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
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
It’s one o’clock in the morning and I’ve woken up in a panic in a Premier Inn in Northampton. A sleeping concern has proved so troublesome that it’s woken me up. “Do you need a visa to travel to Turkey?” I’m googling. It turns out that you do. But it also turns out that one … Read More
Grants of up to £500 towards a mathematical activity listed in the online STEM Directories are being offered by the Royal Institution, funded by The Clothworkers’ Foundation. The scheme is designed to help integrate maths Enrichment and Enhancement activities into school practice and to support teachers’ professional development. The deadline for applications to the Mathematics Grant Scheme is the 12th … Read More
I’ve made many visits to Scotland over the last couple of years, taking as creatives’ learning programmes to primary and secondary schools in Clydebank, Cumbernauld, Dundee, Dunfermline, Glasgow (lots of trips to Glasgow!), Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Langholm, Paisley, Renfrew and Troon. As part of our ambition to promote creativity in education, we’ve developed the Five C’s. … Read More
One of the many joys of working with as creatives is that I get to see and sample parts of the world I might never otherwise visit. And not just the UK (although we’ve been to all four corners – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), but internationally, too. So, having already run two as … Read More
We’ve been supporting the annual Summer School at Venerable Bede Academy in Sunderland since 2015. I spent the day there again on Wednesday – and it’s become one of my personal highlights for August. The students, all of whom will be starting Year 7 next month, are always brilliant, the staff are incredibly supportive – … Read More
Our after school Drama clubs provide the perfect opportunity for children to enjoy, and benefit from, a range of activities including drama games, improvisation, choral speaking, script reading and performance. It is widely accepted that drama builds confidence as well as helping children to understand the world around them and developing both creativity and emotional … Read More