Creative writing is one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of learning. It is not just important because it is a part of the curriculum but because research shows that children who are good at creative writing are better achievers all round. Those pupils who have mastered it tend to do well at other […]

I remember doing history lessons at school and my homework was to draw a section of the Bayeux Tapestry and write the story it told. The tapestry actually tells the story of the future William I's conquest of England, culminating in the Battle of Hastings and the defeat of Harold in 1066. So this is […]