Feedback on our conferences
Participants at our Down Syndrome Education Conferences have praised the events
as "truly inspirational and positive", "well presented and organised",
"practical" and "fantastic".
Feedback from professionals
"Best conference I have been to in 9 years of education training."
Education Professional
"I have enjoyed the conference very much, the attention to detail was good.
Speakers excellent...Very well organised – overall the best and most useful conference/training
I have attended. " Professional – Early Years Track
"Absolutely excellent and highly motivating." Professional –
Adolescence Track
“We’ve got a pupil starting with us in September. The course has been absolutely
fantastic and really set me up for making sure that this pupil will achieve the
best at our school.” Teacher
"This was an incredibly useful experience for me. Will take back what I’ve
learned and use it immediately." Professional – Early Years Track
"Excellent, very professional quality presentations...You have really impressed
me with the content and delivery of these conferences – bravo!" Professional
– Childhood Track
“The conference was really very, very informative...it was inspirational to realise
how much we can do with and for families who have children with Down syndrome.”
Senior Educational Psychologist
"Overall the two days have been extremely informative. It was particularly
useful to have so many practical strategies. The presenters were very easy to listen
to." Professional – Childhood Track
"Supportive and inspiring – a superbly pertinent two day conference conveying
sound, heartfelt messages with total commitment and many 'light bulb' moments."
Professional – Adolescence Track
"The 2 days were extremely well presented and organised. Content, materials
and facilities were all great. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the conference."
Home Teacher
"The whole programme was consistently excellent. The mix of theory and practical
advice is extremely useful." Professional – Speech and Language Track
"Thank you for a professional and polished set of presentations that here replaced
uncertainty with clarity on a great many technical issues" Professional
– Speech and Language Track
"The conference has been very beneficial. I have gained a considerable amount
of knowledge which I can communicate to colleagues. Helpful practical suggestions
which will enable me to feel more confident in my support and teaching. It has been
very relevant to me." Learning Support Assistant
"The conference has been an invaluable learning and networking resource not
just for my own personal development but what I can now take back to my colleagues.
Being able to share good practices and being able to network with other professionals
and parents has been fantastic. The encouragement given by all the speakers confirms
what we as professionals are delivering." Professional – Adolescence
Track
"This was a wonderful conference. I appreciated the clear and thorough presentation
of research that supported the concepts presented. As a result of your efforts I
feel a greater degree of confidence in addressing the students' needs and that
what I am doing will be of benefit." Education Professional
"Well organised, extremely informative. I feel a lot more aware now about the
different issues involved in Down syndrome." Speech and Language Therapist
"The content of this conference is wonderful! Research has been clearly focused
and resulted in information that all educators and ancillary healthcare professionals
should know." Speech and Language Professional
"This has been an incredible conference that will apply to so many of the children
that I work with – Down syndrome and otherwise. Thank you." Education
Professional
Feedback from families
"Really enjoyed the conference. I have never been to a conference that I have
found so gripping. The passion and commitment of the speakers has been inspirational."
Parent
"A really inspiring day." Parent – Early Years Track
“This course has been absolutely excellent...I would definitely recommend it to
other people who have children – and also professionals – to come along to this
course and get more in-depth knowledge.” Parent
"The talks were really useful and covered the topics we needed to learn about."
Parent – Childhood Track
"I was blown away by this conference and feel so grateful that I have found
you – I feel inspired and enthused and so look forward to exploring all sorts of
pathways with you in what looks like a bright future." Parent
"I have found this to be the best money spent to date on educating myself or
my son. Invaluable information and practical advice. Excellent presenters and professionally
run." Parent – Early Years Track
"Excellent conference – we actually paid for our support worker to come as
our LEA has no funding – however the conference has been worth every penny."
Parent
"Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and knowledge with
us about people with Down syndrome. What you have learned and what you have put
in practice is really quite amazing. As impressed as I am about all of the evidence
what always impresses me the most every time I meet your team is your generosity.
You truly make us feel that there is no such thing as a stupid question and that
every question deserves attention and an answer. Even with all of the time constraints
of a conference you give us the opportunity to personalize the information. Thank
you so much for all that you do. I hope as a community we will all do our part to
support you and your continuing efforts." Parent
"A really good day all round. Approachable team, very interesting and informative...We
need more events like this." Parent
"I have really enjoyed today. It has gone very quickly. I do feel slightly
overwhelmed at the amount of things I need to do but you have made it all very easy
to understand. I feel very motivated by it and very hopeful for my little boy’s
future. It was a major financial undertaking for myself and my husband but it has
been money well spent... Well done! I’d come again." Parent
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