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.
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.
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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, and more.
A Midsummer Nights Dream
School Trip All UK Regions
Subjects: English, Performing Arts, Drama, SEN
We support the English curriculum through engaging, interactive performances that bring literature to life. Our approach enhances students understanding of Shakespeare and key English curriculum objectives by:
* Making Shakespeare Accessible: Using clear storytelling and engaging performances to he...
A Midsummer Nights Dream
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Playbox Theatre Workshops
in-school workshopAt Playbox Theatre, we love to bring your English texts to life. We encourage a love of stories and can offer workshops inspired by World Book Day, Roald Dahl, Shakespeare, Gothic Literature, Arthur Miller, The Iron Man, and so many more.
A Midsummer Nights Dream
in-school workshopWe support the English curriculum through engaging, interactive performances that bring literature to life. Our approach enhances students understanding of Shakespeare and key English curriculum...
The Suitcase Storyteller Workshop
in-school workshopOur sessions are a great way to encourage a love of reading by bringing stories to life through engaging storytelling. Our Suitcase storyteller will introduce characters and story themes, introducing vocabulary and comprehension through in an accessible fun way.
Open Air Shakespeare!
in-school workshopAll our workshops are designed to support each Key Stage Curriculum. Specific skills include: - Development of English language skills. - Gain knowledge and understanding of Shakespeare specific to...
Discover Ancient Greece in the Open-Air!
in-school workshopAll of our workshops are designed to support each Key Stage Curriculum. Specific skills include: - Development of English language skills. - Exploring and experimenting with language in a range of...
Immersive Storytelling
online/in-school workshopThese workshops help children develop basic skills and a love for creative expression. We also provide INSET courses for teachers who want to develop their own skills for engaging students across the curriculum from science to religion, as these skills are universal and extremely effective!
Incredible Oceans
in-school workshopA fulldome show - this is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet retold over 20 minutes with stunning visuals and music. Explore the text in a new way, from the centre of the action - quite literally - in our 360-degree dome.
Virtual Reality Day
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils using VR! Not only will we provide your class...
Problem Solving Workshops
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World Book Day Workshops
in-school workshopDuring our storytelling workshops your students will learn new skills for being a captivating storyteller. Your students will learn how we can use a wide vocabularly to make our stories...
Creative Writing-Engage and Inspire Roald Dahl
online/in-school workshopThe Drama Hut's Creative Writing workshop offers an opportunity for children to learn through improvisation, role play, song and script work creating a unique learning experience for your class or...
Creative Writing-Engage and Inspire' - Fairy tales
online/in-school workshopDuring this workshop, we will discuss some of our favourite stories of all time and explore what we think makes a good story. We will learn tools to help us structure a story of our own, create...
Quidditch for Muggles
in-school workshopIf you're studying about Harry Potter or the Wizarding World during your English lessons we can give a hands on, immersive experience to really bring the story to life. Take part in our Quidditch...
Get Medieval
in-school workshopGet inspired by our activities and put students at the heart of the subject. Discover historic tales of heroism, take on the role of a medieval noble during The Anarchy and debate your claim to the...
Red Riding Hood
in-school workshopOur performances ignite a passion for language and storytelling, supporting English outcomes across reading, writing, and spoken language. Through rich narratives, students encounter new vocabulary,...
Storytelling Into Writing
in-school workshopWhether its deciding what to write or how to write, motivation begins with the WHY. This must be purposeful, understandable, relevant, and ideally enjoyable. Storytelling provides all these elements,...
International Slavery Museum on Tour
online/in-school workshopEnglish: African oral storytelling traditions, speaking and listening skills, new vocabulary development, persuasive and descriptive writing Comprehension Composition Vocabulary Grammar Punctuation...
Storytelling
in-school workshopOracy is an important precusor to learning of ALL kinds, not just writing. Storytelling inspires your learners to engage in a way that's purposeful, understandable, relevant, and most importantly...
Inspire Reading for Pleasure
in-school workshopEven before the IoE proved reading for pleasure has "powerful influence on children’s cognitive development," schools were thanking us for inspiring their learners to read. Whether EY phonics, KS2...
Walker Art Gallery - Virtual Classroom
online/in-school workshopVirtual Classroom: The Art of Wellbeing KS1 - Students will practice listening and responding appropriately to adults and their peers and ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and...
Themed Storytelling
in-school workshopWhether its understanding how to use punctuation properly or getting to grips with Beowulf's Grendel, storytelling can inspire an eagerness to learn among your classes. Studies repeatedly prove that...
Robin Hood
in-school workshopOur performances ignite a passion for language and storytelling, supporting English outcomes across reading, writing, and spoken language. Through rich narratives, students encounter new vocabulary,...
Space VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils into space! Not only will we provide your class...
Custom VR Adventures: Tailored Virtual Reality Experiences
in-school workshopThe use of various multimedia including VR allows students a wider perspective within the specific subject areas and gives them greater opportunities for collaboration, speaking and listening. The...
Polar Regions VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting your class to the Polar Regions! Not only will we...
Fairy Tales Workshop & Wow Day
in-school workshopDan Tastic Education uses a wide array of props, historical items, videos, group discussion and teacher in role style student participation to cover the following topics during a Fairy Tale Wow Day:...
Animals VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils around the world to see a range of different...
Time Attack: Teamwork, tatics, time is ticking!
in-school workshopWiseUp’s Time Attack team building event provides an engaging, real-world context for developing key skills outlined in the KS3 English curriculum, particularly within the spoken language strand. As...
Shakespeare
in-school workshopChildren will learn about: - Up to 8 of Shakespeare’s plays. - Shakespeare’s language and its relevance to the vocabulary we currently use. - Shakespeare’s life. - Key Shakespearean...
Underwater VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils underwater! Not only will we provide your class...
Portals To The Past
in-school workshopPortals to the Past provide high quality history workshops in schools for KS2, led by experienced historical re-enactors and historians. Available across most of England. From the Stone Age through to WW2 our workshops come to your school.
Vikings VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting your class back in time to see the Vikings! Not only...
Climate Change VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils around the world to learn about the impacts of...
The Greeks VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils back in time to Ancient Greece! Not only will we...
Rainforests VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils into the rainforest! Not only will we provide...
Roald Dahl- 12 days of Christmas
online/in-school workshopAll our workshops are devised with enhancing primary curriculum learning in mind. Our professional actors deliver interactive, fun, educational sessions using improvisation, role play, song, script and movement helping to bring topic to life and cement learning.
Superhero Workshop & Wow Day
in-school workshopDan Tastic Education uses a wide array of props, historical items, videos, group discussion and teacher in role style student participation to cover the following topics during a Superhero Wow Day:...
WW2 VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils to the time of WW2! Not only will we provide your...
Ancient Egypt VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils to Ancient Egypt! Not only will we provide your...
Science VR Day
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by using VR to help children learn all about science. Not only will we provide...
Mount Everest VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting pupils to various famous mountains around the world! Not...
Fairytales
in-school workshopThis Literacy workshop for EYFS/KS1 introduces young pupils to the joys of storytelling. Using well-known, classroom-appropriate fairytales, we'll use drama activities and team work to examine the key...
Stone Age VR Workshop
in-school workshopAt PrimeVR, we understand how difficult it can be to inspire children with their writing. We aim to create excitement by virtually transporting your class to the Stone Age! Not only will we provide...
World Book Day
online/in-school workshopThe Drama Hut's Creative Writing workshop offers an opportunity for children to learn through improvisation, role play, song and script work creating a unique learning experience for your class or...
Chocolate Collective
in-school workshopPrimary level Charlie & the Chocolate Factory is studied. The children to make their own chocolates either at the end of their learning or in parallel is a good compliment. The children will get...
Pirate Workshop & Wow Day
in-school workshopDan Tastic Education uses a wide array of props, historical items, weapons, videos, group discussion and teacher in role style student participation to cover the following topics during the core...
Mission Possible: Where young detectives turn teamwork into triumph!
in-school workshopMission Possible enhances the English curriculum by immersing students in an engaging, narrative led experience that strengthens speaking and listening, reading comprehension, and collaborative...
Themed planetarium experiences
in-school workshopPopular themes Alice in Wonderland Wizard of Ox Narnia Cosmos Frozen The Snowman create your own, if you can think it, we can build it!
Storytelling Makes Learning EPIC!
Epic's programmes are designed to raise reading and writing standards in schools, but also help schools deliver knowledge-rich lessons
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Jack and the Beanstalk: A Touring School Pantomime for Christmas 2023!
ReachOut Educate are proud to present this year's Touring Pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk! Available for in-school performances December
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NEW Workshops Onsite and Online
The Drama Hut are excited to be bringing fun, educational workshops back to schools this autumn, supporting children in their learning
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Creative Writing for School Groups
Arvon are passionate about working with schools to create residential creative writing courses.
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25 years of delivering workshops into schools
Theatre Workshops tell us how delivering workshops into schools has changed over the past 25 yeas.
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Social and emotional wellbeing through storytelling
Learn how a school trip to Shrek's Adventure! can support communication, imagination and social development.
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