English Writing and Poetry

Giving Children A Voice Through Poetry

‘Can you write like this? It sounds like us!’ Laura Hulme of Devonshire Park Primary School, Birkenhead, describes how her Year 6 class took Matt Goodfellow’s CLiPPA-winning verse novel, 'The Final Year', to their hearts.

• 22 Jul

The Magical Power Of Poetry By Heart

Poetry By Heart brings confidence and oracy skills to young people. Elen Lewis, English teacher at Waldegrave School, Twickenham, explains why running Poetry by Heart has had a magical impact on the entire school community.

• 1 Jul

How Books From Our Childhood Can Inspire Teaching Today

• 27 Mar

Building Literacy From Birth

• 26 Mar

Giving Instant, Effective Feedback Through Live Writing

• 5 Dec

Putting An End To Writing Anxiety With Clicker Tools

Anxiety has held back many children during lockdown and has reduced their writing confidence. Clicker can help..

• 13 Feb

Mobilising the Power of Imagination

• 3 Jun

Running with the Ball Improving Literacy through Sport

• 10 Oct

Composing Coherently Inspiring Independence in Writing

• 10 Oct

Valuing the Art of Handwriting

• 10 Oct

Shaping Reality with the Language of Thinking

• 10 Oct

Method, Madness and Meaning Shakespeare and Play

• 17 Jul

Shakespeare Online

• 9 May

Playing the Players: Student success through Shakespeare

• 9 May

Freeing Minds

• 9 May

Meeting the new curriculum’s high expectations for grammar

• 11 Feb

Poetry made easy

• 18 Oct

English and Ideas

• 24 Feb