Schools - Dan Worsley

Thank you so much Dan for such an inspiring and engaging author assembly! The children hung off your every word and came away feeling really enthused about reading and writing. You are not only a fabulous writer but also a very talented storyteller, we all laughed along with you in the right places and really enjoyed your tale. Can’t wait to welcome you to St Teresa’s next year.

Leanne Garrett
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Cleveleys
Dan’s approach when working with the children was simply captivating! All the team at Delph Side valued our time with Dan, staff and children alike.

Liz Ormerod
Headteacher, Delph Side Primary School, Skelmersdale
We were fortunate to have an author visit from Dan recently. He has such a lovely manner with the children – they hung on his every word and still talk about his stories and the writing tips they learned from him!
His enthusiasm for creative writing combined with his love of telling impossible tales make him a fascinating guest, whose energy and enthusiasm for his work captures the imaginations of our pupils.
Dan has a natural ability to communicate to children of all ages and abilities. I have been amazed and impressed at the standard of work the pupils achieved during the morning’s work – not only does he improve the pupils’ standards of writing, but their attitudes to and enjoyment of writing is enhanced as well.
I would encourage all primary and secondary schools to add Dan to their guest lists as I can guarantee they will NOT be disappointed!

David Sherriff
Headteacher, Lowton St Mary's CE Primary, Leigh
Dan visited our school to tell the children about his journey as a children’s author and what’s involved in the writing process. He was GREAT! The kids were totally inspired from start to finish – you could’ve heard a pin drop as Dan told them about his life! The children were left with an eagerness to go and write their own tales after witnessing Dan’s imagination go off on all different tangents. We will definitely be having Dan back for the next academic year.

Rebecca Smith
Walverden Primary School, Nelson
The children were spellbound today with a visit from amazing author Dan Worsley. Dream chasing and the resilience to achieve goals inspired everyone as we all alternated from being open-mouthed to creased with laughter. He made anything seem possible.

Rachel Shields
Bryning with Warton St. Paul's C of E Primary School
It is always wonderful to welcome Dan into Ellel St John’s and his visits never fail to be inspiring, motivational and fun for our pupils. After the success of two engaging and hilarious assemblies, Dan recently returned to deliver class-based workshops to all of our KS2 classes as well as a parents’ session. The children were enthralled and the writing they produced as a result was outstanding! Thank you Dan – we’ll see you again soon!

Jo FitzGerald
Ellel St. John's CofE Primary School, Lancaster

Visiting schools is the best part of writing for children. I offer a range of activities and regularly visit primaries and high schools across the North West of England, delivering half-day sessions. Details of the sessions can be found below:

Author assembly

Skype session

Storytelling session

Writing workshop