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Pupils at Thomas Jolyffe School have been exploring stories


Pupils at Thomas Jolyffe School enjoyed taking part in an Exploring Stories project with Stratford Literary Festival. Funding from Stratford Town Trust provided a series of events to encourage children to read and explore themes through creative writing, drama and art.


Award-winning author Steve Cole visited the school to talk about his Astrosaur books, and each year group took part in workshops, delivered by Escape Arts, Play Box Theatre and Kate’s Storytree. There was also a bedtime story party and an initiative to encourage pupils to pass on books they’ve enjoyed and outgrown to younger children in the school.


By giving the children the opportunity to see stories come to life, they were able to experience the pleasure that comes from stories, both reading them and listening to them, which in turn can have a direct impact on their academic success.


A memory to treasure for ever


Matt Penn, Deputy Head at Thomas Jolyffe said: ‘As a school we know that a love of reading – with all of the observational skill, creativity and imagination that this brings – will set children up to fully benefit from and give back to the world we live in. We strive to create the experiences that will shape this and are extremely grateful to the festival and Town Trust for their support. This programme of events had a vital impact on our children and is a memory for them to treasure forever.’


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Fast Track award


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