Reviews
Reviews of bar model training.122 feedback forms, 2016–17.
Teachers rated our in-school bar model training Excellent in 84% of 122 paper feedback forms, filled in between 7 December 2016 and 15 November 2017. They were handed out at the end of the day and collected before anyone left the room. No follow-up email, no incentive.Including the ones that were not glowing.
122
in-school forms, completed face to face, 2016–17
84%
rated the day Excellent overall102 of 122 forms
96%
said it met expectations44 of 46 who answered
3.82
out of 4, average across four ratings488 scores on 122 forms
Headteachers, on the record
The people whosigned the invoice.
Three headteachers describe our bar model training day in their own words. A training day is bought by the person who has to justify a day of everybody's time. These three did.
★★★★★
It was very engaging and challenging. It really made you think about our teaching approach to mathematical concepts. All staff were engaged — teaching and support staff.You knew straight away that the training would have a big impact on pupil progress.
Kate CrawfordHeadteacher, Milford on Sea Primary
★★★★★
A lot was covered, giving us a very good grounding in the underlying principles of bar modelling.Inspirational in terms of practical ideas, modelled questioning and use of resources.
Alison TimmingsHeadteacher, William Gilpin Primary School
★★★★★
It was great to see how engaged the staff were — talk was focussed on maths and there were many light bulb moments and peer-on-peer explanations too.I also quite liked that ‘I got it’ in front of my colleagues.
Sandra VoiseyHeadteacher, Laurel Lane Primary
In their own words
Written on the day,in the room, by hand.
Six comments from teachers after our training, taken verbatim and published without names. They were written as internal feedback, not as marketing.
I felt the trainer & training was outstanding. There was a good balance of practical exercises and theory. Good interaction with colleagues and not too heavy on maths theory
Practical - engaged in activities - time to check misconceptions and explore. Great delivery - good timing - not overloaded with information. A great maths lesson! Thanks
A lovely session with great resources and visuals - EYFS appropriate and good pace with adequate time to have discussions with colleagues
Clear explanation of lesson structure inc. reasons behind each part of the lesson. Detailed explanation of bar modelling
Everything we were shown was great, I will be using his strategies in class. Language / Questioning - Excellent
I feel more confident to present CPD because the examples were clear
And what they asked for next
The requests areon the page too.
Every form had a box for what would have made the day better. These are what came back — and most of them are now part of how the day runs.
Modelled lesson with Mohi teaching
Modelled lesson with real class
More journal examples
More sessions where teachers discuss good practice
Foundation-to-Year-1 transition training
Schedule sessions in the morning
Where these numbers come from
You should be ableto check the maths.
A percentage with no denominator is a decoration. Here is the base for every figure above.
- The sample
- 122 paper forms from in-school training, dated 7 December 2016 to 15 November 2017, most of them during a year-long contract training 13 primary schools in Leicester. 56 forms give no school.
- What was excluded
- We hold 145 feedback records in all, and 23 are set aside: forms already flagged as not counted, college and maths lead evaluations on other scales, open-course and Maths Hub forms on a five-point scale, and later items from 2019 and 2025. They are excluded from every figure on this page.
- The rating scale
- Every form counted here rates four areas out of four, where 4 is Excellent: overall quality, relevance of content, course structure and visual aids. “Excellent overall” means a 4 on overall quality. 3.82 is the average of all 488 scores (four ratings on each of 122 forms). “Met expectations” counts Yes, Fully and Mostly among the 46 forms that answered; two said Partly.
- The lowest score
- No form rated the day below 3 out of 4 overall: 20 gave a 3 and 102 gave a 4. The 3s are counted in the 84% figure like every other form, which is why that figure is not higher.
122 forms that gave a rating
Read them allif you like.
The forms are scanned. If you are weighing up a day for your school and want to see the raw set — including the ones rated one below the top — ask and we will send it.
No sales call attached. If a day is the wrong thing for your school we would rather say so early.