There are two wonderful new resources for primary teachers now available on the TeachingEnglish site which I’m delighted to be able to draw your attention to as part of my blog.

As a coda to my last post, I’d like to describe two anecdotes from my own teaching experience which illustrate the power of stories in practice when working with children. The first comes from a time when I organised a drama week at the school where I was working to coincide with the end of the autumn term.

First of all, I’d just like to say what a pleasure and delight it is to have been invited by the TeachingEnglish team to facilitate this discussion on stories and storytelling as part of a wonderful initiative to make more resources and materials for teachers of young learners available on the site.

I am an educational consultant, teacher trainer and writer based in Madrid. As part of my work, I have frequently acted as a young learner consultant for organisations such as the British Council, the Council of Europe, Cambridge ESOL and Ministries of Education in different countries.