New! Performing Shakespeare
A four day programme which will see a group of pupils working towards an audience read peformance of one of Shakespeare’s plays.
Introducing Shakespeare
A fantastic and very energetic way to engage your students in the playwright, his life and works – and prepare them for their studies to come.
The Poetry of Shakespeare
This engaging activity puts them centre stage by bringing out both the visible and the invisible.
A Celebration in Rhyme
Working with up to 420 children to create and perform a School Poem in just one day!
The Play’s The Thing
Our Shakespeare programmes prove popular and successful both nationally and internationally.
Big Shakespeare Day
Everyone loves a good story – and as William Shakespeare was the greatest storyteller of them all!
Spotlight on Shakespeare
This workshop takes students right through the play, exploring the backstory, meeting the main characters and bringing key moments to life.
World Poetry Day – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Celebrate the lives and achievements of some amazing British writers from diverse backgrounds.
The Big Christmas Day
The Big Christmas day gives your whole school a chance to explore just what makes Christmas Christmas!
Ways into Shakespeare
Experience a range of Shakespeare activities that both link in perfectly with Shakespeare in the curriculum and extend horizons.
Christmas Clerihews
Imagining the Christmas Spirit as a living, breathing being, your students will work collaboratively to pen a whole class Clerihew, making choices and playing with words, to capture all the fun of the festive season.
Celebrations in Rhyme: Christmas
Creating and performing a whole-school Seasonal Poem in just a single day!
Soundscape Poetry
Those pupils who said they don’t like poetry will be writing furiously at the end of this magical workshop.
Personification Poetry
Students will harvest the fruits of their imaginations and explore notions of empathy to construct uniquely moving poetry.
International Women’s Day Poetry Workshop
Celebrate the power of women working together, remembering their achievements through verse.
Poetry in Sight
Our poetry writing workshops encourage pupils to play with words and rhythms while working to the restrictions imposed by different poetic forms.
Cinquains of Truth – People Whose Choices Shaped the World
School Workshops Progress towards equality in a diverse world has been made possible by people who made choices…
Poetry Live!
Streamed Workshop Poetry Live – Join one of our team for live workshops, beamed straight to the classroom!…
Messages from Space Poetry Day
School Workshops What do we know about Neptune? What’s the science of Saturn? And what’s our understanding of…
A Home is More Than a House
School Workshops Thinking positively about the value of “home”. Whilst great efforts are made to rehouse those who…
Anne Frank: Standing Together in Hope
School Workshops Faced with deportation to the Nazi concentration camps, Anne Frank, her family and friends were forced…
Welcome Gems
School Workshops Reflecting on ways we can Stand Together with newcomers, to make them feel at home. Introduction…
Black History Month 2025 – Poetry Workshops
School Workshops This year we are celebrating the achievements of some Black scientists and inventors, all of whom…
Rosa Parks – Sitting Down to Stand Together
School Workshops Celebrating the lives of an amazing role model – through poetry Workshop Description The moment in…