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TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland SC043009) is the national network for traditional arts as a vital and diverse element of Scottish life, which brings together the Traditional Music Forum (SC042867), the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SC020891) and the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SC045085). TRACS is currently based at, and works in close co-operation with, the Scottish Storytelling Centre – A Home for Scotlands Culture, which is a joint partnership project between the Scottish Storytelling Forum and The Church of Scotland (SC011353). STORYTELLING AND CREATIVE LEARNING The Scosh Storytelling Forum (SSF), based at the Scosh Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, is the leading organisaon promong oral storytelling in its tradional and contemporary forms. We aim to give every child in Scotland the experience of live storytelling. TRACS

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TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland SC043009) is the national network for traditional arts as a vital and diverse element of

Scottish life, which brings together the Traditional Music Forum (SC042867), the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SC020891) and the

Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SC045085). TRACS is currently based at, and works in close co-operation with, the Scottish

Storytelling Centre – A Home for Scotland’s Culture, which is a joint partnership project between the Scottish Storytelling Forum and The

Church of Scotland (SC011353).

STORYTELLING AND CREATIVE LEARNING

The Scottish Storytelling Forum (SSF), based at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, is the leading organisation promoting oral storytelling in its traditional and contemporary forms.

We aim to give every child in Scotland the experience of live storytelling.

TRACS

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Storytelling is well known for its success in developing a love of language and vocabulary contributing to the development of literacy across learning. In schools where improving basic literacy levels is a priority, storytelling can be used to quickly raise standards while developing skills, knowledge and confidence in a range of other areas. Storytelling can be the hook which engages learners, influencing their attainment and achievement.

The magic of stories and storytelling have the power to bring the curriculum to life, enabling

vivid and embodied learning and understanding across the eight subject areas. Stories and

storytelling are a great way to explore themes and projects that meet cross-curricular

experiences and outcomes.

At its heart, storytelling is a creative activity that connects us with the people around us and with our past, present and future, opening up the world of the imagination. Storytelling engages the four core creativity skills identified in Education Scotland's Impact Report on creative learning which apply across Curriculum for Excellence: curiosity, open-mindedness, imagination and problem solving.

Children can benefit from developing their storytelling skills throughout their education. Storytelling is a wonderful and much-needed way to make schools more engaging and effective, especially in areas of social deprivation.

Listening to stories provides a springboard for active learning play and creativity. Children can ‘play’ with stories using different media, including creative writing, drama, music, movement, dance, visual art, craft activities, animation and ICT.

Creating and telling stories encourages a child's confidence to express themselves. It teaches an awareness of how to contribute appropriately and to value other people's contributions. It can help develop emotional literacy, as pupils gain confidence by telling their own story in front of their peers and also learn to respect other children’s stories.

Storytelling can be used to explore sensitive topics, such as bullying. Storytelling is particularly

helpful to support children during times of transition. In classrooms with children from diverse

backgrounds, stories can be told that reflect the children’s own cultures or identities.

Regularly engaging with storytelling and story-making activities in the classroom creates a culture of communication, confidence, collaboration, understanding and respect.

Read more about storytelling and the Curriculum for Excellence in a primary context from the perspective of teacher and storyteller, Fergus McNicol.

Storytelling and the curriculum

Creativity is a process which generates ideas that have value to the individual. It involves looking at familiar things with a fresh eye, examining problems with an open mind, making connections, learning from mistakes and using imagination to explore new possibilities.

3-18 Curriculum Impact Report on creativity across learning

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CURIOSITY Storytelling encourages curiosity because we all want to know what happens

next in a good story…

OPEN-MINDEDNESS Storytelling helps us to be open-minded because it helps us understand the

experiences of others from different times and places.

Imagination Through storytelling, we can imagine what things were like in the past and

invent things that do not exist yet!

PROBLEM SOLVING Sometimes stories help us see things from a different perspective and

approach problems differently.

Children who fill up with stories by listening and re-telling create an inner store of language, ideas and imagination. They then draw upon this store in their work and life. Speaking, listening, confidence, empathy, ideas, facts, sequences, plots…you

name in, storytelling can teach it.”

(www.storytellilngschools.com)

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School visits are a major part of each year's Scottish International Storytelling Festival. In 2015, over 2,600 children in schools across Scotland enjoyed a storytelling session as part of the Festival Outreach Programme.

We have a network of professional storytellers who can visit nursery, primary, secondary and SEN schools. Browse our Directory to find out more about professional storytellers in your area.

Cost and How to Book: Half day (up to 2h, normally 2 sessions): £150 + £10 travel + 5 admin fee

Full Day (up to 4h, normally 4 sessions): £250 + £10 travel + 5 admin fee All bookings are eligible for subsidy through the Live Literature Fund administered by the Scottish

Book Trust.

If you would like to book a storyteller or need more information, please email call Mairi on 0131

652 3272 or email [email protected].

Before the visit: To ensure a quality storytelling experience, we recommend that you check with the storyteller how

many children they are happy to work with in each session. Our guidelines suggest no more than 30

pupils for nursery and P1, and no more than 60 pupils for P2 or older.

Think about where the storytelling sessions take place. Eye contact between storyteller and

listeners is really important. An intimate space and story circle is better than a large hall.

On the day: For insurance and child protection requirements, a responsible person must be present throughout

the session. It is important that this adult – the class teacher if possible – is supportive and not

engaged in a distracting activity. A storytelling session which encourages participation is an ideal

opportunity to observe and encourage children’s listening and telling skills.

Follow-up: The storyteller’s visit is a positive learning activity and can enrich on-going classroom activity in a

number of ways, including:

using stories and storytelling to explore themes, projects or curriculum areas

allowing children to develop their own storytelling skills

telling stories to other children in the school or to adults

collecting stories from families and communities

exploring use of languages and dialects

moving from oral to written versions of stories through storyboards

exploring stories through the expressive arts such as music and dance

Storyteller in the classroom