We would like to share some downloads that give you an idea of the thinking behind the Squad.

The Intro is the introduction to an anthology we published of writers from Squad 1 in 2003, imaginatively titled New Work from the Writing Squad. Written by Steve Dearden and Danny Broderick it remains the best rationale of why we set up the Squad. While the sporting heroes we mention might have retired or waned, the fundamentals remain the same.

The NAWE Piece represents our thinking near the end of Squad 3, written by Danny for the magazine of the National Association of Writers in Education, another imaginatively titled publication, Writing in Education, it gives an insight into the day to day life of the Squad and returns to why we do it, revisits our values.

To go alongside Danny's article we asked seven Squad members to give their perspective of the Squad.