champs-academy.co.uk Reviews 

Chantal is a very friendly and approachable Champs coach. She was great with my daughter, and her teaching is clear and easy to follow.
My daughter's confidence has grown immensely since we used Champs, and she uses the tools whenever she needs.

My 14 year old son did the emotional resilience course with David and has benefited greatly. He's learnt some valuable skills for dealing with exam stress, adapting to change, positive ways to deal with his emotions, breathing techniques to calm his mind and body and that perseverance pays off. I now feel more confident that he can say 'no' to people when appropriate (David got him to practice this in real life) and has gained skills to deal with teenage peer pressure and not be easily led. He very much enjoyed the coaching sessions and now has a more positive attitude towards his life and school work. Thank you from us both.

A massive thank you to Champs Academy's Marie Jones for coaching my very unhappy teenager FM and who struggles with her emotions, was able to boost her confidence and realize her self worth with tools to cope with difficult situations many teenagers encounter. My teenager loved her coaching sessions with Marie and we frequently re-vist the coaching reminders when they are needed. Thank-you Marie,
Lynne

Marie Jones has been fundamental in helping my daughter to change the way she views herself. She has given my daughter the tools to be able deal with the emotions that life throws her way, so that things no longer overwhelm her, and we talk things through more effectively as a family. Marie always knew exactly how to engage with her in each session and maintain her attention, which is often hard to do!! Thank you so much Marie.

Chantal Dawson (Basingstoke) has worked with our 9yr old daughter over a period of 6 sessions to help her to improve her emotional resilience. Our daughter, Charlotte, has enjoyed every session and has always looked forward to Chantal's visits. There's been a significant improvement in how Charlotte deals with difficult situations and some occasions where friends can occasionally be a little challenging, have become more manageable.

Chantal has also been a pleasure to deal with and she is obviously very capable and experienced in what she does and clearly loves working with children. Communications and updates have been great and I would highly recommend the CHAMPS Academy services. Thanks Chantal.

Marie Jones is excellent. She is so positive and has the ability to interact in a way that teenagers can relate. She listened, asked questions and got an understanding and was able to give exercises and discussions that generated self reflection and development.
Our journey home from a session with Marie was always positive and the lessons learnt and confidence gained from time with Marie was well worth it. As a parent listening in, I was also able to pick up some useful tips!

Many thanks to Chantal for the support given to my son. He seems to have grown maturely and more confident in himself.

Theresa

My 11 year old daughter has really benefited from the Resilience Toolkit sessions. She is more confident & has learnt strategies to help her at school. I would recommend Chantel.

Chantal is very calming and show genuine care. My 9year old was has gained his confidence back and now knows how to handle his emotions when things take hold that he cannot control. His confidence and reactions to situations has completely changed and back to his old self again. He even went for a lead role in a school play which was incredible. Thank you Chantal, you’ve been a huge help. X

My daughter and I attended an interactive workshop on managing exam stress. The session was excellent. Some useful ways to think about things and good techniques to use. We both ground the workshop helpful. Thank you Beckie.

I cannot thank Beckie enough for her excellent coaching sessions. Not only has my daughters confidence and self esteem improved but she now has a positive attitude that she can achieve anything. She is more confident in social situations and has made lots of new friends. The toolkit she has been given has been fantastic as it has equipped her to deal with different situations. She no longer feels anxious in social situations and is therefore much happier.

Both of my children, aged 10 and 12, have just completed the 6 week Emotional Resilience training with David. My son can be sensitive and finds it hard to bounce back and my daughter has experienced bullying all year. Both of them really enjoyed it! Each week was fun for them and they seemed comfortable confiding in David. The course provides a great tool kit for coping with the hard times; they learned approaches to developing perseverance, resourcefulness and positive thinking, all reinforced by encouragement to practice and repeat the little exercises as they go along. Parents are kept in the loop with weekly updates so that we can support them and prompt them to recall the exercises in daily life when they hit an obstacle. The course seems to be pitched appropriately and the online format worked well; I was impressed with how well David engaged the kids and how much the kids enjoyed the sessions. They both seem to be more resilient and confident now. Thank you David!

My 8 yr old daughter has just completed the confidence coaching course with Marie and is such a happier little girl now (sleeping better too which is always a bonus!). We have both learned a handful of helpful tools to help manage her emotions and deal with situations that was making her unhappy. And now I know my daughter will happily discuss her worries with Marie we've always got that point of contact when needed - plus the printouts that we were given after each session are a handy referral tool. Thank you Marie & Champs.

Beckie did a great job in making my 12 year old daughter feel comfortable and able to open up and discuss some tools to build her confidence and control her emotional reactions to stress. The "Face Time" format worked really well and the timely follow up via email prompts were useful in helping me as a parent understand how to support my daughter without intruding into her private discussions. Would not hesitate to recommend.

My daughter and I learnt a lot of new skills from Chantal. It really was worthwhile and I have noticed a massive change in my daughter already in how she handles herself in difficult situations as well as how to help control her emotions. It has also given me a good insight into how I could handle situations better.

I booked the coaching sessions with Marie Jones when I felt my daughter needed a boost with her confidence. She has health issues which have impacted her schooling etc for the past 18 months or so. I sat in with daughter during the 4 sessions with Marie and learnt as much as she did. The accompanying written notes also helped as a reminder of the sessions and I hope will be referred to long into the future. Would highly recommend

The 6 week confidence coaching Annette did with my 12 year old daughter has helped her so much. She had lost all confidence due to prolonged bullying at school and she is now so much stronger and more confident and can cope with situations socially and at school. She can speak in front of strangers and can now put her hand up in class and do things in front of people that she never could do. The simple but effective techniques that she has been taught were really easy to grasp and were relatable and will stay with her for life. An excellent course for any under confident child or teenager to help them believe in themselves again and feel more confident around people.

My Son has changed his attitude to new things and things he finds hard. Weeks later he is still talking about the Emotional Resilience course he did with Chantel Dawson. As a parent sitting on the side lines watching in I couldn't be happier with the way he responded to the course and that is mostly down to the way chantel encouraged the children during the course.

Super happy with marie she helped my teenager so much! Such a nice lady to deal with, thank you so much!

My six year old daughter and I just finished the Social Confidence workshop with Chantal. It was excellent! The one thing that stood out to me most was that it opened up conversations between my daughter and I that we hadn't had before. The course gave my daughter words and expressions to help her explain how she feels and why. And, at the same time, it was an excellent reminder to reflect on my own behaviour and what I am modelling for my children; what example am I to my kids when I 'react' rather than 'respond', how can I avoid being a 'lion'/ 'tortoise' and model 'owl'-behaviour. Really good stuff!
This course is money and time well spent and helps our little people take charge of their own growing world.
I think Social Confidence should be run in every primary school!