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

  • SOME LIKE IT LIT

    SOME LIKE IT LIT

    • Leicester
    • 2020
    • Sketch comedy workshops with young people from Focus Charity, culminating in a live show as part of Leicester Comedy Festival.
  • THE COMEDY ASYLUM

    THE COMEDY ASYLUM

    • Leicester
    • 2007-2024
    • Series of comedy workshops with mental health service users culminating in a series of live performances in clubs, mental health units and conferences throughout the East Midlands region.
  • SCHOOL BRITANNIA

    SCHOOL BRITANNIA

    • Leicester
    • 2018
    • Poetry workshops with KS3 students exploring the nature of post-Brexit Britishness, with several poems being animated.
  • ACT OUT WRITE UP

    ACT OUT WRITE UP

    • Leicester and Coalville
    • 2016-18
    • Scriptwriting workshops with KS2 students, including students with profound physical disabilities, gifted and talented and students who have English as a second language, culminating in a publication and a performance of scripts by professional actors at Curve in Leices
  • MYSTERY SHOPPER

    MYSTERY SHOPPER

    • Highly Secretive, 2017
    • Not telling you
    • Training and mentoring young people in being 'mystery shoppers' for a state-run leisure service that will remain unspecified for now. Their opinions are then collated and used to improve the quality of that service.
  • A FUNNY CITY

    A FUNNY CITY

    • Leicester
    • 2017
    • A comedy project in which 13-16 year olds collected jokes and stories from friends and families and translated them into sketch comedy performances.
  • SAY WHAT

    SAY WHAT

    • Nottingham
    • 2014 - 2016
    • Presentation skills workshops with Fashion students at Nottingham Trent University.