Beliefs

As a head teacher I was, often, at least a little dissatisfied with INSET and training that we paid for.

The presenters were professional and their material was good. What was wrong was that they did not deliver material that was relevant to where we were as a school.

We knew quite a lot and we believed that training of all staff and of students was important. What we got, if we were not very careful, was a presentation that took little, if any, account of our prior experience and knowledge.

One trainer who really impressed me was Robert, whom we engaged to work for ten days on improving middle managers, developing their ability to create engaging and exciting lessons.

What he did was adapt his material, and particularly his style, to take account of what we already knew and had recently worked on.

How did he do this? Quite simply he asked us about the school.

I have adopted that process. It takes only a little additional time but it can change the effectiveness of the INSET for the presenter to be able to say, for example, "I understand you have covered managing behaviour well. What I will do follows on from that work by ..." etc.

Our programmes are good and they will be of significant benefit to your staff at whatever stage they are at. We can tailor our work to meet your needs even more precisely.

INSET and training from Manyana Education must

- make a lasting difference in the behaviour and thinking of an organisation.

- move the school from where it currently is.

- have a range of activity and thoughtful work.

- allow work in different groups.

- offer a follow up to secure learning.