Local Author Justyn Edwards Visits Penrice

A massive thank you to Justyn Edwards, author of the Great Fox series, who visited Penrice on 1st March to inspire our Year 7 students.

Mr Edwards began the day by speaking in assembly to all Year 7s, explaining how he became a published author only as recently as 2022 before wowing students with an incredible magic trick! He then headed to the English department to lead some creative writing workshops during Periods 1 and 2.

Mrs Alison Hague
Reading Champion at Penrice Academy

Meeting Justyn was a fantastic experience for our students! I really saw their thought processes develop as creative writers during the workshops. There were really nice interactions between Justyn and our students and they were really encouraged. As an ex-English teacher, I can really see how much thought they put into their character development during the workshop. Justyn was most impressed about how confidently our students spoke in front of the class when sharing their ideas.

Penrice Academy would like to take this opportunity to thank Justyn for taking the time to visit us. If you would like to see Justyn talking about his work yourself, he will be speaking at the St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature which is running on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June 2024.

More information about Justyn Edwards can be found on his website below.

Justyn Edwards – Author Website