Poetry

Contents

• Introduction
• Student teachers' poetry support needs
• Professional standards for QTS
• National Curriculum, Strategy and Framework references to poetry
• Poetry in National Curriculum English
• Poetry in the Primary National Strategy
• Poetry in the Secondary Framework
• Poetry in Post-16 English courses
• Reading Poetry
• Poem selection
• What other reading activities could you use with student teachers?
• Writing Poetry
• Speaking Poetry
• Listening to Poetry
• References