A great way to introduce secondary school pupils to the best in contemporary poetry. The T S Eliot Prize Shadowing Scheme provides an excellent opportunity for students to engage with the best new poetry by shadowing the judges of the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry. Two poems from ten collections shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize will be available to download from the website from 21 October 2010.

The Shadowing Scheme is run by the Poetry Book Society in collaboration with the English and Media Centre. The intention is that students will be encouraged to read the poems and to take part in a poll to vote for their choice of winner. There will also be a competition for individual 'A' level students to write the best 500-word rationale for their choice of poet. Prizes for the winning student include tickets to the T S Eliot Readings and the award ceremony in January 2011, with the chance to meet the winning poet, and a complete set of the 10 shortlisted titles.  For further details, please visit the Poetry Book Society website.  The Scheme will start on 21 October 2010 and a teachers' guide will be available on the emagazine website.