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We all enjoyed a fantastic morning with Dan! His assembly made us all laugh with the tale of the missing ring and the year 6 children were lucky enough to have a writing session with him. His background as a teacher is invaluable as the skills the children were developing were exactly what they needed! The children produced some of their most imaginative writing following on from this session.
A great morning for all involved – thank you!

Helen Smith
Cherry Fold Primary School, Burnley
What an absolutely brilliant visit from Dan today!

It is not easy to hold the attention of over 240 children, from Years 3-6 and keep them entertained and engaged for so long, yet Dan did this with ease. His assembly was fun, inspiring, informative, engaging, entertaining and absolutely hilarious, appealing to children and staff alike – I don’t know one person that didn’t come out of his assembly with a huge smile on their face, feeling like writing a story was something they could easily achieve. Hard work, determination, resilience….the way these qualities were fed through his assembly was also inspiring and sent a really positive message out to the children.

The children involved in his writing workshop today were engaged and enjoyed every minute. Thank you, Dan! If you’re thinking about booking a writing workshop in your school, look no further.

I would not hesitate to recommend Dan and will certainly be welcoming him back to our school in the near future.

Isobel Parker
Class teacher & English subject leader, Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Dan Worsley was commissioned to deliver a 6 week writing project in our school. Dan enthused and engaged the pupils from the start, through sharing his own writing examples and teaching them his techniques. High level language was modelled and the children planned their writing with Dan, ‘magpieing’ ideas along the way. Staff accessed his sessions as part of their CPD to support them in developing their own teaching and modelling of writing skills. Each session layered the learning and in the days following each session the children transformed their planning into quality written pieces. Dan is an excellent role model and his dynamic personality cannot fail to excite those he works with.

Julie Charlesworth
Deputy Headteacher, Marsden Community Primary, Nelson
Dan worked with Years 3, 4 and 5 in our school, kicking the morning off with an assembly about the book publishing process and illustrations from first draft to final picture. The children and staff were engaged from the start and were enthralled by his story telling abilities (complete with waistcoat).

The class-based workshops were both inspirational and informative, resulting in some excellent character description from all abilities of children. Dan was dynamic in his delivery which kept the children on task, willing to have a go and share ideas. Emphasis on vocabulary and grammar linked closely to the National Curriculum expectations for these children.

It was an excellent morning which left us all buzzing with excitement and with several new tools for staff and children to utilise.

Mrs Bolton & Mr Bateman
Lea Endowed C of E Primary School, Preston
Dan Worsley came for his third visit to Strike Lane Primary School. The children, as usual, were very excited to see Dan and hear all his wonderful tales.
Dan’s ability to capture the children’s imagination is beyond wonderful; it truly is a gift to tell stories that engage the whole audience, children and staff alike. Not only is Dan a wonderful author and storyteller but he’s also a talented performer, his stories were brought to life in front our eyes with the help of his ‘storyteller’s waistcoat’.
Thank you again for bringing your tales to our school.

Rachel Kershaw
Strike Lane Primary, Freckleton
Dan came to Langholm St.Leonards today to launch our Book Week. He had the whole school totally hooked on his Impossible Tales and then continued to inspire all our infant classes with more storytelling. Can’t wait to invite you back. Thank you.

Judy McMahon
St Leonard's CE Primary, Langho

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