No Pens Day has developed!
No Pens Day Wednesday is an annual day dedicated to speaking and understanding language that takes place in schools, colleges and early years settings around the world. At Britannica, we have been taking part for several years.
Speaking and understanding skills are fundamental for everything we do – learning, reading and writing, managing emotions, developing friendships and entering employment. However, speaking and understanding skills are underrepresented in the curriculum in comparison to reading and writing.
By putting down our pens and focusing on our speaking and understanding skills, we are aiming to:
Develop student's speaking and understanding skills
Develop staff’s understanding of speaking and understanding skills and embed them into our curriculum
Try out new teaching approaches and engage pupils in exciting pens-free activities
Identify pupils who need additional support to develop their speaking and understanding skills
Taking part is beneficial for all ages, from early years to college students!
This year, at Britannica, we are pushing the boundaries further, in our secondary phase, by also having a projector free day. Often, our teachers communicate and present learning information via an overhead projector. On Wednesday, they are being asked to find another way!
It should be fun!

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