S2 Ep5 What if we empower children through creative writing?

What sparked your curiosity in this episode? Please send a text or voice note here...Karen Greaves is a children’s writer, tutor and workshop leader. She has worked as a tour guide, classroom practitioner and literacy intervention teacher. Her writing career has included a range of well-received stories and playscripts commissioned by the BBC, Channel 4, and Granada TV.Karen is a great believer that reading for pleasure empowers children to find the voice inside themselves and her workshops are aimed to develop writing skills, 'out-of-the-box' thinking, and an ability to understand the 'power' of writing.Her books focus on stimulating imagination and creative thinking and in this episode we explore why creative expression through writing is important in our schools.Links from the episode: Trailer for 'What If...?' https://youtu.be/AQaEKDsKdw0https://www.kdgreaves.com/Support the showSubscribe today: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2140148/supporters/newThanks to Chloe Clayton - @clomyster on Instagram for creating the music for this podcast. Please remember to follow so that you stay up to date with monthly episodes from 'Creative Minds; Shaping the Future'.You can also find me on various social media platforms, click here for signposts: https://flow.page/t5jnq-1668599555434