Gav Cross

Stories are a perfect way to kick start your curriculum topic, to deepen and strengthen the writing and learning.

Booking Gav for a full day at your school includes 20 min storytelling sessions for each year group, from Reception through to Year 6.

Stories can be adapted to suit KS1 or KS2 and can last between 50 minutes and 2 hours. These can be supplemented with creative and drama activities to develop experiences, connections and ideas.

Gav has been telling stories to people young and old, in fields and beaches for large family events, to touring schools up and down the country.

Examples of stories told

Traditional Tales With a Twist:

• From the Other Side: Fairy tales from a different perspective. Including: The Wolf, the asthma and the pigs;

• Daddy Bear & his terrible day;

• The Giant’s heart breaking dilemma

• Those Left Behind – a Sleeping Beauty that leads to an abandoned family tragedy.

  Tale from other Cultures:

• African Bush & Waterhole Tales;

• Diwali Stories:

• Native American stories;

• Roma Culture Traditional Tales;

• Theseus & The Minotaur & Greek Myths, Monsters and Dragons

Historical Settings

• The story of the Great War & the Pals Regiments of WWI

• From SOS to LOL, how technology saved some of the Titanic passengers;

• The Forgotten Blitz, one cities story of WW2;

• ‘Don’t Call me a Pirate…’ Meet 18th Century Tavern Owner and ex-Privateer Edward Roberts. Where did his gold come from? Tales from the ‘Golden Age’ of Piracy…

• Professor Stumble’s Pop Up Adventures!

• Visit the Stone Age and hear how Stonehenge was built

• Row across the fjords with a Viking long ship, raiding or trading?

• Travel Out of Orbit and visit the International Space Station and look down on the Earth.