The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Pirate Problem

Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 6 Written just before Lockdown 1.0, Betty Books discovers that it always pays to be prepared when battling a band of black-hearted [...]

Penned in Poetry Competition – Ages 12-18 – The Results

Here are the winning and recognised entries in the 12-18 Age Group. The Penned in Poetry competition was well-received with many entries received from around the [...]

Penned in Poetry Competition – Ages 8-11 – The Results

Here are the winning and recognised entries in the 8-11 Age Group of the Penned in Poetry competition. The competition was well-received with many entries received [...]

Penned in Poetry Competition – Ages 3-7 – The Results

Here are the winning and commended poems in the 3-7 Age Group of the Penned in Poetry competition. The competition was well-received with many entries received [...]

The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Pandemic

Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 5 When not charting the adventures of Flexi-cat, Slightly Mad Mummy's alter ego, Betty Books is solving Covid-19! The streets were deserted, [...]

Covid-19 Creative Challenge: Penned in Poetry Competition

Has the lockdown got your creative juices flowing? Do you find writing therapeutic? With a little more time on our hands, now is a great time [...]

Meteora by Iona Mandal (Aged 13)

This Christmas holiday, I visited Meteora, a rock formation in central Greece. It hosts one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of six Eastern Orthodox [...]

2020-01-21T18:23:02+00:00January 21st, 2020|Categories: Fiction, Focus on Potential, Reviews and Visits, Young Reporters|Tags: |

The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Lightbulb Moment

Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 1 "Sometimes my daydreams work through the hopes, dreams, issues etc. surrounding our HLP children via the medium of painfully bad rhyming [...]

2020-05-04T10:29:25+01:00August 16th, 2019|Categories: Focus on Potential, Member Viewpoints, The HLP Diaries - Fiction|Tags: , |

Tips for Budding Poets by Joshua Seigal

Award-winning poet and educator, Joshua Seigal, uses poetry to develop literacy skills and inspire confidence and creativity in communication. Joshua will be running creative writing sessions and [...]

2023-04-11T17:22:59+01:00October 8th, 2018|Categories: Events, Focus on Potential, Learning Activities, Skills Builder|Tags: , |
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