Waterloo Primary Academy

After visiting to deliver the session in 2016, it was lovely to return to Waterloo Primary to share some spooky stories and talk to the current Year 4 pupils about writing scary stories. I put the storytelling waistcoat on and started the session with a story that features a Halloween dare and an abandoned old…

Charles Saer Primary

I’m always a little nervous when I visit a school for the first time, so after seeing off a few butterflies I made the short journey to Charles Saer Community Primary in Fleetwood. After fitting all of the pupils, from Year 1 to Year 6, into the hall, I started right at the beginning with Impossible Tales…

Manor Beach Primary

My last visit to Manor Beach was in December 2016. I had a great time sharing ‘More Impossible Tales’, so it was lovely to be invited back to lead a storytelling assembly and two writing workshops. The morning started with a storytelling session in the hall with all of the Key Stage 2 pupils. The…

Marsden Community Primary

It was an early start to get to Marsden Primary in Nelson. I hadn’t visited before, so I was especially excited. The morning started with an author assembly. Marsden is quite a large school, but we fitted the 240 Key Stage 2 pupils into the hall. The children discovered how the stories are created and…

St Thomas’ C of E Primary

I visited St Thomas’ C of E Primary, St Annes, in November 2016 and had a fantastic time sharing my books. For that reason, I was really excited about returning to write with some of the pupils. The morning started in Year 6. The children had read ‘Blown Away’ from the first collection of Impossible…

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary

The 2017 school events kicked off with a visit to Holy Spirit Catholic Primary, St Helens. I met Mrs Ravey, the headteacher, at Reading Rocks 16 last year, so it was lovely to be invited to visit her school. The morning started with a Key Stage 2 author assembly where I shared my writing adventure…

Chaucer Community Primary School

I’d visited quite a few schools in Fleetwood and it was lovely to make my first visit to Chaucer to share my books with the Key Stage 2 pupils. My author assembly is as much an inspirational pitch as it is about reading and writing so I started off by asking the children about their…

All Saints C of E Primary School

I’d been invited to All Saints by Mrs Partington, the headteacher, to share some stories and write with some of the pupils. Tuesday morning started with a whole school assembly in which I shared my writing adventure. I read extracts from the Tales and Eric and showed the pupils the edited manuscripts. I don’t think…