Aims
Developing the ‘will’ to be a writer and build a network of teacher writers:
- To consider the value of writing to support teacher wellbeing
- To shift in position of being a teacher of writing, to a writing teacher
- To develop confidence in sharing writing and providing feedback to peers
- To understand how to develop a classroom community of writers
- To develop knowledge and understanding of the writing process, the craft of writing and how to integrate these into planning
- To explore and value cultural writing experiences
Themes and structure
- 20th November 2024 – Teacher- writer identity and the impact this has on children as writers; free writing as a tool for generating personal stories, identities and cultural histories
- 29th January 2025 – The power of therapeutic writing
- 5th March 2025 – Finding your voice and communities of writers
- 30th April 2025 – The recursive writing process and the craft of writing
- 11th June 2025 – Feedback within the craft of writing and the reader-writer relationship; verbal feedback and conferencing
What is in a session?
For further information please contact Nikola Standing – n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk