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SCHOOL TESTIMONIALS

Many congratulations on behalf of all of us from All Saints Primary…It was a wonderful collection, a real variety of Manchester pupils at their very best. I was very proud to be a Head teacher in Manchester. The memory of Friday will stay with staff, my Year 6 pupils and me forever.
Best Wishes
(All Saints Head).

The artist was always in school prior to the expected time. Interacted very well with the children and well resourced. Excellent project, the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it raised the profile of artists
(Chorlton CE Deputy Head).

Congratulations on the huge success of the African History Schools Celebration Showcase. The children and myself enjoyed the afternoon thoroughly
(Claremont Teacher).

The showcase was brilliantly organised by ABCollectables and involved a cross section of Manchester schools. I would highly recommend the project to all schools in Manchester
(Crowcroft Head).

Thank you for asking me to close the African Showcase morning event. It was both a pleasure and a remarkable example of how a showcase should be presented. All the children were well behaved and a credit to their schools
(Erinma Bell MBE Chair/Chief Executive CARISMA).

Our school caters for children who are on the autistic spectrum… So for the pupils to come in and learn songs was fantastic. The artist was a fantastic communicator and the children were motivated to learn from him so it was just excellent
(Grange).

I think the Schools Showcase Event went really well and I was impressed with not just the pupils but the artists too as well as the overall organisation
(GMP).

The whole event had a strong sense of community cohesion with schools representing a range of distinct communities within Manchester (Kieran McDermott Assistant Director Children’s Services).

The pupils enjoyed the assembly and flag workshops. Lots of information was shared and the resources were colourful and bright
(King David Head)

The artists were super, brilliant, professional, always on time. They were a pleasure to work with and the young people enjoyed working with each one
(Manchester Multi Agency Gang Strategy).

The dancing was fun and the artist was a great teacher, excellent with pupils
(Northridge Teacher).

A variety of art forms to keep our children amused and very well organised
(Rodney House Teacher).

The children all thoroughly enjoyed the workshops and also the showcase in the afternoon. Thank you once again a lot of time and effort has been obviously been put into this work
(St Ambrose Head).

I just want to thank you so much for the curriculum enhancement opportunity that you provided for us with the African project. It gave the pupils an opportunity to values and appreciates another culture… a BIG THANK YOU
(St Bernard’s Deputy)

I am writing to thank you and your colleagues for an excellent event, which showed the fruitful collaboration between artists and children. I equally enjoyed seeing the energy and talents of the children from other schools who had worked on dance, song and poetry
(St Edward’s Head).

Excellent work the artefacts are lovely, pupils kept busy lots of variety
(St Edward’s Teacher)

The artist was really good and has an excellent rapport with the children.
(St John’s acting Head).

The artist was cool, funny, exciting as thought poetry was going to be boring but is was so cool we loved it!
(St Peter’s Primary School pupils)

Excellent, the children really enjoyed the sessions the rapport was fantastic. The children looked forward to the sessions
(St Wilfrid’s Teacher)

The event was a great success for all who took part. It was a genuine showcase of the talents and skills of those who worked with the schools involved
(Tony Lloyd MP).

The children loved working with the artist and it was a great confidence booster. The children developed a superb piece of work with enthusiasm and rigour
(Webster Head).

Contact: Natalie Teniola - Director