Bond Solon Reviews 

I really enjoyed today - a full day and based on the material issued in advance I was not expecting a lot.
However, Simon Jelf is extremely knowledgeable and a great story teller and made the session a great experience.

Today I attended a brilliant 'Witness Skills for Coroner's Court' study day delivered by Bond Solon. The course provided invaluable insight into the role and responsibilities of a professional witness, preparing evidence, and giving clear, impartial testimony within the Coroner's Court setting. Through practical exercises and expert guidance, I developed greater confidence in presenting evidence, managing challenging questioning, and understanding the legal processes surrounding inquests. A thoroughly enjoyable and valuable day.

This provider failed people of colour from tne BIA, I passed my first assignment and failed the second and was told that I could not resubmit as I had missed the deadline when actually Bond Solon had taken too long in responding to my emails, providing clear guidance. The week long course had me feeling highly uncomfortable as the teacher wanted people of colour to not participate. White counterparts were encouraged and praised when asking questions. It was no surprise I was failed. I am not bitter because I failed I am saddened that these lecturers have a superiority complex due to white privelidge.

Excellent two day course on leadership in safeguarding.
The single speaker with background of legal was very knowledgeable.
The course content was very appropriate for the attendees.
The mini group interactions were great in allowing people to think, interact and reflect.

I had the pleasure today of attending the Bond Solon Chairing skills course, which was delivered by Patrick Keenan.
I have to say the course was excellent. Patrick was amazing, his knowledge was incredible and was able to draw all of the participants into some very helpful debates about Chairing. Patrick has a unique style, warm, inclusive and very relevant to the areas we needed to understand.
I have some special gaps in my knowledge and Patrick was able to give me some really practical tips for my future performance.
I am aware what my employer paid for this course and I can say it really does represent good value for money.
It was a fantastic day and Patrick really is a total asset to Bond Solon.

I found the Bond Solon course extremely informative, practical and well delivered. The session with Mr. Collins struck the right balance between legal framework and operational reality, particularly in relation to RIPA, directed surveillance, CHIS boundaries and Article 8 considerations.

What stood out most was the emphasis on proportionality, necessity and defensibility. The trainer consistently reinforced the importance of drafting applications that can withstand judicial scrutiny, rather than simply securing authorisation. The discussion around collateral intrusion, disclosure risks, and avoiding “cut and paste” drafting was particularly valuable and immediately applicable to operational practice.
The real-life examples helped clarify grey areas, especially around online activity, intrusive versus directed surveillance, and the threshold at which a voluntary informant becomes a CHIS. The session also provided useful insight into governance, renewals, reviews and cancellation responsibilities, which are often overlooked in day-to-day operational pressures.

Overall, the course enhanced my understanding of how to structure applications clearly, justify necessity and proportionality properly, and anticipate potential legal challenges. It was engaging, thought-provoking and highly relevant to anyone involved in investigative or intelligence-led work.

Trainer was very knowledgably and experiences, great course and my understanding of CHC and 117 aftercare framework draws it altogether.

I had record keeping training for health staff today, I liked the lecture but the notes on the PowerPoint was a bit bulky and clumsy.. Please next time kindly reduce the amount of information per slide. I also like the fact that it was interactive and gave us chance to contribute. Some points too were not explained well, not detailed for understanding.
But overall, well done.keep it up

Overall, Bond Solon use highly qualified, experienced trainers in their respective fields. However, some of the delivery is confusing, the course material and subject matter delivered is not helpful when doing the assessment questions. The manuals are laborious and confusing. The guidance unhelpful and did not relate well to the actual expected answers.

In terms of training, the trainers were not as experienced in managing the dynamic of the group which left the chatty, talkative attendees dominating the conversations and exercises and the quieter students not contributing as much to the exercises or discussion.

I'm pleased that the taught part of the training is over. Just now to tackle the rather confusing, convoluted, perplexing, and frustrating assessment questions.

This was a good specific course for me, learned a fair bit, enough to scare me anyway. Good sections on taking and reviewing statements and the accuracy required. It would have been nice to be able to put our own legal questions, what can we do in this instance, but legal advice on ongoing issues were not allowed.
Would recommend this course, delivered at right speed.

Good training quite helpful for the lay man who is not familiar with legal processes and terminology. Good chance to act out scenarios likely to happen in court. Trainer was good in answering questions. Would attend again.

Excellent interactive course with good opportunity for discussions. Great learning.

Pretty good course, I highly recommend it!!!

PACE Training - Very informative and good course materials for future reference. Presenter was entertaining and very knowledgeable.

very Good Presentation, Trainer John was very very good lots of experience to share. A pleasure to listen to.

A lot of jargon for a newbie in Unit 1 crammed into a very short time period. The explanations in the manual were not very clear - Google explanations of legal terms were clearer. The course jumped all over the place and pace too fast. As a visual learner I struggled immensely with the written and verbal overload. At the end we were told our assessment has to be in UK law because that's what the assessors will mark us in which was very unhelpful not being part of the UK nor familiar with UK laws. Don't intend to do any further courses.

I attended the training about Statement and Report Writing for Health Professionals.
Lucy explained it very well and it was engaging. It has a lot of group exercises that helped me to practice and to understand it further.

I attended a session on Record Keeping via my employer. The day was very useful in looking at all aspects of good or not so good record keeping and the potential impact. It was an interactive session leaving me with some clear changes I can apply to my daily practice.

Yes, we get a well knowledge regarding the topic.

Great course
Gives detailed information regarding record keeping