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Carl brings his many years of experience as a teacher to all his work in education. His tellings in schools had always generated praise from both pupils and teaching staff. As well as storytelling sessions, Carl offers English work linked to his visit and storytelling workshops for both pupils and teachers. Visits can be structured to fit in with themes already being explored in the curriculum, or project work undertaken.

School Storytelling Programmes include:
  • "The Magic Eye" A journey into the other worlds of the imagination.
  • "A World of Stories" Tales from around the globe.
  • "Tales Which Explain the World" Stories of how things came to be.
  • "Brave Men and Clever Women" Everyone can be a hero.
  • "Canterbury Tales" Stories from Chaucer's masterpiece (Secondary Schools).
Workshops include:
  • "Creating the Pictures" Moving the story from text to mouth.
  • "A Book for Beginners" Creating a picture book of a traditional tale.
  • "Story Games" Encouraging speaking and listening.
As well as many bookings during the normal school year, Carl has contributed to numerous Summer Literacy Schools. For each he devised challenging programmes for the students to work on. He has contributed to courses for teachers in Essex, and workshops for playgroup workers and families as part of reading and literacy projects.
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