How long is the training?
This professional development course comprises three 60 minute online modules. It will enable English teachers to develop their practice in teaching creative writing at Key Stages 3 and 4. The three modules explore ways of creating structurally coherent, convincing and compelling narratives in line with the A05 mark scheme descriptors for Level 4. Participants will leave with a new toolbox of techniques to support students’ creative writing as well as developing their own creative writing practices.
Module 1: Exploring the Creative Process
Module 2: Using Images to Inspire Descriptive Writing
Module 3: Structuring Narrative Writing
Option 1:
Module 1: Wednesday 24 November 2021 14.30 – 15.30
Module 2: Wednesday 1 December 2021 14.30 – 15.30
Module 3: Wednesday 8 December 2021 14.30 – 15.30
Option 2:
Module 1: Wednesday 23 February 2022 14.30-15.30
Module 2: Wednesday 9 March 2022 14.30 – 15.30
Module 3: Wednesday 16 March 2022 14.30-15.30
What will I learn?
- Explore skills, knowledge and practical approaches for the teaching of creative writing with students in Key Stages 3 and 4
- Develop knowledge and understanding of creative writing processes
- Improve confidence in the teaching of narrative and descriptive writing
- Consider ways of embedding new approaches into regular classroom practice
Participants will need a pen and notebook and should be prepared for a hands-on, practical experience in which they will reflect on their own writing in order to develop students’ creative writing.
Who is this course suitable for?
This course is suitable for secondary English teachers and English subject leaders
What are the costs?
£135 for a single ticket
Course queries
For more information, or to make a group booking e.g. for an INSET session, contact Nisha Tank: nisha.tank@literacytrust.org.uk