Najma’s Snow
Making Space for Formative Creative Writing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20501972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Warbrick (Institute of Education, UCL, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-24 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Changing English (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1358-684X • E-ISSN: 1469-3585 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1358684x.2022.2149472 |
| OpenAlex | W4311076127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This essay explores the importance of formative creative writing in schools through a Key Stage 3 Creative Writing lunchtime club. I examine the power of unassessed and unconstrained writing through the work of one Year 8 pupil in the early stages of English language acquisition, who so often chooses to write about snow. Reflecting on her writing, I consider what depth of craft and thinking goes unacknowledged if schools bow to policymakers’ insistence that such writing holds no academic value. Through a critique of my own practice as an Early Career Teacher, I challenge the English national curriculum to recognise the value of formative creative writing opportunities for all pupils
Art · Craft · Creative writing · Curriculum · Formative assessment · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Visual arts · Art Education and Development · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Literacy, Media, and Education · Psychology
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |