Increased engagement

Capture children's interest and motivate all pupils including reluctant writers to take part and see themselves as storytellers.

More confident young writers

Support young children to organise ideas orally before writing words, phrases and simple sentences.

Better writing outcomes

Children develop a clearer sense of character, setting and events to support early narrative writing and confident sentence construction.

About the Course

This live online half day is aimed at EYFS, Y1 and Y2 teachers and English Leaders. Focus: Using drama purposefully to raise the quality of pupils’ writing When children struggle to write, it is often because they have not had the chance to think, speak and experience ideas first. This session will explore how short, structured drama: - Generates ideas quickly. - Improves vocabulary and sentence construction. - Deepens character and viewpoint. - Engages reluctant, SEND and EAL writers. - Leads directly to better written outcomes. You will leave with:  - A powerful toolkit of drama strategies. - Clear links between drama and improved writing outcomes. - Increased confidence in teaching writing. - Practical ideas you can use immediately! No performance. No scripts. No drama expertise required!

Meet Your Expert Trainers

Step into the world of drama with Pet Henshaw and Tre Christopher, the driving forces behind Dandelion Learning.  The aim of this training session is to support teachers in putting drama at the heart of planning for writing. We will explore which drama techniques make a difference in EYFS and KS1 and what we need to ensure to guarantee impact on writing. This session will enhance your teaching of writing through practical drama techniques which will empower your pupils to write with confidence.

Transform your pupils' writing through drama!

Join us for this practical session to explore how we can harness the power of drama to make a real different to writing outcomes! Free for Subscribers! Please use your coupon code at checkout!

£118.80