The Fairtrade movement started more than sixty years ago – and is now a global organisation, dedicated to both offering farmers fair prices and supporting the rights of workers. And this unique activity offers the perfect introduction to exploring the world of fair trade – and how it improves people’s lives. Download the Fairtrade Resource … Read More
Having delivered poetry workshops for West Derby School last summer term I was delighted to be asked back again this July to support the students in celebrating the school’s International Week. An average sized, boys’ secondary school, West Derby had chosen Nepal as the theme for their celebration in 2013 but this year, rather than … Read More
There is no shortage of green and leafy, outdoor space at Childwall C of E Primary so we were delighted to be invited to support the development of a Prayer Trail set in their grounds. In particular, we focused on giving thanks and having spent a day with Year 4 exploring the things in our … Read More
Reflecting on who you want to be – and how you’ll get there… Download the resource here Download the Grown Your Own Person resource here Download the Grow Your Own Person Template here Get in touch and let us know about your experiences of using Grow Your Own Person with young people: info@as-creatives.com
With more and more schools looking for meaningful ways of using their outdoor areas as learning areas, our range of tailor-made Outdoor Learning Trails is proving ever-more popular. Providing engaging and multi-sensory approaches in Maths, Literacy and Science, they have been designed to meet all budgets and are developed to support your particular needs and … Read More
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
It’s Wednesday evening in Petaling Jaya – and I’ve learned lots of things today. Including … a peeled longan fruit looks suspiciously like an eyeball – but tastes delicious … a red light by a lift door doesn’t mean it’s broken – it means it’s going down (a pity it’s taken me so long to … Read More
UK schools have been celebrating Black History Month since 1987 – and we were delighted to take part this year in the work being undertaken by Someries Infants in Luton. Year 1 and 2 children had been looking at the lives and achievements of two pioneers in their fields – Mary Seacole (nursing) and Matthew … Read More
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
Specifically designed to bring learning to life and give pupils exciting opportunities to practise and develop their skills, our Maths and Literacy Trails feature a wealth of engaging and meaningful activities. Perfect for outdoor spaces, they can be easily adapted for indoor use on rainy days – and have been developed with differentiation in mind. Although we … Read More
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