Testimonials

FutureSchool Testimonials

We’ve had testimonials sent in to us by teachers, headmasters and more. Read on to hear how FutureSchool has been helping people all around the world!

P. Salisbury – Assistant Headteacher

Our staff can access the whole English and maths curriculum with one click. It allows us the flexibility to incorporate this as part of our Pupil Premium intervention strategy.

 
Marica Jones – English Teacher

The FutureSchool online programmes provide an effective challenge of meeting individual educational needs.

 
Anne-Marie Hibbert, SENDCo, The Cottesloe School

As a school we have been very happy with the progress our students have made since we have started using Future School.
I have found using the CourseBuilder really useful to tailor a course for specific students and groups who need to concentrate on certain areas instead of the whole course curriculum. The course builder tool is very easy to use and straightforward to understand.

Future School is a fantastic resource to use within a school, once the programs and students have been set up the students are able to work at their own pace and with little help from teachers or teaching assistants. This gives students the feeling of being able to work independently. The Future School program is easy to use and very user friendly for all ages and abilities.

 
Prof. Pat Preedy, Executive Principal, GEMS Sherfield School.

I have been familiar with the FutureSchool methodology for some years, having used the system in more than one school. We have used the online programme successfully at GEMS Sherfield School for the past two years.

FutureSchool is an ideal tool for supporting personalised learning to reinforce the work of the teacher. The video tutorials are like a virtual classroom assistant, allowing the students to reinforce learning at their own pace. The reporting module gives comprehensive results of the tests that accompany every lesson. Online learning is becoming increasingly important, and the FutureSchool online programmes provide an effective solution to the challenge of meeting individual educational needs, particularly in numeracy and literacy. FutureSchool continues to add to their portfolio of subjects, as well as constantly improving the learning platform technology and pedagogical quality.

I am pleased to recommend FutureSchool to any school seeking to improve standards in the core subjects of numeracy and literacy.

 
Ken R Weslake – Associate Director of Education, South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

I am presently out here in Lae, PNG and have just visited a school of 800+ kids. They were at 400 just 2 years ago and the extra increase in roll has not been accompanied by either extra rooms or teachers. Figure that one out!! Anyway, the principal, who has a class that meets under his house, was sharing with me how much he was enjoying the resources that came from you a couple of years ago. He particularly appreciated the DVDs. He shares them with his class from his lap-top computer – one of the rare ones out here. So again, my sincere appreciation for your generosity. It is good to know that it is being used by the urban schools in particular. I was told by the Directors here that many of our SDA schools are using the materials that you donated a couple of years ago.

With kind regards

 
Jon Marshall – E-Learning Leader

Djanogly City Academy Nottingham have been using FutureSchool over the last year to help improve Maths and English results at Key Stage 3. FutureSchool facilitates 24/7 learning with access via any computer connected to the Internet and enables pupil progress to be monitored, tracked and analysed. Although it is still a little early to have made a direct impact on results, the software has been received well by both students and staff alike as the user interface is intuitive which is a critical factor when considering adopting new learning technologies. We would not hesitate to recommend this to other schools as it is of great educational benefit and the after sales support that is provided is second to none.

 
Lilias Rush – Head of English

Forest Lake College has been using the FutureSchool’s English Grammar program throughout 2010 for English in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. This program has been proven to be very effective in improving the students’ levels of competence in grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.
The program is in line with the proposed National Curriculum, with its emphasis on grammar and other basic writing skills. The students enjoy working on FutureSchool mainly because it is interactive and fun and they can use the program in both the classroom or at home. Forest Lake College use FutureSchool in class and also set FutureSchool lessons for homework.

The greatest advantage of FutureSchool is that it is self-paced and the students move ahead at their own speed and do not feel pressured to keep up with others. Reports on each student’s progress is available to teachers on demand. The FutureSchool support team are extremely responsive to any requests regarding the Program and offer immediate assistance to eliminate any concerns. They also provide assistance to educate the teachers and students at Forest Lake College on how to use the FutureSchool programs.
I would recommend this program to other schools for English classes Years 7-10.

 
Brenda Timp – English Co-ordinator

St Leo’s Catholic College implemented the FutureSchool system in all Year 7-10 English classes in 2009 to support the college literacy focus. Used primarily as a homework tool, students have benefited from consolidating their classroom lessons though engaging interactive online lessons. The ability to track student progress has been extremely helpful to teachers, and more recently the ability to individualise the program for each student has made it more responsive to individual needs.

 
Michael Perry – Flexible Learning Program, Tenison Woods College, Mt Gambier

FutureSchool is an innovative program that has engaged students who previously had little or no interest in learning. It has been amazing to see the students gain interest in Mathematics and English again and endeavour to achieve high results every time they log in. The program gives students immediate feedback and this has encouraged them further. I have never seen a student attempt a test multiple times and be happy to do this, but FutureSchool somehow seems to motivate the students to not give up until they have achieved 100%. As a teacher, you are able to track the students progress easily and know where they are struggling, thus making it very easy to provide support where it is needed. Perhaps the best part about the program is that it seems to be constantly evolving to meet the needs of the students and provide them with a better resource. Thank you for creating such a great resource!!!

 
Collen ChKoejoe – Head Teacher, Tobaiya SDA School

Hello and greeting to you from Tobaiya School. On behalf of the school it is a pleasure and privilege for me to take this opportunity to express our thanks to you and appreciation for your great kindness. Our school has received two cartons, one of books and one of DVD sets on 3rd October 2009. The school is situated in the middle of the tropical rainforest where we have access to goods and services only through the air. You are very wonderful, kind and concerned person. Words can’t express enough. We have nothing to give you as a token of appreciation, however God’s word in Proverbs 19:17 says: ‘When you give to the poor it is like you lending to the Lord. The Lord will pay you back.’ With this I humbly thank you very much and may God bless.

 
Margaret D Mulligan – Intensive English Teacher, St Phillips College

I am the Intensive English and ESL support teacher for St Phillips Christian College, Gosford and I have been using the Discovering English Program extensively for the past three years. In fact, this program is the basis on which our Intensive English is constructed and we could not possibly operate without it. It enables us to teach students of various ability levels in one class. They work at their own pace and ability level, with one on one guidance and input from the teacher. Teacher involvement is essential for the oral recording sessions and the final writing and speaking lesson at the conclusion of each unit.

Each unit is constructed around teaching a particular grammar point. This is done is such an engaging manner, with excellent use of graphics, dialogue and varying assessment methods, so that the students remain so engaged that they are often reluctant to stop.
Oral presentation is emphasized using a pronunciation feature available for each word in the reading exercises and a recorded chat session.

There is equal emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking and writing, with the standard of achievement required ranging from Upper Elementary to Intermediate Levels 7 and 8. The completion of this program is an excellent basis for entry into Year 10 after the students achieve 5.5 in the IELTS qualifying examinations.
For younger students, or even older students with poor English skills, the primary levels 1 – 6 are very useful and engaging for the students. The graphics are delightful and the grammar points are taught in a thorough and thoughtful manner.

Students need reinforcement of grammar points that they do not understand, extra reading books, and lessons in textual analysis, to prepare for the Australian English classroom. They will also require vocabulary assistance for other subjects such as Maths, Science, Commerce and Geography.
As a tool for ESL teaching, I have never seen anything else that is so adaptable, engaging and effective in allowing students to improve at their own pace. I have found that students who commence the program at Intermediate level can usually finish Level 1 and Level 2 in six weeks. However, we allow 15 weeks because some students begin at elementary or pre-intermediate level. Time needs to be allocated to assisting students in adapting to the Australian curriculum, so most capable students will graduate in 10 weeks.

Our students study Intensive English, 6 periods a day, 4 days a week. Our primary teachers are encouraged to use of the program in regular classrooms to support ESL students in a less intensive manner.
I feel privileged to be using this program with my students and have no hesitation in recommending it for use in all other educational institutions.

 
Regards, Joses Seth – Seven Day Adventist Education Director

It gives me pleasure as the education director for the Vanuatu SDA mission to express our heartfelt appreciation for your willingness in donating DVDs and the accompany textbooks for our schools. For your information, we have distributed the materials to all our schools. Teachers are excited with this new development and so are the students. You will be surprise to how far reaching your materials is having influence. Find attach is one of our remote school during the introduction of the program. Thank you for your kindness.

 
Ken R Weslake – Associate Director of Education, South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The educational material graciously donated by FutureSchool will have an enormous impact on schools in the Pacific in two major ways. First for the schools that are grossly under resourced, it will give them materials to work with that are simple to use and easy to adapt to their particular cultural setting. Many of these schools have no textbooks to work from. Second, it provides structured approach that will take any student from where they are currently scholastically and progress them to their full ability especially in the areas of Maths and English grammar. For the students in Vanuatu and Tahiti the French programs will be invaluable as well. The material is set out well enough that untrained teachers will be able to work from them. The Education Department of the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church wishes to thank all involved at FutureSchool for this amazing gift. The schools throughout the Pacific are already excited about receiving such a quality resource.