Everyone who takes part in Poetry By Heart knows the impact it has on young people. We want to celebrate that and everything #poetry can do in a film - an uplifting reminder of why the arts are integral to our society. Find out more and how you can help 🎥

@elotoole @FinhamParkMAT @EmilieLaurenxx @PepPoet @dreadlockalien @johnpoetbernard This sounds very exciting indeed! Good luck to everyone taking part, enjoy the #poetry and do share some photos!

RT @elotoole: Exciting week ahead with @FinhamParkMAT Festival of #Poetry on the 12th Feb. KS2/3 pupils from 12 schools will be working wit…

To #englishteachers looking for ideas for the week ahead, here's the new #PoetryByHeart Poem of the Week. Explore If You Were a Carrot by @BerlieDoherty & use our tips to inspire performances (can you make them jokey and serious ?) & #poetry #writing ❤️

RT @ReeceAndrea: I’ve contributed to the fundraiser ⁦⁦@poetrybyheart⁩ The Movie, helping to raise funds so that documentary filmmakers can…

If you registered for #PoetryByHeart 2025 you'll have received Twelve Poems to Share Aloud, poems handpicked by our staff specifically for primary or secondary-level students. You can buy extra copies via our shop for £2 each or £1 if you buy a set 🛍️

RT @voice21oracy: A year after the launch of the Oracy Education Commission, Geoff Barton CBE, Chair of the Commission, will be joined by a…

We asked pupils to share their experience of taking part in #PoetryByHeart & how they learn poems by heart. They use: 🎨colour coding 🐈‍⬛cats* 📃stacking 👣walking and reciting 👴grandads* Discover more of their tips: *other family members work too ✅

RT @OpenUni_RfP: Primary English Leaders & Headteachers - would you value support in developing a school-wide culture of reading? 📚✨💙 Then…

Looking to find out more about #PoetryByHeart & how it works to lift #poetry off the page? Come to the special @PoetrySociety Cloud Chamber Zoom Thurs 13 Feb, 4.30-5.30pm. Open to teachers & poet-educators working with students in KS 2-5, FREE to attend.

RT @philipvmurphy: A warm, witty and inspiring address this evening by @exitthelemming following his award of an honorary doctorate by @SAS…

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If you’re yet to start #PoetryByHeart in school, fear not! Inviting pupils to choose & learn a poem is a great challenge to set over #Halfterm & a very doable way into the competition. Use our pick’n’mix set of challenges & get your students learning poems

RT @EllenCounter: ‘The notion of play is really important’ - emphasising the need for joyful creativity - what a privilege to listen to leg…

RT @NATEfeed: Great to hear @thecockerill talking to @chrisjordanhk about curriculum, themes and concepts — and thanks both for the lovely…

Set a #poetry halfterm learning challenge, hear from #teachers running #PoetryByHeart, get tips on learning poems from our competition finalists, WIN a special new book, bag your place at our special @PoetrySociety joint event. It's ALL in our newsletter

RT @PoetryEducation: Cloud Chamber is The Poetry Society's poet-teacher network. Poetry By Heart is the national poetry speaking competitio…

RT @kidspoetsummit: Kate Williams: Ways to Engage Children in your Poetry Reading via @kidspoetsummit

RT @PoetryEducation: Teachers and poet-educators! Join our edu network, Cloud Chamber next week for a special session with our friends @poe…

RT @HertsEnglish: What a fun start to our conference today! Poetry, rap, call-and-response… all great ways to fire up children’s enjoyment…

Every fortnight, we’re posting a clip of #PoetryByHeart school organisers sharing: 1 ‘top tip’ for running PBH 1 benefit of taking part 1 ‘moment of joy’ they’ve experienced Thank you Margaret for stepping into the spotlight!Still time to sign up for this year’s #competition ❤️