Saying goodbye

It’s a funny feeling, almost new each time I experience it, an anticipation of loss that is somehow fresh and … More

The class of my dreams

The Class to the Class of 2014 after Raymond Carver The class with beautiful scarves The class who learned … More

Sometime in 1997 I went to hear Kevin Crossley-Holland give a reading at Exeter Central Library. I’d heard he was … More

When I speak to trainee primary school teachers about their views of poetry I am often struck by their divergent … More

I wrote yesterday about pitching poems in the classroom which are aimed not at the crowd but perhaps one … More

One year I decided that I would decorate one of my teaching rooms with my collection of Poems on the … More

For the last nine years at the end of the first week in July I have been saying goodbye to … More

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted … More

Originally posted on Lifesaving Poems:
I love the silence that descends on a classroom full of people who are all engaged…

Originally posted on Lifesaving Poems:
For the last nine years at the end of the first week in July I have…

PGCE students are so dedicated. They burn with desire to be amazing. They hand in their work and have beautifully … More

Last week I had the privilege of taking my Primary PGCE English specialists on a trip toLondonfor the final … More

Artwork: Kate Vaughan What Michael Gove says about trainee teachers having the opportunity to observe and learn from teachers in school … More

I love the silence that descends on a classroom full of people who are all engaged in the act of … More