First Story
Comedian and writer Robert Webb makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of First Story.
The comedian and writer Robert Webb makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of First Story.
Registered Charity Number: 1122939
To Give:
- Freephone 0800 404 8144
- Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. (That's the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope 'First Story'.
- Cheques should be made payable to 'First Story'.
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First Story
First Story changes lives through writing. We bring
talented, professional writers into secondary schools serving low-income
communities to work with teachers and students to foster creativity and
communication skills. Through our programmes, students build vital social and
cognitive skills - literacy, self-esteem and resilience - that underpin their
success in school and support their transition to further education and
employment.
“First Story is an inspiring initiative. It’s a joyful
project that deserves as much support as we can give it” Zadie Smith
Roland Chambers, a First Story writer
Photo credit: Chris Seddon
A First Story student
Since 2008, First Story has arranged 312 residencies in
secondary schools and more than 140,000 stories have been written by young
people through our programmes. Their work has also been published in
over 250 First Story anthologies.
Photo credit: Richard Budd
Harriet, whose story you hear in the appeal
Harriet believed she was useless at writing. At the end of her year working with First Story,
she had won a national writing competition and read her poem before an audience
of six hundred young people, including her heroes, the authors Mark Haddon and
Philip Pullman.
Photo credit: Richard
Budd
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Dec 201707:54BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sun 17 Dec 201721:26BBC Radio 4
- Thu 21 Dec 201715:27BBC Radio 4
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