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Writing Resistance with Nikita Gill and Nic Stone

Posted on 19 August 202017 September 2020
Fight against social injustice with SLAM! and Dear Justyce
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
  • Senior phase

Retelling Tales with Joseph Coelho, Juno Dawson and Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Posted on 19 August 202017 September 2020
Subvert classic stories with The Girl Who Became a Tree, Wonderland and The Deathless Girls
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 4
  • Key stage 5
  • Senior phase
  • Storytelling

Delving Into Dark Themes with Liz Hyder

Posted on 19 August 202017 September 2020
Explore life in the mines with Bearmouth
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
  • Senior phase

Super Sleuths with Sharna Jackson and Robin Stevens

Posted on 18 August 202017 September 2020
Become a Dynamic Story Detective with the Murder Most Unladylike and High-Rise Mystery series
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 2

Shine On with Dean Atta and George Lester

Posted on 18 August 202017 September 2020
Celebrate self-empowerment with The Black Flamingo and Boy Queen
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Festival
  • Gender
  • Human rights
  • Key stage 4
  • Senior phase

Voices from the Past with Patrice Lawrence and Bali Rai

Posted on 16 August 202017 September 2020
Discover unsung stories through history with Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story and Now or Never: A Dunkirk Story
  • 2nd level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Festival
  • History
  • Key stage 2

Awesome Science Questions Answered with Dr. Emily Grossman

Posted on 15 August 202017 September 2020
Explore your inquisitive side with Brain-fizzing Facts
  • 2nd level
  • Festival
  • Key stage 2
  • Science

Get Adventurous with Lily Dyu and Helen Skelton

Posted on 14 August 202017 September 2020
Explore the world and dream BIG with Fantastic Female Adventurers and Wild Girl
  • 2nd level
  • Feminism
  • Festival
  • Freedom
  • Key stage 2

Find out Your Superpower with Samantha Baines

Posted on 13 August 202017 September 2020
Explore difference as something to be celebrated in Harriet Versus the Galaxy
  • 2nd level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 2

Taking Poems off the Page with Joseph Coelho

Posted on 13 August 202017 September 2020
Explore the art of poetry performance with Poems Aloud
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Poetry

Changing the World with Dapo Adeola and Nathan Bryon

Posted on 13 August 202017 February 2021
Explore how you can make the world a better place with Dapo Adeola and Nathan Bryon, the illustrator and author of Look Up! and Clean Up!
  • 1st level
  • Environment
  • Festival
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books

Illustrating Feelings with Dunja Jogan

Posted on 12 August 202024 September 2020
Explore feelings through art in Dunja Jogan's Felix After the Rain
  • 1st level
  • Creative writing
  • Early level
  • EYFS
  • Friendship
  • Key stage 1
  • Mental Health
  • Nature
  • Picture books

Yours Faithfully: Letter Writing with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 12 August 202021 August 2020
This reflective writing exercise, devised by our Citizen Schools Writer in Residence, helps provide a structure for a personal piece of writing.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

The Teeny Weeny Genie: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a sensory story to accompany Julia Donaldson’s magical new picture book.
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

A Squash and a Squeeze: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a Sensory Story to accompany a Julia Donaldson classic!
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

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