Lancashire Schools' Storytelling Festival

Congratulations to Year 4 of Christ Church Primary, Colne on becoming our Storytelling Champions for 2023!

The Lancashire Schools’ Storytelling Festival uses the art of storytelling to develop skills in story writing and oracy whilst boosting confidence, literacy levels and a desire to pick up a good book and have a read.

The festival reflects the diverse culture of Lancashire encouraging stories that are born here but that are inspired by stories brought from not only the British Isles but from across the globe.

Participation in the festival brings a Storytelling CPD for all teachers, workshops with professional storytellers, access to an archive of fabulous folklore, the joy of live performance on a big stage and the chance to be crowned Storytelling Champions at our Festival Finale! All this at no cost to the schools involved!

The Lancashire Schools' Storytelling Festival runs from Monday 11 March 2024 and culminates in the Festival Finale on Thursday 21 March 2024.

The journey to the festival begins in September 2023 following a Launch announcement during the summer term.

Getting involved is easy! Simply send an email by way of an application to the contact below, telling us what benefits you think this kind of project will bring to your pupils and the team at Heritage Learning will then select 6 schools from those responses to take part.

The competition is open to Years 4 and 5 from Lancashire County Council schools only. 

For more information and to find out how to get involved please email John, the Festival Co-ordinator heritagelearning@lancashire.gov.uk