English Literacy Workshops for schools

Drama and theatre, Shakespeare, poetry, theme-based writing, superheros, pirates, or a virtual reality trip that will take them far beyond the classroom. Take a look at the best English workshops available for school groups.



Can you suggest English and literacy workshops for UK schools that boost reading, writing, and storytelling skills?

English workshops come to your classroom with author-inspired sessions, creative writing prompts, drama around books, poetry slams, and Shakespeare intros. Ignite a love for language and helping pupils craft better stories while supporting literacy goals across year groups.

Organizing literacy workshops for school groups can be a fantastic way to foster a love of reading and writing among young students. This, together with excellent conversational skills is central to the aims of the English National Curriculum. To compliment your classroom English topics we can offer a range of themed workshops to help spark imaginations and develop written and spoken language. The workshops featured below can help schools from EYFS through to KS5.

Potential workshop ideas below include activities like storybook readings where students learn to analyze character motivations and plot developments, creative writing exercises that encourage imaginative storytelling, and even poetry challenges that encourage students to write and perform their own verse.

English workshops focusing on writing skills can develop literacy through creative writing, conversational writing, job applications and CVs, as well as more specific examples of the usual SPAG topics; from nouns and pronouns to fronted adverbials and subordinate clauses.

English workshops focusing on conversation skills help equip students with strong oral communication and spoken language skills, building their vocabulary and enabling them to articulate arguments and express opinions.

View our full list of workshops that visit your school and workshops designed to celebrate World Book Day.

Looking for Shakespeare workshops, find more on this page.

Find a workshop to visit your school to learn about following English topics: Charles Dickens, Composition, Comprehension, Creative writing, Fairy tales Myths and Legends, Heroes and villains, Journalism, Persuasive writing, Pirates, Poetry, Reading for pleasure, Roald Dahl, Shakespeare, Story writing, Storytelling, Superheroes, Vocabulary grammar and punctuation, Wild West Cowboys, World Book Day, and more.

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WW1 VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By stepping inside reconstructed World War I trenches first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce...
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Great Explorers-Christopher Columbus and Amelia Earhart
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Travel back in time with Amelia Earhart who will share her passion for adventure as the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic ocean. During the workshop the children will also be introduced to...
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Underwater VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By exploring the world's oceans first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging creative...
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Romans VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling back to Ancient Rome first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging creative...
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Vikings VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling back to the Viking Age first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging creative...
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WW2 VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling back to World War II first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging diary...
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The Greeks VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling back to Ancient Greece first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging creative...
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Chocolate Collective
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Primary level Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. The children to make their own chocolates either at the end of their learning or in parallel. The children will get given lots of interesting facts about chocolate including where it comes from and how sustainable it is.
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The Maya VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling to the ancient city of Chichen Itza first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce...
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China VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling across China first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging creative writing,...
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Pirate Workshop & Wow Day
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The Pirate workshop also provides a fantastic springboard for written English. Rich vocabulary, dramatic storytelling, characterful pirates and exciting settings give pupils plenty of inspiration for...
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Polar Regions VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By exploring Antarctica and the Arctic first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging...
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Science VR Day - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By exploring scientific concepts first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging creative...
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Emotional Literacy Workshop
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We are developing an Emotional Literacy workshop aimed at KS1 and 2, and SEN, with the aim of understanding our feelings and how to behave when we feel different ways.
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Animals VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By exploring a variety of habitats around the world first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce...
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Egyptians VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling back to Ancient Egypt first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging creative...
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Space VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By travelling through our Solar System first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging...
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Theatre Workout Education
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Shakespeare never wrote a word to be studied, he wrote to be performed. Poetry isn't meant to be read, it should spoken aloud to hear the music in it's composition. Drama sits within English...
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Africa VR Workshop - PrimeVR
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Immersive experiences create memorable writing opportunities. By exploring the African savanna and forests first-hand, pupils gain the ideas, vocabulary and inspiration needed to produce engaging...
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Custom VR Adventures: Tailored Virtual Reality Experiences
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Reading for Pleasure Teacher Training Resources that are Enthralling, Effective and Free

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