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Jan 16, 2020
2 min

Fully funded writing networks for Newham schools

OtherWise Education has been successful in its bid to Newham Council, and we have received funding to run two more writing networks of...

New Forest Poetry Retreat - New Vision Trust - 5th - 8th November

Jonny

Nov 14, 2019
0 min

New Forest Poetry Retreat - New Vision Trust - 5th - 8th November

Jonny

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

A New Project - KUDOS!

We are really pleased to announce our newest project, KUDOS! KUDOS - Knowledge, Understanding and Development Of Self - is designed to...

Jonny

Sep 28, 2019
3 min

A September to remember

We are one month in, and it has been a lively and varied four weeks. We had our official launch with the Back to School Party on 12th...

Jonny

Sep 2, 2019
2 min

Oh hello there 2019/20

In every interaction we have, whatever our role, we have an impact on those around us.

Jonny

Aug 3, 2019
7 min

When Teachers Are Writers ...

'Teaching writing is arguably an artistic event, involving creativity and artistry, but if few teachers see themselves as writers or...

Jonny

Jul 21, 2019
2 min

Show your pupils the real London.

I recall so vividly my visits to London when I was in school. We visited in Year 6, and explored the Tower of London and Buckingham...

Congratulations to our first KAPOW cohort

Jonny

Jun 19, 2019
2 min

Congratulations to our first KAPOW cohort

Today was the final session of KAPOW! - Knowledge and Power of Words - for schools in the Eko Trust family. Since January, a group of...

Why might primary pupils study Homer's Iliad?

Jonny

Jun 16, 2019
4 min

Why might primary pupils study Homer's Iliad?

Children can gain an enormous amount from studying an epic and ancient text like The Iliad. It entertains and enriches, as does any good...

Jonny

Jun 16, 2019
3 min

Why collaboration matters.

All of our projects place an emphasis on the importance of collaboration. We like working with a number of different schools at the same...

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