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Story writing workshops with Branston Church of England Infant Academy
In November 2021 we held story writing workshops with Branston Church of England Infant Academy. Most of our work takes place in workshops held over 3 days with school years 4 – 6, but here we piloted work with years 1 and 2 and delivered it in 3 hours workshops held over 2 days each for 3...
Immersive Tales’ first 3 day workshop
Sir Donald Bailey Academy, Newark Immersive Tales delivered a 3 day workshop to year 5 pupils at the Sir Donald Bailey Academy in Newark. All 19 children who attended the whole workshop completed a story which followed a clear narrative arc having first chosen the genre they wished to write in....
Covid delays first project
Track & Trace delays workshops Due to a 'Track & Trace' COVID warning, the second and third workshops in our first school project have had to be delayed. Following our first three day workshop, we were looking forward to working with another two classes as part of the first project....
Going into Space
Exploring equipment ideas In this post we'll be looking at some sensory equipment that can help transport pupils into space. Our workshops make use of a range of equipment to help create sounds, lights, images and effects. These help transport children to new places and think about how they...
Project receives funding
First project to go ahead in Newark We are delighted to have received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to run a pilot project in Newark. We will be delivering a series of workshops with sixty seven children in Year 5 to help develop the children's literacy skills and build...
Bayards Hill Story Project
Immersive Sensory CIC Project Immersive Sensory (Immersive) and Over and Above the Line (OAL) ran this project together at Bayards Hill School in Oxford in 2017. The results of this collaboration led to the setting up of Immersive Tales. The workshop was supported by funding from the Big Lottery...