Pupils from Astrea Academy Woodfields will pick up the special award in the national Poetry By Heart competition for their signature approach to poetry at the London venue on 7 July at the grand final.
Children took part in the national poetry speaking competition for the first time in 2024.
They submitted an entry in the competition’s Freestyle category, which showcases creative, inclusive achievement in speaking a poem and includes group performances.
Organisers said: “And what an entry it was – thirteen teenagers on stage simultaneously declaiming “I am the captain of my soul” as they performed the poem Invictus by W.E. Henley.”
This year Astrea Academy will be back onstage at The Globe to receive a special award for the way they have embedded poetry into every aspect of school life.
Dr Julie Blake, co-director of Poetry By Heart explained: “This year Astrea returned to Poetry By Heart, not just with a greater number of poems learned, entries submitted, and students involved, but with a signature approach to poetry.
“One that involves students working, in their words, as a true ensemble – where everyone has a voice, newcomers join and learn their ‘trade’, performing poems with a visceral, rousing energy.”