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The Learning Box offers high quality, engaging, child-specific support for primary school pupils.

We teach the national curriculum in innovative, inspiring ways through weekly small group mini classes, 1:1 intensive sessions and holiday workshops. Inspired by Miss Pickford’s love for English language and literature, The Writing Box workshops aim to guide children through their first steps as writers, readers and English enthusiasts. Success in this subject comes from an understanding of structure, a nurturing of confidence, and a familiarity of form, and our passionate teachers are equipped to inspire your children through their english journey, whatever the focus of the workshop may be.

27/01/2026

It’s been a while! TLB has been very busy, working with lots of different hats on.

This post is a long overdue celebration of our time in Malawi with .space.malawi & co-creating foundational writing workshops, capacity building & literacy curriculum development (using picture books of course!!❣️❣️)

AND our past year with the pink family , piloting our digital literacy intervention project, working on monitoring & assessment whilst generally spreading the love of reading & writing education as far as we can!! 💖

Featuring some v special BTS shots of shooting a film of our project and ending on our current chapter - an MA in education & international development

20/06/2025

At The Learning Box, we’ve always believed in the magic of picture books, not just for children, but for grown-ups too✨📚

They open up a million opportunities for creativity, conversation, writing, questioning, and critical thinking both inside and outside curriculum objectives.

Take The Girl Who Planted Trees, a beautifully illustrated tale of resilience.

Here’s how we’ve used it across different year groups:
🌳 Formal letters to inspire community action (Y5)
👃 Senses exploration (Y2)
💌 Informal thank-you letters (Y1)
🗣️ Plot discussion & talk time (Everyone 🧡)
🎨 Broccoli forest painting (!!!)

One book. Endless possibilities. 🌱

29/05/2025

Spent some time mapping out what we mean by “literacy support”. Our offerings have changed shape based on demand, interest & what the Little Stars we teach actually need, so it’s been fun to outline exactly what it is that we cover 🌟

Have we missed anything? 👀

21/04/2025

Absolutely LOVED exploring Wangari’s Tree of Peace last week during our writing workshops.

This powerful story follows Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, as she plants trees across Kenya to restore the environment and rebuild her community. Made even more special by the fact I climbed Mt Kenya at the end of last year! 🌞💛

Walking the same land Wangari worked so hard to protect made this story feel even more real and inspiring & made it that much more exciting to teach 🙏🏼

We explored how emotional ups and downs shape a narrative and how authors use structure to move readers emotionally through a story, ahead of playing around with our own writing opportunities.

Swipe for picture proof of 4995m summit 👀

02/04/2025

2 weeks until we’re back in action at , running our Easter Holiday Writing Workshops ❤️💛💚💜💙🧡

1) Scrawling on tables, exploring how our senses can add texture & depth to our writing without pressure of right & wrong or good & bad 🤩
2) Celebrations from end of term workshops back in the day making me feel very nostalgic. Excited for that end of workshop feeling when everyone goes home with booklets full of words & stories to read to their families 🥹
3) BOOKLET EXPLORATION!! Behind the scenes of choosing stories & authors that inspire us & in turn, inspire the children we work with 👀
4) Magical snippets of children reading shortburst writes they have completed✨

Follow for lots of exciting updates from our upcoming workshops 🌈

19/03/2025

📖 What makes Star Club special?

✔️ Weekly, small-group tutoring
✔️ A deep dive into one text each half term
✔️ A ‘toolkit’ approach—helping children master key literacy devices for writing, comprehension, and language development

Our sessions focus on:
✅ High-quality discussions
✅ Varied writing opportunities
✅ Small, explicit ‘tools’ to build skills
✅ Structure, repetition, and—most importantly—FUN! 🎉

💡 If you’re looking for a confidence-boosting, engaging way to support your child’s English learning, Star Club is the place to be!

📩 DM us to learn more! 🚀

31/01/2025

Yuuuup. You heard it 🥹

Our Star Club Mini Classes are £25 per session 😍

22/01/2025

Easter Holiday Writing Workshops

Our writing workshops are all about sparking creativity 🌈 and nurturing essential skills in a fun, supportive environment. Through picture books and interactive activities, your child will explore:

🖋️ How to craft captivating stories.
🗒️ Experimenting with different types of writing (from poetry to adventure tales!).
💡 Building confidence as a writer.

Whether they’re in Years 3 & 4 or Years 5 & 6, every child will leave feeling inspired and ready to tackle their next big idea.

📅 Week 1: Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th, Friday 11th April (Year 3 & 4)
📅 Week 2: Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th April (Year 5 & 6)
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Rutherford House School, Balham
💰 Cost: £180.00

https://www.thelearningboxedu.com/book-now

18/11/2024

Nice people saying nice things about the workshops we’re running & the 1:1 sessions we’re delivering & the tips we’re giving ❤️

Our little (but ever growing) TLB community is the best. Thank you for sharing nice words - we love sharing literacy / maths / exam prep energy with you all ❤️

10/10/2024

We’re on a mission to discover the most effective ways to foster a love for writing in children! Read about our story to find out what we’re doing & why… 🧠💡

Today marks the end of our first week partnering with and to learn about their approaches to teaching literacy & deliver enriching workshops to children & teachers, developing reading & writing curriculums.

We’ve had so much fun, been so busy and are sitting with a happy heart reflecting on the people we’ve met and Little Stars we’ve worked with so far 💖💛

28/09/2024

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Well isn’t this a lovely comment. Also, we have ONLY 5 star Google reviews, which is actually very impressive & naturally makes our hearts explode. Maybe you want to go & check them out… Maybe you want to take our word for it… Either way, link in comments to hear all the golden tings people are saying about TLB & the impact on their children 📚🧠💖🥹

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+447722041416

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http://www.thelearningboxedu.com/

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