Testimonials
See what others have been saying about Schoolfriend and Phonicfriend:
Press
Education Sector
Parents
Kids
Click here to see Schoolfriend on the BBC.
"IT sounds like the answer to the prayers of teachers struggling to cope with a classroom of mixed-ability children: a website that tailors national curriculum work to an individual child's needs, marks it and keeps a record of progress."
Times Education Supplement
"A new internet site helps children pass benchmark tests without recourse to private tutors… an ingenious idea: an individualised tuition system for four to 13-year olds on the internet."
Sunday Times
"The web + maths lessons = great idea"
Evening Standard
"An amazing interactive website… Teachers are hailing it as a revolutionary way of learning."
News of the World
"Apart from being a useful backup to mainstream education, Schoolfriend.com has also proved invaluable to children who, for some reason, are not able to attend school… The site also helps children who have special needs, such as those with autism."
Daily Telegraph Weekend
"This is an award-winning site and rightly so… So good is the service that schools are signing up their pupils."
thegoodwebguide.co.uk
"Any parent who fears that his or her child is a victim of such inadequacy at school might do worse than consider subscribing to Phonicfriend – if only as an insurance policy."
Daily Mail
"We've been using Schoolfriend now for about 12 months. It's been very successful with the children. They thoroughly enjoy coming into school in the morning. As we're moving into extended school status I can highly recommend Schoolfriend as a really good programme for children to be doing a worthwhile activity which is putting minimum stress onto teachers, with maximum benefit to the children."
Rosemary Solan, Head Teacher, Ling Bob JFI School
"This is a great resource for schools, as it allows children of all ages and abilities to log in to work at their own individual level. It is a great idea and I wish I'd thought of it myself… Its strength is that it caters for individual needs and the marking is instant, which children love. It can enhance their school learning but really helps children at home and lets parents become involved."
Phil Howard, Head Teacher, Little Eaton Primary School
"Schoolfriend, the interactive teaching and learning software programme available on the Internet, is an exciting new educational product… Dr John Ingram, an ICT learning consultant, and I have compared the software with other multi-media learning tools. We have both concluded that Schoolfriend is a product that has many advantages over other software… parents, or teachers in school, are able to provide children with access to a sophisticated learning tool at any time of the day without having to invest huge sums of money in software purchase"
Ian Kershaw, Education Consultant, previously Director of Easington & Seaham EAZ
"The system is user-friendly, allows parents and children to choose what they want to work on and helps tackle weak areas. It cannot replace the work of teachers but it does provide another form of help."
Hazel Pulley, Head Teacher, Beaumont Lodge Primary School
"The children enjoy Schoolfriend and are very motivated, and I think part of the reason for that is the immediate feedback from the programme. The programme tells them the score they've got and if it's anything like 29 out of 30 the kids are very excited and are telling their mates… I think Schoolfriend wakes them up in the morning and gives them a reason to come to school."
Steve Tipton, IT Coordinator, Ling Bob JFI School
"It's like having a private tutor but better because the children enjoy working flexibly and interactively on the computer. And it costs only about £1 a week for each of them. A tutor would cost £15 or £20 an hour. Andrew was struggling with his schoolwork, but this has helped him a lot – his concentration span is a lot longer now."
Mandy Britton – mother of Andrew and Emma Britton, Tollgate Primary School
"George loves using computers and finds doing maths this way is great fun… I'm sure it must be improving his ability to solve problems and tackle time concepts. He begs to use it and sometimes we have to point out when he's been on it long enough. The responses are encouraging and positive, so he regards it as a game, a challenge."
Anne Abrahams, mother of George Abrahams
"I think that parents have a responsibility to play a part in their children's education and Schoolfriend is a good way for me to get involved and help them."
Richard Britton – father of Andrew and Emma Britton, Tollgate Primary School
"The system looked impressive. It seems reasonably priced and my boys Alex and Greg through it looked good."
Penny Mee, mother of Alex & Greg Mee, Beaumont Lodge Primary School
"I use Schoolfriend at home because it helps me with my maths homework, and helps me to understand fractions. I like Schoolfriend spelling because I get 10 out of 10 every day."
Paula Carroll-Jones, Southfield School for Girls
"It's been very useful. You don't need a teacher to help and it marks your work for you."
Sam Carter, Little Eaton Primary School
"It has helped me with my maths. It makes sure you are practising."
Oliver Phillips, Little Eaton Primary School
