Bond Solon Reviews

Thank you for the opportunity to attend the negotiation skills session. It was valuable to take dedicated time to reflect on core principles, and I appreciated the facilitator’s expertise and the energy they brought to delivery. The session was well-intentioned and the quality of the content itself was sound. I also found it beneficial to have some opportunity to interact with colleagues I don’t usually work with, even if briefly—this is always a positive aspect of cross-team training. From a development perspective, I would offer a few suggestions that could enhance future sessions: Level and depth: The material felt quite foundational. For participants with prior experience, the session may have limited incremental value. It might be helpful to consider tiering sessions (e.g. introductory vs. advanced) to better reflect varying experience levels. Delivery approach: The session was predominantly lecture-based across the day (c. 5.75 hours), which made it more challenging to maintain engagement. Introducing more varied delivery methods—such as interactive exercises, case studies, or facilitated discussion—could help sustain energy and deepen learning. Use of materials: The workbook itself was clear and comprehensive. However, much of the session appeared to follow the workbook closely; encouraging more application of the content (rather than primarily walking through it) could increase impact. Supplementary formats such as slides, visual aids, or short activities/quizzes might also help reinforce key points. Interactivity: While the breakout sessions were useful, increasing both the frequency and duration of interactive elements would likely improve engagement and provide more opportunity to practise skills in a realistic way. Overall, while the session covered good foundational content and was delivered with strong intent, a more interactive and varied design would significantly enhance the learning experience—particularly for more experienced participants.

Felt that the solicitor was not prepared for the court room, the solicitor did not read our notebooks before we were to take the stand and was just asking questions as he was going through our notebooks and witness statements. Court room didn’t have an usher or a clerk, so the setting felt a bit unrealistic. Trainer was good though and engaging during the explanation of court procedures and how we should answer questions presented by the solicitor.

Too intense.... Without printing off would not remember much of what was said

The course was presented as Accident Investigation but the course content did not reflect this - it was more interview technique and preparation rather than actual accident investigation. Although the trainer was engaging and pleasant this course did not wholly meet the anticipated content that many of us were expecting. Our expectation was in depth analysis of the causative agents to accidents such as lack of training of an employee; dangerous, ill maintained equipment etc.

I didn't think the course worked well online and would have been better in person, sometimes there was delays and it was a bit awkward rather than free flowing. The trainers lack of IT skills slowed the training down. Sometimes we were put into rooms on teams for too long for the task. The course was delayed starting due to IT problems and we still had a full hour for lunch and breaks as well. Had the trainer had better IT stills the course could probably have been run in half a day.

Felt this moved from basic to more advanced without a lot of explanation in the subject. Trainer wasnt confident or clear in explanations. Ended by 2.30pm when time could have been given to explore real life examples and generate group discussion. The constant move to break out rooms for 10 minutes when matters were discussed in about 2. I've attended bond solon courses historically and this was not the standard of delivery or content that used to be provided. Also no reference of any depth to the new MHA, matters like nominated person and how these will apply and when changes actually roll out would have been of benefit.

I booked onto this course as I have worked in safeguarding for several years and needed training focused on safeguarding leadership, having recently taken on the Named Nurse role. However, the course was very basic and did not offer any leadership ideas or strategies. Instead, it largely covered safeguarding legislation, which I am already very familiar with. The trainer was very knowledgeable, and this is not a reflection on her performance.

I found the first day of training applicable to my role. Second day of training was focused on the legal procedures, which were not applicable to my clinical role. Overall this course needs to be more relevant to Health Safeguarding Leads in clinical roles.

This training was dragging. Low sound and was feeling sleepy. Not much interactive. I am not finding Sola as a good trainer

The course content was conceptually useful, but the delivery made it difficult to follow and fully engage with. The course relied heavily on reference to materials within the online learning hub. Essentially the Excellence in Written Evidence PDF was read out. The was frequent referencing and review of the Rules, Practice Directions and Guidance pdf. This constant toggling disrupted my concentration and made it harder to absorb and retain information. There was limited use of practical examples and no model reports, which would have helped to illustrate key points and reinforce learning. I was surprised that Bond Solon did not provide standardised examples (of good or bad) reports for us to review. Instead, you relied on submissions. One of which was a fictitious report for the CUBS course and another was an examination of a child report. The session would have benefited from a more structured multimedia approach, such as a presentation or slides grouping related legal frameworks (e.g. Civil, Family, and Criminal Procedure Rules) together with consistent visual references. This would make the material easier to follow and actually internalise and learn. Overall, while the content was valuable and relevant, the delivery could be improved significantly. Better use of resources and the inclusion of prepared examples to support learning outcomes. I expected a more polished experience given Bond Solon’s reputation.