Testimonials
Please see below for testimonials received from our training clients, please see our areas of practice page for testimonials from our bar work / direct access clients.
“I was amazed at your depth of knowledge of your subject. Your presentation preparation and manner in the importing of this to your audience was superb. Your handouts were, again, superb.... Thank you for a most interesting day.”
Independent review panel member
“The training was excellent. Oh how I wish other events were as worthwhile and useful. Too often I feel like it’s a waste of a day, this most certainly wasn’t. It reinforced my knowledge and I now feel more empowered when discussing cases with schools.”
Social Care officer
“Tanya delivered an outstanding training session for the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Attendees included headteachers, local authority colleagues and clerking colleagues. The quality and quantity of the training was excellent, information was accessible for all levels. The delivery was engaging due to it being fast paced and interactive. Stakeholders reported that they felt more knowledgeable and empowered with their understanding of the legislation and guidance and felt upskilled with regard to their responsibilities.
Highly recommend Tanya’s training session to other Local Authorities and schools to ensure best practice”
Senior Secondary Inclusion Officer
“I thought that Tanya Callman was probably the best facilitator I have heard on this subject from any authority. The day was very constructive and clarified many issues.
Her handouts are excellent and will be very useful reference material.”
IAP panel member
“I was totally engaged throughout and have taken a considerable amount of useful information away to use in the future.
We are so lucky to have the benefit of your knowledge and expertise and hope Hertfordshire continue to use you for future training.”
Eleanor Bard, Herts
“Tanya provided an exceptional day of specialist training on the Admissions Code that was both incredibly insightful and practical. Her expertise and clear explanations brought the complexities of the code to life, leaving me with a much deeper understanding. The session was engaging, highly relevant, and has significantly enhanced my ability to navigate admissions issues confidently as a governance leader in our multi-academy trust.”
Natalie Borrington, Governance Lead, Aston CE Trust, Rotherham
“Tanya has provided an excellent service for our school on more than one occasion; an excellent barrister and trainer indeed. Her training on how the Equality Act 2010 impacts on schools demonstrated her determination to make it relevant to our specific school context and was matched only by her impressive skill in delivering what could have been a very dry session. Everyone in the hall remained interested and focused because of the fusion between Tanya’s deep knowledge and experience and her ability to make the complex simple.”
Headteacher
“Extremely informative and my interest was maintained throughout the day by Tanya's ability to engage - it was by far the best training day that I have attended in a long time.”
Delegate
“Unusually I did not get bored as the day progressed, and I felt fully engaged as you took us through the minefield of changes.”
Panel member
“I was very impressed with Tanya once I had got used to her style! Not much chance of going to sleep in one of her sessions. One of the best training sessions I've been to on any subject and I've been to a few.”
Panel member
“I do not think this session could be improved; excellent all round.”
Local government representative
“Thank you so much for providing the admission appeal panel training at Haringey Council last week. It was extremely informative and I’ve had nothing but positive feedback from the delegates who attended. The information you gave was clear, concise and well presented and attendees found you friendly and approachable – quite the combination! We will definitely be back in contact when the next training need arises.”
Senior Admissions Officer
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