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Course at Summerhill Centre

May

2009

Hester Beattie, Arts Education Team, Aberdeen City Council On Friday 22nd May, Summerhill Centre played host to Steve Bell and Sallie Harkness from Storyline Scotland who led a CPD day for Aberdeen City teachers. Almost 130 staff (mostly from primary schools but some secondary staff and some Drama teachers) took part in a practical workshop ...

Storyline Workshop at Strathclyde University

Apr

2009

B Ed3 students took part in a short Storyline Workshop run by Sallie Harkness as part of their course on ‘Sensitive Issues in Health’. Working in groups the students were invited to create imaginary families. Each student made a small figure representing their particular family member and wrote a brief biography of their character. The ...

Icelandic Visitors

Mar

2009

Magnea Ósk Böðvarsdóttir and Kristjana Jónsdóttir, teachers working in Grindavik Primary School, Iceland, made a study tour to Scotland on 23rd & 24th March 2009. The programme started with an informal Storyline seminar at Ross Priory, University of Strathclyde, and then an afternoon visit to Killearn Primary School, Stirlingshire, where they were welcomed by the ...

Storyline Talk at Alford Academy

Feb

2009

Alistair Thomson As part of our ongoing commitment to developing partnerships and easing transitions for pupils, we recently hosted a visit by Steve Bell, an Educational Consultant with Storyline Scotland. He presented an overview of Storyline, an alternative teaching approach that encourages study in the context of a strong narrative. This informal twilight session was ...

Creative Sparks Conference

Feb

2009

Edinburgh Corn Exchange On 27th February 2009 the Scottish Book Trust held the Creative Sparks Conference at the Corn Exchange, Edinburgh. Keynote speakers Ninive Caligari and Michael Rosen spoke on Igniting the Desire to Write and Read. More than 50 delegates chose to attend seminars on how to use the Storyline Approach. The presentation began ...

BEd 4 Storyline Elective Course Edinburgh University

Feb

2009

At the invitation of Barbara Frame the BEd (Hons) Primary Co-ordinator for Moray House School of Education, Edinburgh University, Sallie Harkness and Steve Bell were invited to work with the final year students who have chosen Storyline as their special study.

Storyline Diary

Jan

2009

Since 2003 Yvonne McBlain, a Creativity Support Teacher for Falkirk Council Education Department has been encouraging teachers as part of a Creativity Inservice Team. This has involved her in exploring and developing thinking skills, creativity and Storyline. Recently, and supported by Quality Improvement Officer Liz Rose, she has published a record of the development of ...

Storyline CD

Oct

2008

Glasgow City Council Education & Social Work Services Ruth Barr, Quality Improvement Officer in Primary Education with the above Council, has been instrumental in a new initiative to produce a CD which provides rich Storyline resources for teachers at the upper stages of primary school. The very experienced authors, Lesley Dunlop, Creative Arts Link officer ...

Book Launch in Aberdeen University

Sep

2008

On Saturday morning 27th September 2008 a very successful Storyline Book Launch and Seminar was held in the MacRobert Building of Aberdeen University. The attendance was larger than expected and was supported by lecturers and students as well as teachers. Sallie Harkness made a presentation describing the use of Storyline for teaching in the Early ...

Book Launch in Edinburgh

Sep

2008

‘Storyline – Past, Present and Future’ edited by Steve Bell, Sallie Harkness and Graham White (2007, Glasgow, Enterprising Careers, University of Strathclyde) This featured articles and papers from the 3rd International Storyline Conference held in Glasgow in 2006. A very successful book launch was held in the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, last Wednesday. Twenty-one participants ...