Poetic pupils get a lesson in prose and performance

STUDENTS and parents have been given an insight into rhyme and reason thanks to a popular poet.

Children’s poet Paul Cookson spent two days working with children from reception to Year 5 at Bede Academy, in Blyth.

Workshops culminated in an evening performance for family and friends where Paul exhibited his inimitable brand of humour through prose.

After staging some of his poems to music, during which he played the electric ukulele, he told a packed audience: “The response from the children and staff has been incredible.”

Bede Primary headteacher Irene Watson added: “I don’t think any of us have stopped laughing since Paul came and enriched our lives with words.

“I know the children have been inspired by the sessions and I am expecting this to translate into some superb writing.”