About me
As a passionate storyteller, I have over six year’s experience of working within children’s literacy. I’m also a nanny and previously worked as a Digital Marketer for Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Over the past four years, I’ve told tales in libraries, schools, community gardens and at festivals. The Reading Agency estimate that 1 in 4 children cannot read well by…
Services
Workshops Each workshop consists of a short performance followed by pupils working on set skills in small groups. Sessions can be tailored to a specific topic and last between 50-90 minutes. Check out some examples here. Storytelling Techniques (ages 4+) Storytelling and Art (ages 4+) Storytelling and Drama (ages 6+) Storytelling and Creative writing (ages…
Reviews
‘I was really impressed and would like to find opportunities to have you back again. The children had a wonderful time in their sessions with you. It was fantastic to see they safe space you created, enabling the children to be creative and take risks.’ – Morven, Garden House School ‘They were engaged and active…
Helen was superb! The feedback from my class was fantastic and having spoken to the other class teachers and children too they all really enjoyed it! We are a storytelling school and the way in which she acted out her stories and used music and props was inspiring for us all.
Church Cowley St James Cof E Primary school
The children were very engaged throughout the workshop. They enjoyed being creative and using their imagination to come up with their own stories. Imaginative, fun approach to speaking and listening, vocabulary building and storytelling.
