Howzthat1 Reviews

Informative and engaging drugs and alcohol workshop

David has given the drugs and alcohol workshop several year sin a row in year 6 and each year he is professional engaging and informative He updates the slides with new trends e g khat and vapes and always answers the children s questions honestly yet sensitively

Great informative and engaging workshop

David led a workshop for our year 6 classes which was delivered with passion expertise and professionalism David had a great manner about him which sustained the children s attention and made them feel comfortable enough to ask and answer questions about such a sensitive topic

A Fantastic Assembly Delivered

A Fantastic Assembly Delivered to over 200 Year 10 students The presentation was informative and provided students with valuable insights David s presentation was engaging and interactive which helped students and teachers to understand the key concepts and the risks and harms associated with substance use Overall well organised and positive feedback all round Thank you David

Excellent workshops

Excellent workshops - highly recommendedWe had workshops delivered across our school from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5 Each workshop was adapted for the relevant year group so the students were engaged and interested We are a special school for students with SEMH needs so to hear how much the students enjoyed the workshops and the further questions it raised was great Thank you

A superb PSHE workshop

A superb PSHE workshop David has been coming to Newstead for several years now and he always tailors his talks to current issues as well as addressing the key areas of the topic He establishes excellent rapport with the students and I ll finish with our Head Student Y13 feedback I think it was incredibly informative and I ve heard a lot of people s opinions change after the talk It was great to be able to address the topic and to educate people about its dangers and it has shown a positive impact on the year group so far

Amazing Drug and Alcohol workshop

The Drug and Alcohol workshop was excellent It was very accessible to the students in year 9 Students were very engaged in the workshop as it was interactive informative and easy to follow David provided a welcoming environment for everyone to participate and appreciated every student in the room He is a very experienced professional who was passionate about helping the community Many students stayed after the lesson to talk to him and engage with the prompts he had brought He has got a very friendly and calm manner which is a very valuable trait any educator must have to work with children I highly recommend the workshop to schools

Drugs Alcohol Workshop was amazing

Drugs Alcohol Workshop was amazing David managed to engage some of our very hard to reach students who struggle daily with any form of education and have not been working with other students for a while The students carried on talking about what they had learnt after the workshop and engaged well with each other and have asked for more workshops I would highly recommend David who has a friendly approach to our students making it easier for them to be able to talk around the topics including how trauma can lead to drug use Thank you David you were amazing

Excellent Educational Opportunity

We recently had the pleasure of hosting David for his annual Drugs and Alcohol Workshop for our Year 6 students a session he has been delivering at our school over the past four years Once again his workshop proved to be an outstanding educational experience incorporating important information with engaging interactive elements that made the topic accessible and thought-provoking for our pupils David s delivery is consistently excellent He is very knowledgeable and adapts his lesson based on the children ensuring it is age-appropriate and that sensitive topics are handled with care and understanding We look forward to welcoming him back next year

Everyone would benefit from this

David came to deliver training to Masters level student Social Workers As someone who has experienced Addiction regularly works with others who have I was not expecting to learn much but I was really blown away by this training I learned some really interesting facts that could really help others and David delivered it with passion and great people skills He had us all engaged and interacting with one another He also updated information on a slide that has changed showing that he reflects on facts etc often to keep his training as informative as possible I can imagine this training David s skill really helps young people It is helpful non-judgemental clearly intends to help us all understand how to effectively support people struggling with substance use but most importantly how to deliver information that will help those hardest to reach still engaging with it Thanks David keep up the great work You re an asset to the community So many schools charities mental health services would benefit from this training