Writers in Schools

An author for your school

The right author for each individual school - we have built our reputation by only using people who we know and can vouch for personally.

Events can be used to motivate reluctant readers, or to develop creative writing, or you can tie a visit in with a cultural event such as Chinese New Year or World Book day. We can also organise INSET days, drama workshops, and events for after-school programmes.

Call Barbara on 020 8767 4551 to discuss your needs, or email info@childrensdiscovery.org.uk

When you think about your author visit, build into it the idea of children’s work that can be scanned, or written on computers, for sending to CDC electronically.

An author for every school

As a charity set up by teachers, we understand the school system, and believe passionately that there is an author that is perfect for every school.

On our website, you can read examples of work produced as a result of previous author visits to Hilbrook Primary School and .

Feedback

“The Oak Lodge Secondary School for Deaf Children had never had an author in their school before. Like many other schools operating in difficult circumstances, Oak Lodge was very apprehensive about the event, and didn’t know if it would be appropriate for their students. With support from Barbara, our Authors in Schools Coordinator, the teachers planned their term around a visit from an accomplished author and illustrator, who communicated with the children through his drawings. The visit was nothing short of inspirational.”