It’s British Science Week and to celebrate we’ve come up with our top six solar system facts which are perfect for sharing with your pupils – and don’t forget if you are interested in hosting a space-themed workshop at your school, please get in touch as we have lots of different sessions on offer! Fact … Read More
We’re delighted to announce that, after a successful pilot, we’ve a brand new science programme for KS1, available to everyone! Both building on what pupils already know and going beyond the curriculum, CSI: Forces challenges pupils to think about the Science of Rollercoasters, consider a tricky range of Push/Pull forces – then use their findings … Read More
We hope you have had a thoroughly enjoyable World Book Day 2019 – we have absolutely loved visiting schools up and down the country delivering our Bookman, Paige Turner, Poetry and Shakespeare workshops – and we are now (yes already!) taking bookings for World Book Day 2020. We usually sell out months in advance for … Read More
Challenge your pupils to share their understanding of and thoughts about characters from books they’re exploring through poetry. Four line poems with a clear rhyming structure, clerihews are easy to construct – and packed with facts and descriptions! Download the resource here Resource Character Clerihews instructions Character Clerihews PowerPoint Find more teaching ideas and resources … Read More
For the third year running, we’re working with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (creators of the phenomenally successful Shakespeare Week) to design and deliver two series of workshops – one for pupils and the other for teachers. The absolute highlight of this year’s partnership, so far, was the opportunity to work with 60 Year 6 pupils … Read More
We love school dinners – and it’s fascinating to see how different chefs in different schools take up the challenge of providing their children with nourishing and tasty meals to set them up for an afternoon of learning. So, while it’s difficult to pick and choose, we’ve put our heads together – and come up … Read More
Supporting children in thinking about rhymes, there are obvious links between Animal Rhymes and phonics teaching. The activity can lead to wonderful poetry – and also develops strategic thinking! Download the resource here Download the Resources Download the resource here Download the staff sheet Download the pupil sheet Get in touch and let us … Read More
Our World Book Day workshops, assemblies and author visits have been specially designed to help you and your pupils celebrate World Book Day 2019 by bringing your favourite books to life. No-one is ever too young, too old or too cool to enjoy a journey with books and stories, so our drama and visual arts workshops have … Read More
Play the Bard’s Cards with your pupils for an exciting and engaging way to either introduce Shakespeare – or explore characters in more depth! It’s the characters, the people who populate his plays, who drive Shakespeare’s narratives. And this beautifully illustrated Bard’s Cards game allows you and your pupils to explore and learn about some of … Read More
This summer we will be celebrating the creative arts in schools across the country by supporting children to explore, engage and develop their own creativity through a wide range of participatory art workshops. We believe that art is for everyone, that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in the creative arts – and that participating in … Read More
We’ve had an amazing 2018, twelve months that have seen us taking our creative maths, science, literacy and history programmes to schools in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Isles, Denmark and Turkey – working with more than 68,000 children and young people! And 2019 is going to be even more exciting, with the … Read More
We know that schools want their pupils to enjoy the festive season – but also to keep learning going right through to the end of the autumn term. Which is why our range of cross-curricular, School Christmas workshops always proves so popular! Once again, we’ve got workshops with a seasonal take on numeracy, literacy, science … Read More