"Poetryclass is a wonderful initiative, designed to give insight to students, encouragement to teachers, and illumination to all those who want to make poetry part of their lives." Andrew Motion

Poetryclass

Taking the fear out of teaching poetry 

INSET training sessions and resources encouraging creative writing and offering active approaches to curriculum texts.

Poetryclass is the solution for teachers wanting to bring poetry alive in the classroom. Our unique INSET training provides teachers with a 'nuts and bolts' insight into how poetry works and how they can make it work for their pupils. A training team of poets, all of whom are highly experienced with work in schools and have between them hundreds of tried and tested ideas, is available to work with teachers to overcome their problems and concerns with teaching poetry.

We have worked with a team of professional and experienced poets and leading literacy advisors to design specialist INSETs addressing the ever changing needs of the curriculum.  

In Spring 2010, the Poetry Society is launching the NEW Education Network Package. The package combines the benefits of individual School Membership with additional Poetryclass Inset training and poet visits across groups of schools. If you would like to find out more, please contact the Education Team on 0207 420 9880.

 Holland Moor Primary School, Skelmersdale
"Thank you for all your hard work in preparing the session and ensuring a most enjoyable day"

Salford LEA
"Many of the teachers said it was the best INSET they had ever attended... carefully planned and very well delivered".

Keswick School, Cumbria
"A very successful contribution to our conference... well organised, well targeted and well received"

Past Poetryclass days

3 JULY 2008 - Hertfordshire Schools Library Service
Teachers as Writers with poet Coral Rumble

17 JULY 2008 - Birmingham Central Library
Reading Poetry with poet and English PGCE course leader
Sue Dymoke

Click here to read about the Poetryclass day, 'Teachers as Writers' with poet Coral Rumble


The Poetry Society’s 'Poetryclass Team' have been working with Ofsted and the DCSF to revise the INSETs we provide for teachers in line with recent changes, developments and research in education.

Ofsted’s report, published in 2007, into the teaching of poetry has highlighted the need to support teachers with the delivery of poetry and motivate them to use active approaches and imaginative texts.

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