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

  • TEENAGE SEXUAL HEALTH PROJECT

    TEENAGE SEXUAL HEALTH PROJECT

    • Leicester
    • 2009
    • Series of sexual health/sketch comedy workshops with Year 10 students culminating in the filming and distribution of a DVD to be used as a teaching aid across the East Midlands.
  • BACK IN TIME SCHOOL WAS FINE

    BACK IN TIME SCHOOL WAS FINE

    • Leicester
    • 2009
    • Preparation and performance of multimedia show exploring changes in education since the 19th Century. Prepared and performed with young people at risk of exclusion from school.
  • MELTON SPRING

    MELTON SPRING

    • Melton Mowbray
    • 2009
    • Series of poetry/language workshops exploring the change in seasons with children receiving services from Mencap.
  • MAKE ME HAPPY

    MAKE ME HAPPY

    • Leicester
    • 2002 - 2009
    • Numerous comedy/performance poetry projects for Leicester Comedy Festival, involving workshops in primary and secondary schools across Leicestershire.
  • CASTLE ROCK COMEDY

    CASTLE ROCK COMEDY

    • Coalville
    • 2008
    • Series of comedy/improvisation/literacy workshops with Key Stage 3 students identified as underachieving.
  • OREGON TRAIL

    OREGON TRAIL

    • Coalville
    • 2008
    • Replication of the Oregon settler experience with KS3 students identified as having behaviour problems.
  •  HAPPY TO BE ME

    HAPPY TO BE ME

    • Leicester
    • 2007/8
    • Sketch comedy workshops and live show with children and teenagers experiencing social exclusion in the St Matthews area of Leicester.
  • DITCH THE CHIPS

    DITCH THE CHIPS

    • Kettering and Wellingborough
    • 2007
    • Updated version of project piloted in Leicester in 2005 – A series of workshops across four primary schools, exploring principles of healthy lifestyle and translating them into comedy sketches.