Exceptional Creative Writing for Schools and Young Writers
London-based and trusted by families and leading schools for over a decade, we support pupils in the UK and internationally develop the confidence, craft, and imagination to thrive as writers.
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For Schools
After-school creative writing programmes and workshops, delivered by specialist teachers and published writers, with a focus on prep and independent settings.
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For Parents
Clubs, courses, and private tuition led by real writers to help your child build confidence, creativity, and strong writing skills.
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International
Online programmes and partnerships for families, schools, and organisations outside the UK.
Why Inkhead?
Writer-led teaching
Our programmes are led by teachers who are writers themselves, combining strong academic foundations with real creative practice.
Structure and creativity, combined
We teach writing as both a creative and technical discipline, developing ideas, structure, vocabulary, and expression together.
Thoughtfully designed, carefully adapted
Our programmes follow carefully planned schemes of work, while teaching is adapted to suit each child’s pace, strengths, and relationship with writing.
Progress without losing the joy
We focus on meaningful improvement while ensuring writing remains creative, enjoyable, and personal to each child.
Why writing matters
In an increasingly digital world, children are surrounded by passive forms of entertainment and instant content.
We believe it is more important than ever that they are able to think independently, articulate their ideas clearly, and engage actively with their own learning.
Writing plays a central role in this. It develops not only creativity, but clarity of thought, confidence, and the ability to express original ideas.
Our work is designed to support children in becoming thoughtful, capable writers, and active participants in their education.
Trusted by families and schools across London and internationally
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The fact that the tutors are writers themselves really stood out to us. Our daughter has not only improved her vocabulary and structure, but now genuinely enjoys writing and expresses her ideas with far more confidence.
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When we moved schools, the creative writing class was the thing our son said he would miss most. That says everything about the quality of teaching and the impact it had on him.
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A rare balance of structure and creativity. The sessions are calm, thoughtful, and incredibly well taught, with genuine care for each child’s development.
Who we work with
We work with a wide range of families and schools, united by a shared focus on high-quality teaching and meaningful progress in writing.
This includes:
Pupils at prep, independent, and state schools across London
Children preparing for selective school entrance and assessments
Pupils who need to build confidence and fluency in their writing
Naturally creative children looking to develop their ideas and voice further
In each case, our approach is shaped around the individual child, helping them develop confidence, clarity, and a genuine enjoyment of writing.
Explore working with us
We work with families and schools who value thoughtful teaching, meaningful progress, and a genuine love of writing.
If you’d like to find out more, or discuss how we might support your child or school, we’d be very happy to hear from you.