By Becky Swain, Head of Learning and Participation, Arvon
As the school holidays get into full swing, I am writing in praise of the welcome holiday breathing-space for many teachers and students across the land.
And breathe.
Over the last three months, I’ve heard from teachers participating in this research project about how much they value the time to work with writers, not in a traditional sense of writers leading writing workshops or giving readings in school, but co-designing and co-planning a narrative fiction project together with writers to engage students, some of whom struggle with writing. Continue reading “Time and space to write”