Some years ago I had the pleasure of taking part in a workshop run by the brilliant Michael Rosen, then Children’s Laureate, where I picked up the technique which I have used many, many times since, adapting it for different groups before eventually turning it into what is now our “Personification Poetry” session. By imagining … Read More
World War One
Teaching Resource: WWI – One Hundred Years Since the Armistice: A Time to Reflect
With November 2019 marking the centenary of the end of the First World War, it’s important that the conflict is not forgotten by the children of today. And it’s important, too, that they’re supported in understanding that, in the intervening time, many more millions of men, women and children have suffered as the result of … Read More