Testimonials

inset courses & on site training...

“Incredible, inspirational and illuminating!”

Linda Harding, Leicester City Museums

attending “Safe & Creative Approaches to Lighting Parts 1&2 October 07

“worth every penny; insightful, creative but above all useful!”

Richard Taylor, Head of Drama, Abraham Moss High School

attending on-site INSET training

“I now feel interested enough to go further and confident enough to experiment with the lighting rig in my classroom. A first! The children will love it. Brilliant, hands-on and fun. Thank you!”

Muriel Gott, Drama Teacher, Falinge Park High School

“How refreshing! - Ben explained everything in plain english. 10 out of 10; Full Marks!”

Graham O’Connell, Senior AV Technician, Parrs Wood High School

attending “Safe & Creative Approaches to Lighting : Part 2” October 08

“Ben was so generous with his time and expertise; even offering follow up phone consultations after the training day”

Simon Birdsey, Technician, The County High, Leftwich

attending on-site INSET training

“without a doubt the most useful inset i have ever attended. I came here with no knowledge whatsoever and a fear of anything technical. I left feeling confident, motivated and inspired. I would highly recommend this course to any other technophobes out there!”

Susie Shreeve, Head of Drama, Ullswater Community School,

attending “Safe & Creative Approaches to Lighting:Part 1” June 07

“... fantastic practical ideas that will really enhance the use of lighting in my classroom”

Kirsten Dunkley, Drama Specialist, Elms Bank School, “Safe & Creative Approaches to Lighting:Part 1” June 07

“This is an excellent course and has given me more confidence and a greater understanding to use and teach stage lighting lessons.”

David Luckwell, Drama Teacher, Dinos Bran School, “Safe & Creative Approaches to Lighting:Part 1” June 07

“Great tuition from a straight talking pro!”

Philip Styles, AV Technician, Altrincham Grammar School, INSET June 07

“An excellent knowledge booster, pitched at just the right level so as not to petrify those new to lighting or talk down to the more experienced!”

Adam Walker, Drama Teacher, Colfes School, “Safe & Creative Approaches to Lighting :Part 1” June 07

“Excellent, faultless & very articulate. I feel enthused!”

Jo Ste, Head of Drama, Stockport School, “An introduction to Performance Support” - October 2006

“...as a complete beginner the content and structure was excellent. There was never an assumption that I should know particular things...the practical tasks enabled me to conquer my fears about using the equipment...learning how to program the lighting board will be invaluable when it comes to exam performances...i really enjoyed the two days...thank you."

Head of Drama attending Cheshire open INSET, March 2005

"...the course was really well structured and the information extremely specific to our school....the choice of vocabulary mixed the technical terms with just the right balance of explanation and hands on experience....it's allowed us to use lights easily and effectively in lessons....the support material was detailed and thorough"

Daniel Cambridge, Drama Teacher, Cheshire Oaks High School

“Really well explained, clear and concise...an eye opener that I will think very seriously about”

Phillippa Chaplin, Head of Drama, Bramhall High School

Very informative, really impressed with the amount of information covered in such a short space of time...very useful to plan a unit of work.”

Rachel Bilgic, Head of Drama, Reddish Vale Technology College

Great support material, very relevant and useful....makes me think about offering performance support as an option”

Susan Singfield, Drama Teacher, Offerton High School

Lighting for real people; not just technicians!”

Simon De Courcey, Head of Performing Arts, Fallinge Park Performing Arts College

Much more informative and hands-on than I expected. Excellent no-nonsesne training”

Christine Garry, AV Technician, North Manchester High School for Girls

"Brilliant, loved the course myself, now booked Ben to run a similar workshop at Manchester Metropolitan University with trainee teachers as they prepare to be thrown into the lion's den of school based training. I can guarantee they will be hugely advantaged after having spent those few hours under the tutelage of the grand master!"
Becky Patterson, Senior Lecturer Manchester Metropolitan University

"Excellent...it was on OUR site with OUR equipment, the practice mat the theory and made all the information relevant...a light and friendly atmosphere...information was well researched...I've gained confidence and enthusiasm to have a go....excellent value....the best INSET we've had"

Rob Edmunds, Head of Drama, Cheshire Oaks High School

work with students...

"Ben Willetts is that rare find; an artist with a natural gift as a teacher. His work has demonstrated the impact that a creative and intelligent practitioner can have on the self esteem and the thinking skills of young people. I would recommend him highly as a knowledgeable, personable and creative individual who is utterly reliable."

Debra Kidd - Director - Integrate Arts Education.

" I could feel myself growing in confidence when I worked with Ben. I was so proud of myself - I learned a lot and we had fun."

Student from Oldham Sixth Form College - Oldham Festival of Tolerance, Feb 2006

"I'm definitely signing up to help with the lighting for our next school play....I loved it”

Student from Cheshire School attending GCSE drama residential course, March 2006

“The students thought the technical sessions were great. They really liked working with Ben who is a fantastic teacher and felt they really learned a lot.”

Mark Webber, Head of Performing Arts, International School of Kuala Lumpur, November 2004

"really interesting....and I thought it was just about switches and bulbs!"

Student from Poynton High School, April 2006

“Ben combined just the right amount of fun and realistic pressure on the students”

Youth Worker, Merseyside Youth Theatre Forum, October 2006

"brilliant - best workshop I've ever done"

Student from Bridgewater School, Warrington - GCSE drama weekend, Jan 2005

“Ben managed to deliver a meaningful learning experience, where he had no right to. There simply wasn’t time or space to offer the students much other than instructions of what to carry where, and yet he managed to turn them into a functioning technical team, ready and keen to take on responsibility.

Alex Clifton, Artistic Director, International Schools Theatre Association Festival - Egham

"Qlight's workshops provided an inspired launch pad for their final performances. It got students thinking about how to incorporate lighting as an intrinsic part of their pieces, rather than as a last-minute add-on."

Mike Zimmerman, Head of Drama, Poynton High School