Workshop 2: Learning confidence and motivation We could all use a confidence boost right now, couldn’t we? Which is probably why our second workshop for the Poetry in the Primary Classroom Programme couldn’t have come at a better time. In…
Poetry in the Primary Classroom Blogs Workshop 1: Learning the art of flexibility The Poetry in the Primary Classroom project began in January 2021, with an ambitious plan to provide an enriching Continuing Professional Development course to primary school teachers…
Africa Writes have teamed up with University of Alberta Press to bring you an excerpt from Valerie Mason-John’s I Am Still Your Negro. Here’s a blurb of the poetry collection: Spoken-word poet Valerie Mason-John unsettles readers with potent images of…
As half-term comes to an end in the UK, and the looming prospect of an isolating Winter holiday break approaches, we’ve found these wonderful resources for parents and guardians to use with their children. Have a look and we hope…
Africa Writes have teamed up with Bloomsbury to bring you an excerpt from Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Afterlives. Here’s a blurb of the historical fiction novel: Restless, ambitious Ilyas was stolen from his parents by the Schutzruppe askari, the German colonial troops;…
Africa Writes have teamed up with Myriad Editions to bring you a moving excerpt from the newly published paperback edition of Margaret Busby’s New Daughters of Africa. This excerpt is written by author and essayist Zadie Smith. Zadie Smith wrote…
Africa Writes have teamed up with Jacaranda Books to bring you a delightful monthly read from the publisher’s Twenty in 2020 releases. In September we are spotlighting Deadly Sacrifice by Stella Oni. Here’s a short blurb: #TwentyIn2020 mystery begins as…
Africa Writes have teamed up with Jacaranda Books to bring you a delightful monthly read from the publisher’s Twenty in 2020 releases. In July we are spotlighting If I Don’t Have You by Sareeta Domingo. Here’s a short blurb: A #TwentyIn2020…
Africa Writes have teamed up with Jacaranda Books to bring you a delightful monthly read from the publisher’s Twenty in 2020 releases. In June we are spotlighting Bad Love by Maame Blue. Here’s a short blurb: #TwentyIn2020 romance Bad Love is…
We at the Royal African Society are looking for a dynamic, innovative Programme Manager who is committed to enhancing cultural representation in the curriculum and improving educational outcomes for children. The Programme Manager will have responsibility for the delivery of the…