Courtroom Skills and Giving Evidence for Social Services - Children Reviews

The trainer was good and she made going to court look and sound interesting and not intimidating even for us who have not yet been to court. She was engaging and from today's sessions I now know what to write on my SWET and how to conduct myself in court.

This training is crucial for anyone who is required to attend court as part of their role and should be offered out to not only social workers but all workers that are involved with working with families within Children Services. The trainer was excellent and so knowledgeable in her field and she was able to help the group understand with ease the process of court. Thoroughly enjoyed the course, best training I have attended in a long while. Thank you

The trainer was fantastic. Her explanation was clear and easy to understand.

Meena was an excellent trainer and made it really interesting and interactive. She was clearly very knowledgeable in this area. I would recommend this training.

The environment was comfortable for learning and enjoyed participating and given the chance to ask questions.

This was incredible training. There was a mix of activities and they were all meaningful. The trainers experience, skills and knowledge was evident throughout and yet they made it relatable and achievable.

The course content was very relevant and helpful in my role. The facilitator was also very knowledgeable and experienced in the subjects discussed.

Overall, the course was excellent. It delivered quality content and taught practical techniques in an interesting a practical manner. The course leader was engaging and charismatic throughout the training course; they made me feel part of the group discussions and to feel included in the different course sessions. The day was well paced and did not feel too long or too short.

I emailed Meena this morning at the start of training as she asked everyone to have their cameras on for today's training. I explained have ADHD and I will put my camera on for certain parts of the training but for it to remain on the whole day is not something I am comfortable with. As someone who is unable to sit still for a long period, and needs to take regular 'walk around the room breaks' or play with fidget toys to remain focused, I am aware this does bring attention from others during during virtual training. In previous training (not from Bond Solon) the trainer has called me out on this in front of colleagues for this behaviour which left me feeling extremely embarrassed and more aware that people were watching me on the webcam, this heightened my anxiety around having my webcam on during training. Due to this, I was unable to concentrate on the content of that course due to being more focused on I was presenting to others on the training. When I informed Meena that I have ADHD and do not feel comfortable with having my camera on all day, she did not ask for any further explanation and accepted this reasonable adjustment. Due to not having this anxiety I felt I was able to relax today and fully engage with the training content. I found today's training extremely helpful and enjoyable. I am looking forward to being able to apply this training in court.

engaging, interesting , fun. Well planned and organised.