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“The students loved the workshops. Staff and pupil feedback was very positive. Children particularly loved the explorer statues that they were asked to make. By the time Chris and Zoe came in, the children already had a fairly good grounding in relation to their explorer. What was impressive though is that you had clearly done … Read More

“We hugely enjoyed the workshops. It was lovely for the children to have a day off timetable exploring Shakespeare. I was actually surprised by the creativity of their responses during both the drama activities and the book making . It was nice to see many of them working so well as a team. I would … Read More

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have had a wonderful poetry day where we have created our own verses with actions that we will combine to make one amazing collaborative poem. We have actions for Christmas trees, snowmen, excitement and flaming Christmas puddings! pic.twitter.com/JddxVTFJfU — St Wilfrid's (@St_Wilfrids_CE) December 1, 2022

Year 1 finalising their lines and practising their moves! pic.twitter.com/tj3pxIN3ss — Mrs Rooney Class (@MrsRooneyClass) December 1, 2022

Thankyou to @AsCreatives The Architect’s enjoyed their Shakespeare Workshops…..Here are some children creating a tableaux for The Tempest play. pic.twitter.com/p8EmwOlIv3 — St. Edmund’s and St. Thomas’ Primary School (@stedstthomas_) January 13, 2023

Year 8 had a fantastic time with last week completing a CSI Periodic murder mystery workshop, cracking the case of the poisoned tea! Thankyou to Chris @AsCreatives for a brilliant day pic.twitter.com/CGJCCUHldO — Stratford upon Avon School (@StraUponAvonSch) February 15, 2023

“Please can you pass on our thanks to “Neil Armstrong”, he was brilliant. The children got so much out of it and really enjoyed the session. He answered their questions so well and was very, very knowledgeable.”

“Students gained a great deal of knowledge and understanding of who Shakespeare was and why he is so influential today. They learnt about characters and plot in three different Shakespeare plays and through the creation of tableaux etc they becake bothered by the story and characters involved. This has inspired and excited them for beginning … Read More

“The children thoroughly enjoyed their day and particularly loved performing at the beginning and end with the whole school. The students gained further understanding of how to use their ideas to write poetry, as well as a look at performing poetry. Some staff were surprised by how some more reluctant readers and writers in class … Read More

“The children  used their imaginations and creativity to create the poem. The sessions helped the children learn about how to create their own poem and it promoted the children’s vocabulary. All children were able to access the sessions, they were very inclusive … and they really enjoyed performing their whole school poem in assembly at … Read More

“The students really enjoyed the workshops. They got a sense of wonder and excitement built around maths but also linking in a cross curricular way to literacy and stories they knew well. The workshops were well pitched for the year groups and Jackson delivered them really well engaging all the classes through excellent storytelling. All … Read More

“The children loved the drama aspect of the workshop. The online was amazingly engaging for the children – thanks to Jo’s exciting delivery and constant interaction with individual children. The children gained a good understanding of the content of the play, Macbeth and hopefully a lifelong interest and enjoyment in Shakespeare. A huge thank you … Read More