MRS TAN'S Creative Writing/English Language/Drama Classes

Mrs Tan teaches creative writing, speech and drama and English Language to children aged between 6 and 16+. One-to-one lessons are also available for special projects or if it benefits the child more than group work.


'I like to use stories or narrative poems as starting points for students to explore different worlds and feelings; sometimes I begin with an intriguing object or a picture. I encourage kids to use their own lives, each others' lives and ideas to help them deepen the creative experience.  Children find this a safe and unthreatening way to try out new things like making up a back story for Cinderella's stepmother, what was Theseus really thinking when he entered the Labyrinth? or how to take a Wild Thing home to The Place Where the Wild Things Are.
Lately, I have been using art as a way of unlocking children's creative ability.  I regularly publish their written work on the display areas of the Workshop
I see all my classes as part of a tailor-made course to suit each and every child in my care.  In that hour or two that we are together each week, I try and make them feel that they did great things and were effective human beings, even in such a short space of time. What could they not achieve when they really put their minds to it?
All students over 5 look forward to preparing for a Drama exam under the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) syllabus at the end of the year. It's one of the highlights of their year and I support that fully.'

Mrs Tan