We are delighted that your school has joined us on our mission to find, tell and share stories from across the globe.

This project and the accompanying resources are free to access for all UK primary schools. We need to ask you a favour. If you use these resources, please could you take 2 minutes to complete this form to help with our future funding and data reporting. Many thanks in advance!

All pupils who complete their mission will receive a FREE Story Seekers patch to confirm their official Story Seeker status. 

Order your badges for your class once you have completed the project.

We would love to see what you are up to and your progress on the project! Please share on Twitter using #storyseekers

Story Seekers is a free oracy project created by the National Theatre and Unicorn Theatre working in partnership. The project challenges children to find traditional stories from across the globe, that they want to tell so they can fulfil their mission to connect people and communities through the telling and sharing of stories.

Story Seekers is an online project designed to be delivered by class teachers but with significant support from CPD and a toolkit of both written and digital resources by professional storytellers and theatre artists.

Story Seekers is ideal for delivering as part of Artsmark.

WHAT ARE THE AIMS AND OUTCOMES?

• To support children’s enjoyment and engagement with learning  through a fun and creative learning experience.
• To support children’s well-being.
• To connect children with their own cultural heritage and that of others in their class.
• To develop literacy skills with a particular focus on oracy.
• To develop teachers’ understanding of creative learning practice, storytelling and theatre-making and how they can embed this in their teaching practice.

HOW TO USE THIS WEBSITE

Story Seekers is divided into stages which you will work through with your class in turn.

All of the written resources and films that have been created to support you and your class in your mission are downloadable/viewable from the appropriate page on this site. It is designed to be easy to navigate and simple to use even for those living back in 2023!

The Teacher’s Mission Guide will be an essential part of your toolkit as you prepare for and deliver the project with your class. This should offer you all the support that you need. If however you have any other questions or have any problems at any time then we at Story Seeker Command will be happy to help. Just email us at: storyseekers@nationaltheatre.org.uk

With special thanks to:

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

Hill Mead Primary School, Brixton

For the Unicorn Theatre:

For the National Theatre:

The Hearn Foundation is the Principal Funder of the Primary Schools Programme. 

Primary Schools Touring is supported by The Mohn Westlake Foundation, The Constance Travis Charitable Trust, The Ingram Trust, The Dorset Foundation – in memory of Harry M Weinrebe, Archie Sherman Charitable Trust, Susan Miller & Byron Grote, Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust, and The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation. 

The Primary Schools Programme is supported by The Mohn Westlake Foundation, Buffini Chao Foundation, The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington, Goldsmiths’ Company Charity, Charlotte & Simon Warshaw, Archie Sherman Charitable Trust and The Derrill Allatt Foundation. 

Lead philanthropic support for NT Collection from Richard and Kara Gnodde. NT Collection is also supported by Bank of America, The Attwood Education Foundation, Delta Air Lines, Mike Staunton, The Michael Marks Charitable Trust and The Oakley Charitable Trust. New York City Public Schools access is generously supported by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation. 

Nationwide learning is supported by The Mohn Westlake Foundation, Buffini Chao Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Clore Duffield Foundation, Tim & Sarah Bunting, Behrens Foundation, Cleopatra Trust, The Andor Charitable Trust and Milton Grundy Foundation.