Points and poems
http://youtu.be/S_txb_C2PlU “Oh my god! I got 122000 points” The year four boy shrieked to a friend on a competing table with the same excitement normally… Read More »Points and poems
Workshop ideas
A review, a library and a question…
Received another review for Werewolf Club Rules from the wonderful PoetryZone where students can upload their poems! “The joy of this collection is the… Read More »A review, a library and a question…
Journey of a writer
Photo: courtesy of The Poetry Society I’m currently doing a book signing tour for Werewolf Club Rules i was most recently at The Times and… Read More »Journey of a writer
For all the Teachers…
For all the amazing teachers out there, that have taught me, that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, for all that you do and all… Read More »For all the Teachers…
A short documentary about creating children’s theatre for libraries
Here is a short documentary about the behind the scenes process of working on Tree Child with The Spark Children’s Arts Festival. I feel very passionately… Read More »A short documentary about creating children’s theatre for libraries
If all the world were paper video
Check out my latest poetry video and accompanying Key Stage 2 resource as developed by The Poetry Society. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/77003431]
Latest Poetry Video about the pains of Puberty
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/75914556]
The language of recipes
The language of recipes is incredibly rich in verbs and nouns, ingredients are peppered, shaken, and pinched mixtures are whisked, blended and beaten, concoctions are… Read More »The language of recipes
Creating Literacy interventions with actors at Discover Children’s Story Centre Summer School
It has been a truly inspiring 1st week for the Discover Children's Story Centre's (@discover_story) summer school. Inspired by a CP project I worked on… Read More »Creating Literacy interventions with actors at Discover Children’s Story Centre Summer School
Celebrating Difference
I had a fantastic time today discussing ways to raise and work with difficult issues as practitioners and teachers in schools. There were some great… Read More »Celebrating Difference