Our Key Stage 3 (ages 12 - 14) workshops promote pro-social literacy skills and inclusive language modelling with whole year groups exploring different themes. Year 7's explore the fine line of 'Bullying Vs Banter', Year 8's explore de-escalation, mis-characterisation and the power of forgiveness with 'Forbid and Forgive', Year 9's share positive life lessons and tips for school with 'Words of Wisdom'.
There are two options for delivery. 720 pupils (up to 240 pupils per year group) engaged in one day of 3 rolling assemblies for Year 7, 8 and 9.
Or 240 pupils (one year group) engaged in a day, with 80 pupils in each assembly, more in depth with more writing and performance focus on the year group's theme.

Each assembly begins with a fun introduction, a positive freestyle poem with pupils' names, pupils' skills assessment, contextualisation of the theme, written task, spoken word challenge and a closing showcase performance of original poems written by pupils on the day alongside laminated poems for pupils and staff.

How to book:

1. Confirm date/s, option for delivery and timings with our team.
2. Teachers access the presentation resource that we produce on Google Slides for your school, which includes: our facilitator's presentation and teachers' toolkit of editable click and play resources for extended learning.
3. Please print a copy of the year group writing resource (Option 1 requires 1 sheet between 3 pupils. Option 2 requires 1 sheet per pupil).
4. Confirm IT requirements which includes: microphone, sound/speakers, laptop connected to large screen/projector, laptop must have internet connection with Google access (ready for our facilitator to run the assembly presentation).
5. We ask that a register of pupil's names for each year group is provided upon our arrival, with a discreet dot/asterisk next to names of pupils considered: hard to reach, disruptive or low esteemed. Registers are used by our artists as a tool of engagement to begin the assembly in fun way, esteeming pupils in a positive 'freestyle' poem that includes their names (registers are returned to staff immediately afterwards).

Our poetry format has four core foundations: 'Engage, Page, Stage & Digital Age'. 'Engage' is where our facilitator visits your school to deliver a fun session that launches the 'Page' writing and 'Stage' performance process. Schools are invited to produce a video of their best performance which can be shared with us to enter our 'Digital Age' showcase in July. Content will be used to promote pupil voice across a number of themes whilst building a digital legacy of content year on year.