Category: Inspiration

Focussing almost exclusively on Maths and English in a very structured way in Primary is a shift that’s becoming pretty alarming. Let’s explore some of the other ways that we can enthuse our children’s young minds for the future.

I have been running poetry workshops in primary schools for around twenty years and I can tell you two things: The first is that there are teachers who love teaching poetry and there are teachers who are nervous – or even terrified – of teaching it. The second is that teaching poetry and using poetry in lessons is actually very easy.