/673fz3QTPZ

— St Jude's Catholic Primary School 🧡 (@jude_primary) May 26, 2022

A great big thank you to Helen and Rosie from @AsCreatives for delivering a wonderfully interactive performance this morning. pic.twitter.com/3S8ETCiigF

— St. Michael's News (@smaaanews) May 13, 2022

Year 6 LOVED their Shakespeare workshop all about The Tempest. We explored being ‘human sculptures’ and explored the themes of the story. @AsCreatives thank you for a lovely day … Jo you were super and so full of energy! We love reading heritage texts #shakespearesbirthday pic.twitter.com/qAo5NnWCaq

— Haslam Park Primary School (@Haslamparkprim1) April 26, 2022

“We just wanted to say a huge thank you to ‘Major Tom’ for a wonderful day yesterday.  All the children had a wonderful day and lots of the staff said it was one of the best workshops they can remember!”

“All the pupils (and staff!) loved the workshops. They were enthusiastically delivered and were made accessible and engaging for all the year groups. They enjoyed the way they were interactive and could get moving in a fun way but were still learning! The children gained knowledge about the kings and queens throughout history within the UK within the whole school assembly and then went on to discover more about the time within a topic in year groups. These were fantastic as there were links to their current and prior knowledge and historical understanding. We’ll be looking to book more workshops in the future. Thank you from us all at Blacklow for a wonderful day!”

“Thank you for the huge energy and thought put into today’s work with year 9. The students thoroughly enjoyed the activities and have gained an insightful introduction to the play in a way we couldn’t have provided without you.” 

“The workshop was incredible engaging and informative … Lots of ideas and ways of delivering maths learning, increased confidence to take on maths topics with groups. We all agreed Jacksons energy and enthusiasm was contagious and left feeling excited to try what we had learned.” 

“The pupils very much enjoyed the workshops. They were excited to take part in a whole school mission and loved the active nature of the activities. We were very pleased with the amount of maths work involved in the in class tasks. Despite being fun, there were plenty of teaching points and so it was a good balance between the two. We hope to work together again thank you!” 

“10/10 …The pupils were all fully engaged in their learning because they were enjoying the different context and visitor. They were talking about the workshops all week. It was just what we needed to create a buzz around maths for maths week!”

@AsCreatives led a wonderful Maths workshop today. The children were buzzing from the assembly at the beginning of the day outlining the 'Riddle of the Sphinx until the denouement at the end of the day. #stlawrencelearns #Maths #Mathematics #fun #Kidsinthehall ➕➖➗🧮🟰 pic.twitter.com/HNZraA6ET2

— St Lawrence Catholic Primary School (@school_lawrence) June 8, 2022

Year 5 performing the recycling process for aluminium in a workshop with @ASCreatives as part of SWJS Stem Week pic.twitter.com/Ug9EjNE7Vq

— Mrs Anderson (@fanswjs) June 12, 2022

“I just wanted to let you know, Goodmayes thoroughly enjoyed the workshops on the Queen’s Jubilee. Everyone I spoke to said that you were very professional, handled 90 children with ease and the information you gave provided a good foundation for the children to then continue the learning in class. And I really appreciate you sharing your resources with us, I look forward to using them this week to continue the lovely work the children are doing. Hope to work with you again soon in the near future.”

“The workshops were great and the children thoroughly enjoyed them. The whole year group are very excited about what they have learned about the space race and are looking forward to publishing their poems to go on display in our school hall.” 

“A big thank you to Zoe, who was absolutely wonderful. The children loved being active and given a chance to participate. Zoe was kind, reassuring and happy- the staff were all impressed with her and her presence.” 

“Thank you so much for your energy and dedication. The pupils absolutely loved your sessions and it was wonderful to see them all working collaboratively and enjoying their learning in such a creative way.”

“All year groups really enjoyed the practical elements of the workshops and being able to discuss their favourite books, authors and characters. Children were able to recap on their knowledge of poetry and rhyming couplets as well as celebrating the joy of reading. Thank you very much!”

“Many thanks for the CSI sessions you put together for my classes on Friday. The content was great and your delivery was absolutely outstanding. The children had a fantastic time throughout the different age groups.”

“The students absolutely loved it! … They gained an understanding of how Maths is intertwined into our everyday lives. They saw the benefits of applying themselves in Maths because there are so many exciting opportunities that stem from Maths. ​Thank you to everyone at As Creatives!” 

“Our students absolutely loved the workshops. They were all fully engaged in the sessions and I think they took away the importance of reading beyond the classroom. The ways they can get information from any kind of text. Jackson was absolutely wonderful – so engaging and our students really warmed to him.”

“We enjoyed the workshops tremendously. The children learnt a great deal, in an interactive and engaging manner. They gained the intended knowledge from the year specific workshops. They gained a sense of enjoyment through the drama activities and were able to talk, at length, about their activities afterwards. Jo was fabulous and made the day very special for all the children.”

“The children thoroughly enjoyed the workshops and all were completely engaged,.  Even now a week later, the children are still talking about it and repeating the ‘SUN BURNS!!’ part.  They learnt so much in just a short amount of time and will remember it due to the engaging way it was presented. Lots of the children surprised me with their knowledge – Jackson expertly drew out what they already knew and expanded on it. We will definitely be booking your services in the future.”

“I just want to say thank you very for much for today maths workshops. All the pupils loved it and got so much out of it!”

“Thank you for this week’s World Book Day workshop with Bookman. The children and staff thought Bookman was brilliant and the children got a lot out of the visit. Organising a workshop for the whole school can sometimes be a little stressful but working with you and the rest of your team has been really easy and organised so thank you!”

“A massive thanks for the fantastic organisation of the event. Every member of staff I have spoken to only had really positive things to say about Zoe and her workshops. The children were engaged and excited from the start and really promoted reading which was exactly what I wanted. Look forward to hopefully using as creatives again in the future!”

“Chris was phenomenal – all the teachers LOVED his assembly and the children did too. Every member of staff has commented on how good he was with the children – how his pitch was correct and how he delivered it so well. I was so impressed and he really did make the day so special.”

“I just wanted to say thank you so much to Chris, the children and all of the staff thought he was absolutely fantastic! The tasks were brilliant fun and everyone was totally engaged (even the children who normally hate maths!). The assembly was perfect as it caught everyone’s attention. It was perfect and just what our school needed.”

“I’d like to say a huge thank you to Jackson for his delivery of our Shakespeare poetry workshop…the students have really enjoyed learning about Shakespeare in a very active way. All members of staff were very impressed with Jackson and have all commented on how they cannot wait to use some of the techniques to inform their future practice. I’m sure we will be looking to work with you again in the future.” 

“The students gained from working through a thematic approach to apply their skills and knowledge in mathematics as a team. The quality of delivery was fantastic.  Jackson performed at such a high level and made sure to engage all children.” 

“We deal with loads of agencies/companies and have always found you to be exceptional, professional and of course, a pleasure to deal with. So yes, will certainly see you again in the next academic year!” 

“Thank you to you and your team for running such an engaging, challenging and successful event on Friday. The students seemed to really enjoy it and I’m sure the staff did too!” 

“The students really enjoyed the workshops and had the chance to explore the different elements of poetry that they may not have had the opportunity to within the classroom. The immersion aspect was particularly effective and this led to high standards of written poetry”

“I will continue to include as creatives workshops in my intervention weeks – everything from planning to delivery to follow up is excellent!”

“The poems look amazing and I am really excited to send these home with the children. The day was a huge success and the teachers really enjoyed the CPD. Thank you for such a wonderful experience.”

“All the pupils from Nursery to Year 6 enjoyed exploring how much fun Maths can be outdoors – and your after school family outdoor maths activity was a great way to engage parents and carers. Would definitely book again. Thank you.” 

“The workshop was absolutely excellent and surpassed my expectations. The thing that surprised was the breadth of Jo’s experience which resulted in such a rich experience for the children. Thanks so much!”

“We will definitely be looking into some workshops for KS1 later in the year and will be recommending this to other schools that we work with!”

“You were absolutely amazing and have inspired all the children and teachers. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!”

“The workshops have helped support me with my mission to promote working scientifically and develop a love of science within the school”

“Following the as creatives CPD programme, members of the maths department came up with some brilliant ways of linking numeracy to Global Diversity Week!” 

“I would like to thank you for the excellent Shakespeare day you delivered before Easter. The children adored it and have regularly spoken about it since – many saying it was their favourite day of Year 6!” 

“Thank you so much for the brilliant experience given to the children on Monday. Bookman was great with the children: they all thoroughly enjoyed the workshops and the assembly in the morning. Having to be creative and use their imaginations reminded them about the enjoyment of reading.” 

“An absolutely fantastic day. The pupils that took part were fully engaged through the entire time Jackson was working with them. The enthusiasm for problem solving and maths was obvious from the pupils, and there have already been requests for another visit!”

“The children enjoyed the workshops very much. It was very interactive and productive at the same time. The children used their creativity in different ways and collaboration and team work – all skills that we highly value at Thomas’s”

“Very refreshing to have CPD that was a bit different and involved a lot of participation and fun. Nice to see other areas of maths celebrated.” 

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone at As Creatives, Zoe was amazing as Captain Sally Morgan and all the children had so much fun! I have had so much positive feedback from the children and staff saying how much they enjoyed the session and how it was tailored to each class’ needs. We loved having Zoe in both schools and I look forward to booking another workshop with you in the future.”

“I wanted to get in touch to thank you so much for the sessions you delivered last Thursday. They went down extremely well and students were overwhelmingly positive about them and the teachers also rated your session as their top one of the day!”

“I just wanted to say what a fantastic workshop it was last week. Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed it and the staff were keen to pass on how engaging and brilliant with the pupils Ady was. Hopefully we will be using you again in the future – I am going to have a look at your sessions for older pupils too as a potential for year 10 or 11. Thanks from everyone at St Hugh’s.”

“Every year, Jackson baffles me with his energy and passion. His in-depth knowledge of the play, his enthusiasm and professionalism is outstanding. As he talks about himself too, and all the actors he’s worked with and all the plays he’s done, the children are in awe of him. The children in our year love it every year and we will be booking for next year very soon.”

“The children gained an understanding of the play and a memory they will keep for life, especially for those children who have never experienced anything like that. It meant that when they wrote a letter as Macbeth to Lady Macbeth, they were able to use extra information that Jackson had told them to portray his character better.”

“The students thoroughly enjoyed the workshops and were engaged throughout. The teaching staff and TA’s passed on that the pupils were involved and really enjoyed the active nature of the workshop. We will definitely be planning for this session again.”
 

“Jackson was amazing with the children, the content was fantastic and overall it was a great afternoon. Just last last year, the workshop was truly faultless and I would like to thank Jackson and everyone else at As Creatives because every experience we have had with you has been amazing!”

“The children had a wonderful time and every year group was inspired, challenged and excited by the activity and Jackson’s approach. We found the idea of the workshops so clever and there was such a variety of maths involved. In 14 years of teaching, it’s the best workshop I’ve seen!” 

“The children absolutely loved the day, and all year groups were completely invested in it. The whole day ran brilliantly, and I cannot speak highly enough about Chris – he was a pleasure to work with, and was excellent with both the children and adults – he absolutely made the day as special as it was. We have also received positive feedback from parents, who enjoyed the family maths workshop, and as a school we were blown away by the attendance!” 

“Across the course of the day our entire Key Stage 3 engaged in both the training game and the bunker sessions and all students came out of the sessions absolutely energised. All who witnessed the level of buzz and atmosphere in the room were simply blown away by the engagement of students, the high energy environment and delighted in watching students find clever and innovative approaches. A superb day was had by all.”

“Lots of staff across the school have found me to say how much they enjoyed it and it (The Benefactor) was really good to see a workshop which wasn’t just fun but educational. They all felt it had a really strong impact on the children” 

“I just wanted to say a big thank you to Chris for delivering the sessions at Cheadle. The workshops were absolutely brilliant and I have already passed the contacts for As creatives on to our other hubs so they will be contacting you very soon to book in!”

“One of the best STEM Events that I have ever booked. The students found the workshops extremely interesting, engaging and fun. One pupil asked, “Miss, can we do this every Thursday?”

“The students in Y3 especially gained a great understand of the story of a Midsummer Night’s Dream. I was so impressed and surprised that they knew all the characters and complex relationships after a 90 min session. It has given us a great springboard for some fantastic writing. Our parents have also been pleasantly surprised that we have been introducing our younger children to Shakespeare. I would just like to say a huge thank you to Jo, her passion and knowledge was amazing and the children gained so much from working with her.”

“The students had an opportunity to apply their maths learning in a fun and engaging way. The maths they were doing had a purpose and they were able to work cooperatively to solve problems. They had a chance to realise that maths can be fun and that problem solving is not always ‘a word problem’. Thank you very much to Jackson, he worked brilliantly with all groups of children and left staff feeling inspired.”

“Thank you so much for the brilliant Maths workshops, the children absolutely loved them and the teachers thought they were fab too!”

“Let me extend my thanks from myself and the staff here at EPPS to Chris and your team for a highly effective workshop today. Chris was fantastic and the pupils really gained a lot from his visit. he was very accommodating and adapted well to the needs of our pupils. We will definitely consider your team again for further workshops” 

“I just wanted to drop you a quick email to say how pleased we were with the Pirate’s Challenge Day and how engaged the children were with Chris. We’ve struggled to find a decent external provider for workshops, but this one really catered for all of the children and Chris was excellent. We’ll certainly be in touch when running another Maths Day next year.”

“There was a definite buzz from the pupils.  They enjoyed being outside and using their maths skills. It was clear that the students were using a wide range of maths skills, from numeracy to reasoning, without realising it.   I was particularly delighted to see my Year 4 children using measuring skills, data handling, problem-solving, shape, which I have taught so far this year and using appropriate vocabulary and ‘maths talk’.   It made maths come more alive for them. Thank you again for the excellent service provided.”

“I would like to thank Ady again for delivering the workshops. His own enthusiasm for science shone through from the start to the end of day.  The fact that the lessons were active and fun enabled the children to learn in a more physical way than that of the normal classroom-based teaching of science. This has given some of the teachers ideas for their own way of teaching science for future lessons. I would definitely recommend As Creatives to fellow teachers.” 

The children learnt how prevalent maths is within the world in which we live, particularly based on things that they do every single day. They realised how all aspects of maths work together during problem-solving to enable them to solve the problems and crack the codes. Even areas of the maths that we have yet to cover, the children were able to use their prior maths learning to help inform their judgements and answers. Delivery was excellent and the children absolutely loved the workshop – thank you.

“Ady was absolutely brilliant with all the groups he had during our science day. The nursery staff were so impressed that he kept their class spellbound for a whole hour! We would love to work with you again.” 

“The visit yesterday was amazing,  Jay (Bookman!) was a fabulous start to the day with his assembly, which really caught the kids’ imagination. I had staff coming to tell me they were shocked when he burst forth from the cupboard and surprised the hall. He was brilliant – and I’m especially impressed that he managed to work with children ranging from reception to Year 6s and entertained them all. It’s created a great buzz around the school about reading which is brilliant in the week of world book day.” 

“The children LOVED the workshop.  They raved about the session afterwards and talked about what they had done well into the following week.  The activities that Jo chose fit in perfectly with the English curriculum and the English sessions which we had already completed with year 6.  She built on the children’s prior knowledge and extended their learning further, whilst keeping the activities fun and engaging.  We loved the sessions and would love to use As Creatives again during our Shakespeare topic next year.”