Literacy Workshops for Secondary Schools Summer Term

1st May 2023News, School Workshops

A range of Creative Literacy workshops designed to support the English Curriculum at KS3 & KS4 this Summer.  Experiential, exciting and empowering, our imaginative approaches harness tried and trusted approaches from the worlds of drama, visual art and creative writing. Approaches specifically developed to support young people in developing their reading and writing skills – … Read More

Creative Literacy Programmes for Primary Schools this Summer Term

10th Apr 2023News, School Workshops

Experiential, exciting and empowering, our imaginative and cross-curricular approaches harness tried and trusted approaches from the worlds of drama, visual art and creative writing and are all rooted in the Curriculum. Approaches specifically developed to support EYFS – KS2 / P1 – P7 children in developing their reading and writing skills – and to boost … Read More

Shakespeare Week 2023 – School Workshops and Visits

21st Feb 2023News, School Workshops

Celebrate Shakespeare in your school during Shakespeare Week – 20- 26th March 2023, with an interactive drama-based workshop, available to schools throughout the UK and beyond. Teacher CPD workshops also available!  William Shakespeare is now firmly back on the national curriculum – but he’s never actually been away. Everyone knows his face and the names … Read More

WWI Schools Play and Workshops – Living with the War

21st Jan 2023News, School Workshops

Living with the War is a schools’ play specifically designed to support the exploration of World War One at Key Stages 1 – 4. Available to schools across the UK, we’ve delivered this immersive and experiential day to thousands of children and young people across the UK to great acclaim.  Living with the War – Schools … Read More

Creative Literacy Programmes for Primary Schools in Ireland

2nd May 2021News, School Workshops

Creative Literacy Programmes for Primary Schools in Ireland including In-person and Live Streamed Poetry, Shakespeare and Creative Literacy workshops.  We’ve adapted some of our most popular workshops to allow us to work safely with smaller groups, with no props / resources to handle – and in compliance with individual schools’ Covid-19 policies. The Great Grammar … Read More

Family Literacy Workshop

9th Mar 2020News, School Workshops

We all know how much family support benefits children’s learning. So, our Family Literacy workshops have been specifically developed to gain and cement that support by offering a fun and friendly environment in which parents/carers work alongside their children on activities designed to highlight the joys to be found in books and stories! And, by … Read More

Children’s Book Week – School Workshops

1st Jun 2016News, School Workshops

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, commemorative events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes, wherever young readers and books connect! If you are looking for ways to … Read More

Case Study: World Book Day and Shaking Up Shakespeare

7th Sep 2014Case Studies

We first met the Beacon Primary in Liverpool when the school’s Assistant Headteacher booked onto one of our own Teacher CPD Days: Twenty Ways into Shakespeare. She clearly enjoyed – and valued – the experience, because, a little while later, we were invited to visit the school on World Book Day – to work with Years … Read More