Thank you for a wonderful workshop. The children really enjoyed the hands on activities and gained such a lot from the experience. You told the story so well and with such humour they learnt so much without even realising! We will definitely invite you back when we need to bring our next topic to life (Churchfield Church School, December 2019)
Thank you so much for today. The children absolutely loved it and so did we! It was such a great experience. Your enthusiasm and energy levels were incredible (St John and St Francis Church School, December 2019)
Dear Professor Jones. Many thanks for your surprise 'Stone
Age' visit yesterday! As always, you were fair, inclusive,
informative, engaging and entertaining. The children responded
well, listened and were delighted to volunteer and participate in
all activities. Will be booking the Roman Centurion
visit for next term very soon (Winscombe Primary School, December
2019)
The
children absolutely loved the 'Chocolate themed' session. Having
spoken to them, the part they liked the most was how you told the
story of the Cadbury family and the fact that they got a chance to
act out the parts. They also thoroughly enjoyed the dancing as well
as the song. We performed both in our assembly the next day. Thanks
so much for a wonderful experience and we look forward to seeing
you as a Roman soldier in the Summer Term!
(Sidcot
Junior School, November 2019)
Thank you so much for coming in to visit us; the children were
completely inspired by the morning's activities and we used the
knowledge they gained to write fact files on the Highwaymen (and
women) you focused on and also did a presentation of our learning
to parents which was really well received (Kingshill Church School,
November 2019)
Thank you very much for such a captivating session on The Romans.
The children were so engaged and the variety of information
presented really captured their imaginations. You made it so
interactive and gave the children so many opportunities to
participate that they really felt a part of the whole experience
(Wrington CofE Primary School, November
2019)
We were
lucky enough to have Harry visit our Year 4 class as we were
studying the Tudors. We asked him to focus on Henry 8th. He
delivered all of the key information in a fun and interactive way.
All of the children were offered the chance to take on the role of
different key characters. The children left the session full of
enthusiasm and with a much developed subject knowledge.
(Sidcot Junior School, November
2019)
The
children absolutely loved their visit from Jethro. They were so
engaged throughout and have learned so much about The Great Fire of
London from their active involvement in the drama. They can't stop
talking about it! (St Martins C of E Primary School, November
2019)
Thank
you for yesterday, the children had a wonderful time and your visit
helped to pull together all the learning that we had had about
Fairy-tales this term and you helped us to celebrate our Dress-up
day. They especially enjoyed joining in with the role-play
and using the props you had brought with you. The children
particularly had fun watching your entrance on the bicycle too.
Thank you from our Pre-school staff too, who said 'it was
brilliant' (Shipham First School, November
2019)
Harry was amazing, all 60 children were completely engaged by him for the entire session and found him funny and interesting. Not only did both classes enjoy the session but a week later they are still talking about the information they learnt about the ‘Great Fire of London’ from him and are using lots of his ideas in their own writing and topic work. Thanks for a brilliant introduction to our topic.
(Glenfrome
Primary School, November 2019)
I would like to let you know how much we loved your 'Arctic Explorer' session last week. The children really enjoyed it and took a lot from it. We especially liked the focus on animals and clothing which was something we also talked about in class. The rhyme and story were a great addition to the session, making it an all-round experience. It was an excellent start to our topic. Thank you so much and we would be delighted to work with you again soon (St John and St Francis Church School, November 2019)
It was wonderful to see the learning that came out of your visit this morning with Year 4. It certainly was the ‘Wow’ starter for the topic we hoped for. The children were able to recall so much from your dramatisation around Henry VIII’s life.
(St John and St Francis Church School, November
2019)
The children in both classes had a wonderful time. They learnt so much through your teaching. I especially loved how you included all of the children in the drama and story at some point during the session. The children were engaged throughout and when we reflected on the learning afterwards, the facts they had learnt were incredible! (Haywood Village Academy, November 2019)
Dear Jethro. Thank you for tellig us all about The Great Fire of London. I liked it when someone was Samuel Pepys and they wore the wig on their head. My best thing was when I pretended to put out the fire. My favourite thing was when I was a tree and you could not chop me down. I really liked the bit when my friends had to tip the wee and poo out of the window. I liked it when someone was the king. I want you to come back (Churchill CEVC Primary School Children, October 2019)
Once again ‘Jethro’ provided us with a morning of wonderful
consolidation of our term’s learning linked to the Great Fire of
London. Harry was simultaneously enthusiastic and motivating in his
approach, alongside being sympathetic and accommodating of the
needs of all of our pupils. The children were buzzing afterwards!
(Churchill CEVC Primary School, October
2019)
The
children thoroughly enjoyed your performance as Earnwald the
Saxon. I loved how all children got involved. Thanks for an
educational and entertaining session
(Kingshill
Church School, October 2019)
As always my class had a fantastic afternoon with Professor Jones the Egyptologist – he never fails to amuse and educate!
(Wrington CofE Primary School, October
2019)
Thank you so much for your Astronaut visit! The children were
so excited for your arrival and you didn't disappoint. It was
brilliantly planned to deliver facts and insight in an interactive
and engaging way. The children are still talking about it now
and linking it to learning we are doing in class. It certainly
brought our 'Space' topic to life. Thanks again (St Georges Church
School, October 2019)
Thanks very much for Monday. You do it so well. It provided
some excellent information for our topic, deepening children's
surface knowledge of the Great Fire of London. You present in a
really engaging way and get everyone involved to make the
experience and learning memorable for all
(Northleaze CofE Primary School, September
2019)
As usual, our Year 3 class was utterly captivated by "Dr Jones" and the tales of his travels in the Stone Age. They were so busy joining in the active story-telling, they didn't realise just how much they were learning. Thank you!
(Christchurch CEVA Primary School, September
2019)
Thank you as always for bringing our learning theme to life! The children have absolutely loved today.
(St Anne's Church Academy, June 2019)
Thanks again for today, the children thoroughly enjoyed it and so did we! The session was well pitched to the age group and the story telling, song and games were great and engaged them all. You made such an impact they were talking about you right up until home time! Our pirate experience really brought their story writing & role play to life the next day in school.
(Axbridge CofE First School Academy, May 2019)
Dressed as a Spartan Warrior, Harry visited our class as as we are studying the Ancient Greeks. He really developed the children’s understanding in a fun and interactive way. He really understood my class well and the needs of individuals. Thanks again!
(Sidcot Junior School, May 2019)
Thank you so much for such a fantastic morning with Captain Whitebeard The Pirate. The children had so much fun and were so excited and engaged from the moment you entered the room. The workshop was a perfect mix of calm listening and active participation. We look forward to seeing you next year (Winscombe Primary School, May 2019)
Purposeful learning is fundamental to learning and for young
children there is no better way to inspire them than being set a
learning challenge by a 'real pirate'. Captain Whitebeard set
up the challenge so superbly that the children can't wait to come
to school to learn.
As well as setting down the learning challenge Captain Whitebeard gave the children memories. Memories of singing, dancing and having stories on the beach with a pirate. We have used Cadcharacters for many years now and children in Year 6 still often state their best memory as that of meeting Captain Whitebeard on the beach and later sailing with him on The Matthew.
We thoroughly recommend using Cadcharacters to give children, purpose, fun, memorable learning experiences.
(St Anne's Church Academy, May 2019)
'It was such fun, I loved feeding baby Brunel’. 'It was so much fun in the basket’ ‘I can't believe how much I learnt’.
(St Francis Catholic Primary School Children, May
2019)
Thank you so much for our 'Brunel' session - as always, it was was interactive and engaging. The children started by knowing a little but now know so much which filled them with pride. The session is confidence building as well as educational. I love the way you have no preconceptions about the children so give roles to the less confident children by chance and this encourages them to do their best. By the end of the session you had transformed one of my reluctant learners into a true thespian - thanks again.
(St Francis Catholic Primary School, May
2019)
Thank you so much for coming to us today - you we’re truly amazing!
The children remembered so much about Brunel and were so engaged in
conversation back in class (Bournville
Primary School, April
2019)
Thank you so much for designing a character and experience for our
children based on the story ‘The Tin Forest’. The morning was very
age appropriate for our Y1 and Y2 children and had a good mix of
plant/tree/animal facts and acting out the story. I felt it was
useful the children had read the story before your visit, but they
enjoyed reading it even more when we shared it again after your
visit! We have just had our "Gold Book" assembly and several
children received certificates for the work they have produced
following your visit which really inspired them.
(Burnham-on-Sea
Community Infant School, April 2019)
Thank you again for such an engaging Ancient Greeks session with the children yesterday; it's all they've talked about today! You managed to cover a vast amount of information in the time available in a comprehensive and engaging way that kept all the children's attention - you've made my job of teaching the topic a lot easier - thank you! (Northleaze CofE Primary School, April 2019)
'Thank you soooo much Mr Andronicus Alexiou. I had such a fun
time. I also liked being in the best team (Sparta) with my
friend who was king. I loved all of the facts and the
way you let us interact with the session.' (Northleaze CofE Primary
School Children, April 2019)
Dear
Jethro – 'Thank you for coming in to do a show about The
Great Fire of London and the Plague. It was great because you were
really funny'. ‘My favourite part was when you and me tried
to blow out the hall lights and you forgot it was 2019 and not 1666
and it is electric not a candle!’
‘I really enjoyed it when you had to dig a hole for Samuel Pepys
and put lots of stuff in it and I didn’t know the Mayor was called
Thomas Bloodworth’ (Churchill CEVC Primary School Children, April
2019)
Wow! What an amazing culmination to our Great Fire of London topic! Thank you ‘Jethro’ for giving us the opportunity to put our learning into action. The children were thoroughly engaged and enthralled by your character who carefully included all children in the enfolding drama. We look forward to a return visit next year (Churchill CEVC Primary School, April 2019)
We would like to thank you so much for such an entertaining, educational and exciting visit linked to our 'Great Fire of London' topic. Every single child loved it, our more vulnerable learners were so engaged and involved, parents have mentioned about the children's recounts of the day and all staff really impressed - it was exactly what we hoped for. We would love to work with you again and have shared your details with the rest of my colleagues. Thanks again and we hope to see you in Crockerne again soon.
(Crockerne
Primary School, March 2019)
Thank you so much for the sessions you provided last week, the
children loved it. We were really impressed with the way in
which you involved all the children and kept their attention.
We felt that the balance between 'Tudor' information and 'Walter
Raleigh' information was just right for us and it also fitted in
really well with our focus on potatoes
(Golden
Valley Primary School, February
2019)
The children were absolutely
enthralled by your visit and went home buzzing with the new things
that they had learnt. This was a perfect introduction, immersing
them in 1666 life and ensuring that they are suitably enthused for
the rest of the topic! They came away all having learnt something
new about the Great Fire. The way in which you mix humour and facts
meant that the children were brilliantly engaged. There was a
wonderful amount of participation in the assembly/workshop for the
children, as well as time to learn new information. It was great
how you made sure that each child was able to help act out a part
if they wanted to. Your kindness in dealing with the children was
fantastic too. They quickly felt safe and at home to ask questions,
join in and dress up. I was so surprised that a child who I
wouldn't have ever thought would have dressed up you had acting out
within 20 minutes - brilliant, thank you (Birdwell School Academy,
February 2019)
Our visit from Jethro Knuckleskull was absolutely brilliant! It was informative, engaging and funny all at the same time! Jethro told the story of the Great Fire of London and got the children to act it out and dress up too. We all loved it - thank you!
(Birdwell School Academy, February 2019)
Harry came to visit our Reception classes as Eddie the Explorer -
amazingly he'd visited the three countries we'd been learning
about! As always, it was very stimulating, informative and
great fun. The children loved the role play, songs and stories and
were transfixed for the whole seventy minute session. A very well
planned session. Thank you Harry - look forward to seeing you again
next year.
(West Leigh Infants, February
2019)
I would just like to say thank you for
a great afternoon learning about Ancient Egypt. My class and
myself thoroughly enjoyed your workshop. The children were fully
engaged and very enthusiastic about the session. In fact they were
buzzing. Several children told me that it was their, "best day
ever."
I
was also pleased to see that several
children, who are usually very shy and reluctant to join in, were
eager to dress up and help out with the activities. I would
recommend your session to others (Uphill Primary School, January
2019)
The children had a fantastic morning with our Viking visitor Bjorn Magnusson. The children learned about the Viking longboats, Viking life and some of the Viking Gods. They enjoyed dressing up and joining to act out roles. We all had a great time - thank you.
(Norton Fitzwarren Church School, January 2019)
The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit from The Jolly Postman and were really hooked. Their engagement has continued since as we moved into looking at Goldilocks and the Three Bears through Talk for Writing. We are now using letter prompts and stimuli sent from the Jolly Postman to introduce each Fairy Tale and it's worked brilliantly so far as the children know who he is!
(Locking Primary School, January
2019)
Thank you so much for today's Great Fire of London session - you
were amazing! The children absolutely loved it and I know
took so much learning from it too
(Mendip Green Primary School, January
2019)