Caboodle Classroom

Resource type: Online author events

Price band: ££

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, EYFS

Region(s): All of UK

Caboodle Classroom is a subscription service that allows Early Years settings and schools to access a programme of pre-recorded events and workshops with top children’s authors, poets and illustrators.

New events for Early Years (ages 3-6), Primary (ages 7-11) and Secondary (ages 11-16) are released every month during the school year, providing a total of ten events for each age group. The full programme for the year can be viewed in advance to facilitate planning.

Sessions vary in length but range from 30 – 55 minutes, depending on the age group. Events are streamed using Vimeo and can be viewed on any device or PC, provided that you are logged in to your Caboodle Classroom account.

Cost: £499 + VAT per year per age group. The subscription for each age group covers multiple classes.

About Authors Abroad: Authors Abroad has been organising school author visits, festivals and theatre shows with some of the UK’s most respected children’s authors, poets, illustrators and storytellers for over 12 years. Their mission is to provide inspirational author visits to support and enhance the quality of education in schools across the UK and abroad.

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All Caboodle Classroom recordings are available to view for up to two months after the release date to provide flexibility for schools.
Each event comes with exclusive teaching notes provided by CLPE.
Three of the Caboodle Classroom events each year will be broadcast live. These will usually take place once a term to tie in with key events in the literacy calendar.
Subscribers receive a 30% discount on all books featured in Caboodle Classroom events through Browns Books.
A cost-effective way to allow pupils to hear from and be inspired by top-quality authors.
Authors Abroad can also help schools organise in-person school visits with over 250 of the UK’s leading children’s authors.