It’s a delight to be back in Lech and Zurs for Christmas. There is not loads of snow. You can see the artificial snow makers in the background of this picture of Lech. There is enough wine however, so all is well

Bridgehall Primary School is new to weblogs but the poets in Green Class have quickly combined a dash of blogging with lashings of poetry and a liberal sprinkling of festive spirit.

At the beginning of every school year in every primary classroom, rules of engagement behaviour are negotiated. A framework of aforementioned rules are displayed prominently on the classroom wall for all to see and own. I personally found this a necessary but extremely tedious activity. I wish instead, I had told my class stories of Jimmy McToshbottom, the boy who kidnapped the truth and ransomed it for a lie. They could have learned lots from that cautionary tale. Instead we chit-chatted and plonked a list on the wall. This is an occasional series of class rules combined with lyrics from songs...

I’ve been busy putting the finishing touches to my first poetry collection, My Friends and other Animals. I wanted to explore and document how ICT might stimulate the creative process and how it might be used to enhance the performance aspect of poetry. Most importantly I wanted to practise what I regularly preach about the role of ICT and educators in the creative process. For me, the reading of a poem does not represent the totality of a poetic experience. I want to listen to poetry read aloud and I want to have a go a reading it myself. I want to give listeners an insight into why and...

The teacher ate a sandwich. Throw in some words – adjectives, adverbs etc The demented teacher calmly ate a stale sandwich. Change some words to suit your own taste. The professor devoured the ciabatta. A dash of simile or metaphor adds a certain flavour. The teacher, like a ravenous predator, clamped his jaw on the ciabatta. Awesome alliteration is an optional extra. The perfidious professor pilfered my choice ciabatta. Add extra ingredients to the end of your sentence. The teacher ate a sandwich because the local chip shop was shut. Add extra ingredients to the start of your...