Hi, my name is Wayne, and I’m studying the ways in which creative writing is taught in primary and secondary schools and college. Creative Writing is very different from English studies, in that it encourages creative thinking and putting in to practice the English skills one has learned in an imaginative way, whether by writing poetry and stories, updating a CV or advertising a product to sell. We all use creative writing in our lives.

It is my ambition to study more the ways in which Creative Writing is taught in schools and colleges. What are we doing to ensure the next generation of writers – our children – are being taught the necessary skills to create the novels and critical essays of the future?

Obviously the complexities of teaching English cannot be reduced to a few simple questions and answers, but I’m hoping this little study will be a starting point for a bigger examination of the subject. I feel it is important to examine how Creative Writing is taught and regarded as a subject in order to make it more viable and accessible.

If you can go to my journal and answer the questions in my most recent post, I would be very grateful. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Wayne