The Durham Commission on Creativity and Education report is a 96 page deep dive into why and how creativity should be placed at the heart of the British education system. Jess Fear shares her thoughts.
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PGCert in Teaching Creative Writing is a life-changing opportunity
Investing in teachers’ professional development is central to our mission. Our Cambridge ICE bursaries change teachers lives.
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First Story alumni in Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2019
It’s the biggest poetry competition in the world for 11-17 year olds and former First Story students are among the 2019 commended poets.
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First Story at BBC Contains Strong Language festival
The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival attracts world-class writers and performers to Hull, to appear alongside home grown talent – including First Story students and Writers-in-Residence.
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Six days in Lviv ‘where every third person is a poet’
Our East Midlands programme manager visits Lviv in Ukraine, Nottingham’s fellow UNESCO City of Literature, to contribute to the Underground Literary Movement.
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Multi-year grant from PHF to fund programme pilot
How we are using a multi-year grant from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to develop our offer to schools.
Reflecting on my first summer with First Story
‘In an increasingly polarised world, our capacity to connect diverse young people is a huge benefit’ says new CEO.
The First Story Summer Residential 2019
Sixteen talented First Story students go on a week-long writing retreat at the Arvon centre, Lumb Bank.
Flashers’ Club reluctantly wraps up
The quarterly flash fiction fundraiser that’s raised much needed funds for First Story since 2016.
Write-Along Movies at Genesis Cinema turns two
Celebrating two years of the monthly fundraiser for writers and film fans at London’s iconic indie cinema.
Picket Line Poetry in Hull
Our students from secondary schools across Hull formed a picket line of poetry for National Writing Day protesting their right to express themselves creatively
Why learning to use your voice is powerful
Our newly-appointed Chief Executive, Antonia Byatt, on her first day in the job and why creative writing matters.