Village Storytelling Centre VSF16: More Than Words - Storytelling in a Sense

Hearing and listening to stories is a fundamental part of the human experience, so how can this be inclusive for people with barriers to communication? This session gives you a chance to hear from Daniel Serridge and Joanne Marr (The Village Storytelling Centre) about our work over the year to produce a film with children from Linburn school who have additional and complex needs (screenings Friday 25 and Saturday 26 March) and to create a story told through movement with Possobilities (Possil’s disabled community) and Indepen-dance (performance Tuesday 22 March). Hear Ailie Finlay talk about developing Stories to Squish, Smell and Shake for young children and learn some of her secrets. Maureen Phillips from PAMIS alongside Amanda Scott (Principle Teacher for special educational needs) will share their work on Sensory Stories for Sensitive Issues, reviewing the evidence behind multi-sensory storytelling to communicate with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities including using this to discuss sensitive issues, such as bereavement and puberty, with young people.

1.30pm – 1.50pm: Daniel Serridge (The Village Storytelling Centre) – Stories with children with additional and complex needs
1.50pm – 3pm: Ailie Finlay (Storyteller, puppeteer and Co-Director of Flotsam & Jetsam) – Stories to Squish, Smell and Shake
3pm – 3.15pm: Break
3.15pm – 3.50pm: Maureen Phillip (Tayside Director, PAMIS) and Amanda Scott (Principle Teacher) – Sensory Stories for Sensitive Issues
3.50pm – 4.05pm: Joanne Marr (The Village Storytelling Centre) – Making stories with movement
4.05pm – 4.30pm: Panel discussion, chaired by Daniel Serridge