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What Delegates Say

This is a selection of some of the things that people say about attending training with Douglas:

“I left with more confidence that my knowledge of Tribunals was ok (just about!)”

“Very useful – particularly the sections on writing a good report”

“Most worthwhile day – thank you!”

“Really like the “new” Douglas inspirational bit!”

“Delightfully informal”

“Excellent (as in every situation). Moved smoothly from one topic to another”

“Thank you for allowing discussion as we went along – valuable in context”

“Excellent, like the “asides” and stories”

“I fulfilled my reasons for attending”

“Very relevant”

“FANTASTIC! Thank you. Really appropriate level – especially after doing the “homework”“

“So good to stop, reflect and review my practice”

“A pleasant informing course”

“Thank you Douglas, Erica and everyone for making the day so useful, so “open” to naïve questions – and hospitable”

“Your “work better” presentation was inspiring! Lots of things we probably already know but need reminding of”

“All excellent – very inspirational!!”

“Good to be able to meet “the team” and network with other professionals. Thank you”

“Great - very informative”

“Excellent, precise and made sense”

“Useful info about process”

“Very thorough”

“Appropriate- great level for all participants”

“Great”

“Excellent information”

“Helpful and informative”

“Really good, especially the information on writing reports- we were all taught it at uni but do not practise it and need reminders”

“Liked the informal style and time for questions”

“Excellent”

“Excellent.  Very personal and well delivered”

“Good- informal style very easy to follow”

“Excellent, especially additions of humour”

“Very dynamic”

“Great”

“Wonderful delivery”

“Easy to follow”

“Useful information packet”

“Really informal and easy to understand, which was great”

“Very relevant for us at this time”

“Very relevant to the work we do”

“Very timely!!”

“Incredible! ”

“Very good facilitating understanding of talk”

“Provided a good foundation and background”

“Very helpful”

“Come back”

“Created a more positive attitude towards being involved in tribunals”

“Thank you”

“Enjoyable… about law- who would’ve thought!”

“Will continue to use your website and resources in the future”

“Thank you so much, it was really useful”

“Very dedicated and thorough.”

“Excellent – very useful and informative.”

“Excellent – all aspects covered, complex issues presented in a logical way.”

“Exactly what was required.”

“Excellent – both the presentation and the added information.”

“Friendly & informative, lots of explanation.”

“Very Comprehensive.”

“Good coverage.”

“Excellent – interesting and engaging.”

“Very good.”

“Inspirational and very clear and understandable.”

“Will be useful when advising parents.”

“Very relevant.”

“Anyone involved in SEN needs to have this background in order to make sense of the ‘puzzle’.

“Very relevant for me – always need to know a bit.”

“Spot on.”

 “Well done Douglas!”

“Will continue to observe the website to keep in touch in the future.”

“Very good and useful Training Day. Everything was excellent! Many thanks!”

“A really useful training day – thank you!”

“Thank you for sharing this knowledge, it has been very educational and interesting. I am learning a lot “personally and legally” – thank you as always.”

“It’s been fantastic – thank you.”

“Great day – thanks a lot!”

“Very useful forum to discuss issues.”

"Excellent – very thorough."

"Very useful."

"Lots of food for thought."

"Clear case study that demonstrated the relevance of reports."

"Very comprehensive and thorough."

"Clear & interesting – a good mixture of facts & stories from experience."

"I always appreciate Douglas’ attention to detail and unique sense of humour."

"Personable, clear and interactive – maintained interest throughout."

"Very clear and logical."

"Excellent delivery."

"Excellent – interesting examples from experience + humour."

"Helpful to me as a newcomer – hopefully I’ll now be much more effective."

"Very relevant for my colleagues and myself."

"Clearly “hit the spots".”

"Relevant to my personal training requirements."

"Thank you very much, I feel very fortunate that I was able to attend."

"Thank you Douglas for another thought provoking day."

"Very interesting day. Springboard for further discussions with colleagues."

"Since we met at the training you presented... I have successfully contested and won all appeals for parents in all appeal types. Your training should therefore be considered as excellent!"

 

 

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