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  21 November 2023

  ‘Make A Noise’: Anti-Bullying Week 2023

  If you have ever experienced or witnessed bullying as a child, you will know the long-lasting effects it can have. The memories often follow us well into adulthood and the impact on our self-esteem and happiness can leave a lasting mark. For children, who are dealing with a world much wider than perhaps we had...

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• 24 October 2023

  The Importance of Classroom Discussion for EAL Students

  My name is Harriet and I am an English and PSHE teacher at a diverse school in South Hackney. I have first hand experience of the power of class discussion, especially for EAL students. Empowering these students is a real passion of mine; it is transformational for a student to know that their teachers not...

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  10 October 2023

  Neuroscience and Behaviour

  Neuroscience and Behaviour: What Every Teacher Needs to Know By Jess Chalmers, Story Project Summer Project Intern   Hello readers! I’m Jess, a qualified teacher and soon-to-be-qualified Play Therapist who is currently undertaking a Summer Project with The Story Project. My main role over this period is to develop a Social and Emotional Skills curriculum...

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• 27 September 2023

  Inclusion and Diversity at The Story Project

  My Story I am Sabaa, an English teacher in Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, training through the Teach First programme. In my first summer holidays as a teacher, I have been interning at The Story Project. I am extremely privileged to have this role, one where I hope I have been able to make a real...

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  21 July 2023

  Rest and Relaxation

  After a busy academic year, I wanted to celebrate the end of term with a blog about books related to the importance of rest! I know a lot of teachers and others reading this will still be busy and working over the summer, but I really hope you also get an opportunity to rest and...

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  22 March 2023

  Spring Cannot be Cancelled

  After what has felt like a very long winter, I am particularly excited for the start of Spring this week. The weather hasn’t fully caught on yet, but it is a real mood booster to see the flowers start to bloom and to gain a slither of daylight at the start and end of the...

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  8 March 2023

  International Women’s Day

  Happy International Women’s Day! On this day when women are celebrated, I can’t help but reflect on this article I read last week: Books by female authors studied by just 2% of GCSE pupils, finds study (Rachel Hall, Guardian: 2nd March 2023) https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/mar/02/books-by-female-authors-studied-by-just-2-of-gcse-pupils-finds-study How is this possible when there are so many fantastic books written...

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  5 September 2022

  How do you choose Stories for The Story Project website?

  How to choose a good class book

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  2 September 2022

  Writing for Wellbeing

  As well as promoting reading for wellbeing, The Story Project also shares some ideas for how children can use writing activities to benefit their wellbeing, starting with our Happy Place Book: Escape to Rio De Janiero ‘Green feathers, sparkling sequins, yellow silk and multi-coloured madness all flash past you in a blur. Amid these colours...

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  2 September 2022

  The Story of The Story Project

  The idea for The Story Project was first sparked by an encounter with a man called Andy French early in my career as an English teacher. My students had been studying the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I found they were growing weary of the text as we scrutinised every detail during...

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  2 September 2022

  Why should we use stories to teach children wellbeing skills?

  The benefits of stories at primary school

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