National Storytelling Week

National Storytelling Week is a great opportunity to spark creativity in the classroom.

This section offers ideas for carrying the momentum forward, helping teachers integrate storytelling across different subjects throughout the year.

Storytelling supports skills like creativity, critical thinking, empathy and collaboration, all of which are valuable across the curriculum. Here, you’ll find ideas for using stories in music, drama, history, geography and PSHE, along with tips for adapting activities to different age groups and abilities.

By continuing to bring storytelling into your lessons, you can:

• Keep students engaged with multi-sensory and interactive learning
• Encourage connections between subjects and ideas
• Support personal, social, and emotional development through narrative​​​​​​​
• Inspire pupils to use their imagination and voice in many areas of learning