Testimonials
“We Are Writers is easily one of the most rewarding projects I have done in my teaching career. Thank you” Eleanor Foster, The European School of Brussels
Scroll down the page to watch the videos, read the quotes and look at the survey results to find out why teachers, children, leading literacy experts and children’s authors think We Are Writers is a fantastic literacy and fundraising project for a school.
Videos
Watch this video to find out why children and teachers enjoyed taking part in We Are Writers and the impact it had on their learning and schools.
Watch Francesca Simon, the best-selling author of the Horrid Henry series, talking about why she wishes a project like We Are Writers was around when she was a child.
Quotes
We Are Writers has received universally positive feedback from children and teachers who have taken part in the project. Teachers said it inspired children to write especially the more reluctant writers and gave pupils a moral boost to see their work published in a real book. Below are just some of the highlights from the feedback:
“The children were very excited by the whole process, it gave them a real purpose for writing.” St George Primary School, Abergele, Conwy
“A once-in-a-lifetime experience for a child and parent to have their work in print.” Bryngwyn Primary School, Abertillery, Gwent
“We Are Writers as well as other initiatives have helped raise the percentage of children getting Level 4 and above in their Key Stage 2 SATs from 60% to 85%.” St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Brent, London
Survey results
We sent 434 customers who completed a We Are Writers book a survey to find out what they thought of the project. The results were overwhelmingly positive and 96% of teachers said they would recommend We Are Writers to another teacher.