As teachers, education professionals and as writers, we all need a safe space.
To write. To learn. To wonder. To network.

NWP is a grass-roots project and a form of experiential professional development completely owned by professionals. It sets out to explore writing more fully and to find answers to the question, 'What happens when teachers gather together to share their writing?' Teachers of English enjoy regular, free opportunities to write. They are led by an experienced group leader and strengthened professionally by discussion with peers. NWP groups come to a fuller understanding of what it is that writing can offer themselves and the children they teach. NWP teachers find that their classroom practice is transformed. Young writers start their own stories in their own 'voices' and 'own' all parts of the writing process.

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‘The act of writing turns out to be its own reward' (Lamott, 1995)

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Welcome to the official website of The National Writing Project (UK) - a grass-roots project and a form of experiential professional development completely owned by professionals

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‘The act of writing turns out to be its own reward' (Lamott, 1995) 〰️ Welcome to the official website of The National Writing Project (UK) - a grass-roots project and a form of experiential professional development completely owned by professionals 〰️

November writing prompts

Jeni Smith has put together a month of writing prompts rooted in memoir.

UKLA 2024 conference

Jeni Smith reflects on NWP at the UKLA conference in Brighton

PATCHWORK IDENTITIES

Teresa Smith writes about creating polyphonic portraits at a recent NWP meeting

A SENSE OF PLACE

Primary Teacher and school English Lead Suzanne Mccaig reflects on the stories, resources and coffee on offer at NWP Norwich WT’s April Meeting

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NWP UK: A Decade and a half in the making (And we’re not done yet!)

As we approach our 15th birthday this year, you might notice a few changes and updates to the site. Don’t worry though as all the resources, research, writing group info you need and more will still be easily accessible right here. Just use the menu icons above and tap on the three lines for mobile/tablet.

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You Wait For One Blog update…

It’s a double-whammy of not one but two NWP (UK) blog updates by Lin Goram. Click here for a reflection of the activities practised at March’s Norwich Group meeting and here for part one in a forthcoming series of articles on ‘developing approaches to writing in the secondary English classroom.’ 

I wandered…

NWP director Jeni Smith walks in the footsteps of Wordsworth and reflects on the writing process

Fuel for the writing mind

Sam Brackenbury revisits the richness of joining a writing group meeting

What’s in a name?

Jeni Smith explores the importance of names from the Director’s Chair.

creating in the cathedral

Lin Goram reflects on the power of writing in public spaces

Theresa Gooda writes about seeing Roger McGough perform and using poetry across the key stages.

New starts

Jeni Smith shares reflections on a recent writing workshop at London Metropolitan University.

UKLA writing matters conference

Theresa Gooda offers some highlights from this year’s UKLA conference.

Website updates

We always love pictures and writing from teachers, students and writing groups (NWP and otherwise), so why not tag us on social media or email us directly if you’d like to be involved?

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National writing day2023

Jeni Smith shares some thoughts about national writing day.

NATIONAL WRITING DAY 2023

National Writing Day, hosted by First Story, takes place on Wednesday 21st June this year. Find out how NWP are supporting by clicking here.

What do buttons and stones have in common?

Find out in our groups’ latest updates from Bedford and Norwich for February.

Because I wrote some things

Jeni Smith reflects on the ownership of writing.

poetry because

Theresa Gooda reflects on why poetry is such a useful tool for teaching writing.

What a line can mean

Rebecca Griffiths writes about developing talk and writing through journeys and familiar places.

climbing into writing

Bertie Cairns writes about stairs as stimuli for writing.

Gathering the clans

NWP secretary and Wembley group convenor Alison Jermak explores the different ways that writing can be performative.

ON Morning pages

Helen Atkinson reflects on how writing Morning Pages has changed her practice.

 
 

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