Write a community book
Staff meet to plan the writing of their school's story
Write a community book
Working with members of the community to capture their stories
Write a community book
Pupils see a printer's proof of the book they have written
Write a community book
Page from the final school story book #1
Write a community book
Page from the final school story book #2
Write a community book
Read about one school’s experiences of bringing students, teachers and the community together to write a book about the school’s history. This shared writing project - originally run in a primary school - works equally well at secondary level or with special interest groups.
The writers are involved in developing their contributions into a highly professional publication that tells the school’s story through a range of community perspectives.
At its most challenging this could be a book or a website, but the project also lends itself to being adapted to a range of shorter curriculum projects focusing on local diversity or history.
Download the practical planning tools opposite for help with writing your own school’s story.
Downloads
Why you should write your own school’s story
- What participants had to say about the project
- View pages of Woodmansterne’s school story book
- Links to Every Child Matters
How to write your school story
- How to write your school story (29Kb)
- Planning timeline (27Kb)
- Who does what (32Kb)
- Drawing up a flat plan of the book (24Kb)
- Model Poster (57Kb)
How to publicise your school story
- How to write a press release (23Kb)
- Model press release (59Kb)