What Schools and Trusts Say About Working With Justin
Every word below is verbatim from a named school leader — business managers, headteachers, CFOs and trust directors. No composites, no paraphrasing.
My headteacher pushed for me to come to this session and I’m so glad he did! I am feeling inspired, well informed and ready to start a business plan to implement change in my school.
Ms Cotterill
Relevant, relatable and specific – Justin you have inspired me!
Ms Chadwick
More than met my expectations, paced well and presented in a way that kept my interest throughout.
Mrs Naidu
Bringing his marketing, bid writing and fundraising experience to the team has enabled us to make great strides in securing the funding required. Justin is a professional, a pleasure to work with and I have no hesitation in recommending him.
Leisa Sleat
Justin was instrumental in our receiving the grant of £65,000. He worked in partnership with us throughout the application, guiding us through the process and helping us present a strong case that reflected our school's needs. We are very much looking forward to working with him on other projects.
Mark Barrow
As it stands today, I have secured over £200,000 in additional income for this academic year, allowing me to begin work on the new playground project and, pending planning approval, expand the nursery.
Mrs V Newsome
Justin's support has been invaluable, his knowledge and experience around bid writing is second to none. The bid was successful and we were awarded £25k towards the project.
Dominique Flint
Chameleon Training and Consultancy offer a great service, supporting Scholars Education Trust through identifying funding streams and then providing expertise in writing applications.
Ian Cushion
I found myself armed and ready to tackle my school's projects immediately, thanks to the training, resources and case studies that directly related to the challenges we face. Justin was so friendly and helpful.
Kathryn Jackman
Justin provides training both online and in person to many of our groups. He's consistently rated as the best trainer / presenter they have used, probably because he is such a natural, engaging presenter but also due to his practical first-hand experience of working in schools.
Richard Manville
We invited Justin to HEART to deliver his masterclass in fundraising for schools and academy trusts. What we got was a day filled with both the theory of fundraising and practical applications tailored very much to our schools and our Trust. Overall a very good investment and a valuable experience.
Paul Edmond
Thanks to the training sessions and ongoing advice, I now have a good understanding of how to generate income through a variety of means, confidence in what I'm doing and a clear idea of next steps.
Karen Frost
Justin is perhaps the best man I know who can help you take control of your future, without losing sight of the ethical values that make each school unique.
Robert Ashton
Thank you for making marketing so relevant, accessible — and fun! You are always such a knowledgeable, generous, and engaging colleague. The ultimate school marketing myth buster!
Nickii Messer
Justin at Chameleon Consultancy has provided a fantastic service for our school. He has brought together the ideas and designs from our children, families and school community to create an inspiring logo and slogan that fits us just perfectly. He has been generous with his knowledge and expertise in branding and marketing and really helped us to shape the identity of our school. We are thrilled with the final result.
Deena Frost
This morning's session was incredibly insightful and inspiring with an excellent presentation. The 'Wheel of Fortune' is a huge take away for me and I will be embedding it in my strategy to support each of our schools! I hope to join you soon for some more excellent workshops!
Felicity Baker
Just to thank you for the marketing plan template and to let you know we were successful in our National Lottery funding bid! It wouldn't have even occurred to me to apply for this before your course, so thank you for providing the confidence and know-how to apply for funding.
Roxana Kew
We all use time as a reason not to pursue fundraising activities but Justin visiting the school gave us the focus to concentrate on the meeting, gather the staff and PTA together and really discuss and reignite our spark! We now have a plan, motivated staff, some volunteers and a focus for how to take this forward!
Natalie Jamieson
Outcomes You Can Verify
Across grants, trust funds, sponsorship, lettings and donations since 2017.
Primaries, secondaries, colleges and MATs across the UK.
Advice built on school business leadership, not theory — ISBL Fellow.
Outcomes vary by school, funder and project — testimonials reflect each school's own experience.
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Every one of these started with the same free conversation — no pressure, no jargon, just an honest look at what your school could do.