The Story-to-Curriculum Bridge: CPD for Teachers and Educators

This event is part of the Yorkshire Festival of Story.

What if one story could shift how a classroom feels, listens and learns?

This transformative workshop is for educators who believe stories do more than entertain. Whether you’re a classroom teacher, teaching assistant or creative practitioner, you’ll explore how to make storytelling a powerful tool for emotional connection, curriculum delivery and whole-child learning.

You’ll be introduced to the Story-to-Curriculum Bridge: a practical, teacher-tested framework that helps you connect any story to:

• Emotional literacy and lived experience
• Specific curriculum objectives (without extra prep)
• Creative extensions that deepen thinking and pupil voice

Through four powerful story examples you’ll learn how folktales, historical narratives and hero stories can support respectful dialogue, unlock hidden curriculum links, and make every child feel seen.

Leave with:

• Ready-to-use strategies and flexible classroom prompts
• Real story examples from our digital library
• Confidence to use storytelling for impact not just filler

Because the right story, told in the right way, doesn’t just meet learning objectives. It makes your classroom a space where pupils feel safe enough to speak, and inspired enough to listen.