Rob leads workshops in performance poetry and spoken word, comedy, creative writing, improvisation and performance skills.

He has extensive experience of working in schools (key stages 1, 2  and 3), as well as with excluded students, gifted and talented students, adults and young people with learning difficulties, people receiving mental health treatment and members of the general public. Over the years Rob has helped people of all ages create shows, scripts, slam poetry, comedy songs and sketches, movies, raps, magazines, comic strips and lots of laughter.

Rob's workshops have an emphasis on literacy, teamwork and confidence. They can be tailored for any age or ability range and adjusted to incorporate any chosen theme or area of the curriculum.  

Rob has enhanced DBS Disclosure and public liability insurance. 

Here’s the mission statement:

I believe, not only that every child has a right to be heard, but also that there is a direct connection between being able to listen to each other and improvements in literacy, as well as other areas of academic achievement. Young people are more likely to acquire and develop skills when they share control of the learning process. The most successful (and enjoyable!) projects I’ve been involved in have been the ones where artist, teacher and students have all been able share their ideas and skills. I don’t believe there has to be a conflict between process and outcome, because emphasis on process makes for a stronger outcome.


Previous Projects in Education

  • GHOUL SCHOOL

    GHOUL SCHOOL

    • Castle Donington
    • 2007
    • Literature/performance/filming workshops with Year 5 students, culminating in the creation of a comedy horror movie about a school for the undead.
  • COALVILLE COMEDY COMPOST

    COALVILLE COMEDY COMPOST

    • Coalville
    • 2007
    • After school sketch comedy workshops with year 5 students, culminating in comedy performance in school assembly. The theme of the sketches was the importance of recycling.
  • RUSHEY MEAD GAMING PROJECT

    RUSHEY MEAD GAMING PROJECT

    • Leicester
    • 2007
    • Literacy and gaming workshops with Key Stage 3 students. Participants designed their own literacy-based computer games.
  • SPARKLE

    SPARKLE

    • Leicester
    • 2007
    • Literacy and music workshops to create a song to help KS2 students learn basic multiplication principles.
  • CR8 HEALTHIER SCHOOLS

    CR8 HEALTHIER SCHOOLS

    • Loughborough
    • 2007
    • Creation of a comedy song on the theme of smoking with Key Stage 4 students.
  • ROLLESTON ORACY PROJECT

    ROLLESTON ORACY PROJECT

    • Leicester
    • 2006
    • Series of workshops for the Spark Children’s Festival in a primary school, exploring the theme of change and recycling through live performance.
  • WINTER

    WINTER

    • Leicester
    • 2006
    • Interactive art installation with Metro-Boulot-Dodo Theatre Company, Largescale Productions and CP. 36 x 15 minute performances in three days!
  • WONKAVISION

    WONKAVISION

    • Leicester
    • 2006
    • A series of performance poetry, sketch comedy, improvisation, film and journalism workshops with year 6 students, based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.