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This form is intended for schools that have already been qualified as eligible to receive First Story’s provision. If you have not yet submitted an initial expression of interest, or had an initial conversation with one of our team, please get in touch.

Application to be a 22/23 partner school

Submission of this application commits you to running the First Story programme in your school during the 2022/23 academic year, pending final approval by the First Story Board of Trustees.

By submitting this application, you are acknowledging that you understand there is a financial commitment agreed between you and First Story and a commitment of teacher time in order to establish First Story and make it a success in the school. A formal contract for your school will follow.

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The lead teacher(s) will be the named member(s) of staff who will be the first point of contact for all communication, and manage the delivery of the programme within school.
We suggest that First Story can influence the whole school through assemblies, competitions, links to other reading and writing events and whole staff CPD. This is best achieved with advocacy and support from school leadership. Please identify the school leader best positioned to take oversight of this.

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

To ensure the First Story programme has the greatest impact, we ask schools to adhere to a minimum eligibility criterion when selecting participants. At least 70% of each cohort we work with must be eligible for Pupil Premium. Other pupils should be low prior attainers (below level 3 at end of KS2) and/or speak English as an additional language (EAL). In consultation with each school, we may also work with students facing additional barriers to learning.

OBJECTIVE SETTING

As part of charitable mission and our ongoing quality assurance process, we ask that each school and writer take some time to outline some key development areas they plan to explore in the coming year. We will follow up with an Outcome Agreement – based on our Theory of Change – which sets expectations for all parties before the programme begins.

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Declaration

Please read the First Story Terms of Service here