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Secondary School Membership

• free poetry anthologies and resources such as 'Poems of the Decade'.
• access to our "Poets in Schools" consultancy service offering advice about working with poets in education, and access to our nationwide network of experienced poets (normally £25 per use). Our poets work effectively in many contexts, whether in a school, a university, a library or a youth centre, and they can tailor workshops, readings and performances to suit any topic.
• a 10% discount on poetryclass, our unique INSET training days with professional poets, which aims to take the fear out of teaching poetry.
• our brand new Education Newsletter, which includes lesson plans, case-studies, and ideas and advice on how to encourage the enjoyment of poetry in the classroom, both reading and writing.
• four copies of Poetry News, our quarterly membership newsletter which updates everyone on what is currently happening in the poetry world at large, with advice on reading and writing poetry, as well as a section devoted to education.
• four copies of Poetry Review, Britain's leading poetry journal, which brings together both new and established contemporary poets, alongside reviews and essays.
• three sets of six Poems on the Underground posters, as displayed on the London Underground.