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First Story

Creative writing charity for young people

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Outcomes and Impact

First Story at Nottingham Poetry Festival

1 July 2024 //  by Pippa Hennessy

This June we were proud to celebrate the finale of our collaboration with Nottingham Poetry Festival, at an inspiring event at Nottingham's new Central Library. Two schools - The Bulwell Academy and …

Category: East Midlands, News, Outcomes and Impact, Partnerships

Young writers exploring higher education through Connect events

20 December 2021 //  by First Story

Held during the autumn term, our region-specific Connect events are designed to connect young writers with each other and with local education and cultural opportunities where they live. Each event is …

Category: East Midlands, London, Outcomes and Impact, Partnerships

‘I am so grateful to have had this experience’

29 September 2021 //  by First Story

Michelle Burke is a First Story Lead Teacher at Haringey Learning Partnership: Commerce House, an alternative provision school and service in Wood Green, London offering specialised teaching and …

Category: Alternative Provision, London, Opinion, Outcomes and Impact, Teachers

First Story Co-founder, Katie Waldegrave receives MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

1 July 2021 //  by First Story

First Story are thrilled that one of our founders, Katie Waldegrave has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021. Alongside 1,000 individuals, Katie has been honoured for her …

Category: News, Outcomes and Impact

Creative Writing and Social and Emotional Learning

23 July 2020 //  by Jess Tickell

After reading the National Literacy Trust's tenth annual literacy survey, published earlier this month, First Story's programme manager for the East Midlands, Jess Tickell, reflects on the …

Category: East Midlands, Opinion, Outcomes and Impact

A good education for all: First Story and the Ofsted inspection framework

20 February 2020 //  by Antonia Byatt

Last month, Ofsted published its Annual Report for 2018/19, the year it introduced its new education inspection framework and sparked fresh debate about what works best to tackle disadvantage. Is …

Category: News, Opinion, Outcomes and Impact

Our impact in 2018-19

10 December 2019 //  by Antonia Byatt

We’ve published our annual Impact Report for the year ending June 2019. I joined First Story as Chief Executive at the end of the academic year, but I'm no less proud of all that was achieved in …

Category: News, Outcomes and Impact

Creative Writing in Schools: Recommendations

25 February 2019 //  by First Story

In 2015 First Story received a Creative Writing in Schools grant of £600,000 from Arts Council England, alongside our fellow creative writing organisation, Paper Nations. We were thrilled …

Category: News, Outcomes and Impact

New research shows that arts projects can help narrow the achievement gap

21 July 2017 //  by First Story

New research, funded by Arts Council England’s Creative Writing in Schools Strategic Fund, shows that arts projects can help reduce the gap in academic achievement between rich and poor …

Category: News, Outcomes and Impact

The Bookseller reports on the ‘substantial impact’ of First Story

14 April 2016 //  by First Story

‘In the late Barry Hines’ novel Kes — so memorably adapted for the big screen in 1969 by Ken Loach — there is a scene in which the young hero, Billy Casper, stands at the front of the class …

Category: News, Outcomes and Impact

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