Surviving Through Story

Just one week to go until our online conference. Will you join us?

All the details are here 👇 https://www.survivingthroughstory.com/post/surviving-through-story-conference

We now have over 100 stories on our website, showing the Covid-19 pandemic through the experiences of people with a learning disability.

Check out our collection of video stories here 👇
https://www.survivingthroughstory.com/video-stories

Do you have a favourite? Answer in the comments!

Watch Stories | Surviving Through Story Videos stories from people with learning disabilities and their experiences during lockdown and beyond.

Have you registered yet for our Embodied Memory webinar? Find all the details here 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embodied-memory-story-recall-for-complex-needs-tickets-174993669777

New masterclass alert! Join Dr Nicola Grove and Gunnar Vege to explore how to co-create and share memories of events with people who have complex needs.

Thursday 2 December at 4pm

Find out more here 👇
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embodied-memory-story-recall-for-complex-needs-tickets-174993669777?keep_tld=1

Embodied Memory - story recall for complex needs This masterclass will demonstrate how to co-create and share memories of events with people who have complex needs

We are having a conference!

It is on Thursday 25 November 2021 from 2pm until 3.30pm.

We're hosting this conference to celebrate the lives of people with a learning disability during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to look forward to the future and what we want to change.

We're also aiming to get 100 stories featured on the site! So if you submit your story between 1 October and 24 November 2021 you will be entered into a prize draw and the winners will be announced at this event.

Find out more here 👇
https://www.survivingthroughstory.com/post/surviving-through-story-conference

Surviving Through Story Conference We are having a conference! It is on Thursday 25 November 2021 from 2pm until 3.30pm. We're hosting this conference to celebrate the lives of people with a learning disability during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to look forward to the future and what we want to change. We're also aiming to get 100 sto...

The Surviving Through Story team has been quiet on social media as we have been very busy in the background developing our exciting Storysharing Online Practitioner and Tutor courses! More information coming very soon.

In the meantime, do check out Story Makers with Nikki, a fellow Storysharing Practitioner in the making who will be starting very exciting parent/baby classes using sensory story telling and story massage programme techniques here in Bath. Check out the contact details in the post for more information on the Autumn start date!

Hi everyone I’m Nikki and I’d like to tell you a bit about myself. I live in Bath with my family, I have been here for 3 years now and have a 7 yr old son who is great fun and keeps me very busy.

👩🏼‍🎓I trained as a primary school teacher back in 2004 and have been teaching ever since. I work part time in a gorgeous SEN school and will be spending my days off running Story Makers sessions.

🤩I have completed my makaton level 4 and I love the wonderful early interactions signing can bring to babies and young children. I have also completed the story massage course and I’m looking forward to sharing this beautiful approach with you.

🥁 I ran music groups for parents and babies- toddlers for two years and loved every session getting to know the families and seeing the little ones grow and develop.

📚I love running, cycling, music, swimming, reading, cups of tea and chatting!

⭐️ I’m looking forward to sharing stories with you and your families through singing, signing sensory props, massage and having fun with songs and instruments.

Autumn term is now open for bookings. Email me on [email protected] for information and to book your place xx

We are excited to be running this webinar on AAC this Thursday!

Please join us for our final instalment of our 'Storysharing and...' workshop series - Sharing Personal Stories through AAC on Thursday 18th March 2021 at 4:30-5:30pm. We will be joined by Speech and Language Therapist, AAC specialist and Storysharing Practitioner, Ashleigh Paddon of Therapy Tree and parent, Jitka Jacubcova who has been creating small stories with her daughter during the lockdown period. Once again, the cost is £30 but free for parents/carers by contacting us here or emailing [email protected] for the discount code. We also have a bulk 5 for 4 offer for professionals. To register your place, please follow the EventBrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-personal-stories-through-aac-tickets-138420117297

Please join us for our final instalment of our 'Storysharing and...' workshop series - Sharing Personal Stories through AAC on Thursday 18th March 2021 at 4:30-5:30pm. We will be joined by Speech and Language Therapist, AAC specialist and Storysharing Practitioner, Ashleigh Paddon of Therapy Tree and parent, Jitka Jacubcova who has been creating small stories with her daughter during the lockdown period. Once again, the cost is £30 but free for parents/carers by contacting us here or emailing [email protected] for the discount code. We also have a bulk 5 for 4 offer for professionals. To register your place, please follow the EventBrite link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sharing-personal-stories-through-aac-tickets-138420117297

Thank you to everyone who attended the first part of our 'Storysharing and...' webinar series - Personal Storysharing with Story Massage. Coming up on 18th February 2021 at 4:30 is our next instalment, 'Finding a voice through sharing stories in sign' which is all about sharing stories and discussion with key word signers. We are excited to announce our speakers for this event, Charlotte Parker (SLT) and Gareth Smith (Teacher) from Communicapers. Click on the EventBrite link to register and book a place. Tickets are £30 for professionals, we have a 5 for 4 bulk deal and parents/carers are FREE. Contact us via messenger or email [email protected] for the discount codes.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-a-voice-through-sharing-stories-in-sign-tickets-136270309163?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

We are excited to be running this workshop again on Thursday 4th February 2021 5pm-6pm as we reached capacity last week and some people sadly missed out. So if you were looking to join us this time around, click on the Event Brite link below to register and book your ticket. Tickets are £30, there is a 5 for 4 bulk deal and parents/carers are FREE and can message us here or email [email protected] for the discount code.

Thank you once again to Mary Atkinson of Story Massage Programme and Gill White of for this wonderful collaboration!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-storysharing-with-story-massage-repeat-of-talk-tickets-138254881071?aff=

Thank you to those of you who joined us for our Personal Storysharing with Story Massage Workshop on 21st January. Please follow this link and add the password you were given at the webinar to access the presentation and to download an attendance certificate. Do get in contact with us via messenger or email [email protected] if you need any help with this!

https://storysharing.org.uk/taster-workshops-2021-certificates-and-presentations/

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Just a reminder of our Personal Storysharing with Story Massage training is coming up in 2 days on Thursday 21st January at 4:30pm.. We have a few places left (limited carer spots) and a bulk 5 for 4 deal for professionals.
Our workshop will be co-run with Mary Atkinson of Story Massage Programme and Gill White of Pamis and costs £30 for professionals and free for parents and carers (message us here on Facebook or email [email protected] for the discount code if applicable - LIMITED SPACES WITH THE CODE AVAILABLE). Please follow the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-storysharing-with-story-massage-tickets-135703014369

Exciting news ahead! We are running a series of 3 online training workshops each month starting this month on Thursday 21st January, 4:30-5:30pm. Our Personal Storysharing with Story Massage workshop will be co-run with Mary Atkinson of Story Massage Programme and Gill White of Pamis and costs £30 for professionals and free for parents and carers (message us here on Facebook or email [email protected] for the discount code if applicable). Please follow the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-storysharing-with-story-massage-tickets-135703014369

We are so excited by this amazing offer from Story Massage Programme to bring in some festive cheer!

Here's an early Christmas gift to everyone who uses the Story Massage Programme and knows the strokes. A FREE collection of 30 Christmas songs, rhymes and stories adapted for use with the Story Massage strokes. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Email [email protected] for your copy (sent via email). Please let us know how and where you are using the programme.

Thank you to Mary and Emmanuel for demonstrating our story, Baking Disaster! as a story massage! If you didn't get a chance to follow this live last week with Story Massage Programme here is the YouTube link below so you can have a go! You can find the sensory story script in our photo albums!

Baking Disaster! - YouTube Follow along with this fun massage story written by the team at Surviving Through Story. It is demonstrated by Mary Atkinson, co-founder of the Story Massage Pr...

We are very excited that Story Massage Programme will be using one of our very own scripts, Baking Disaster, as a story massage tomorrow!

Live on YouTube tomorrow (Tuesday 10th Nov) at 2pm. Do hope you can join us. Thank you to the amazing team at Surviving Through Story for sharing their fun story. You will find lots of wonderful resources and sensory ideas on their page (with a link to their new website). Here is the link to our YouTube channel for tomorrow's live session: https://youtube.com/c/StoryMassageforChildren

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Thank you to those of you who attended the website launch. We were very fortunate to have a number of fantastic guest speakers and are incredibly grateful for the support of our community. If you did not get a chance to attend, you can view the webinar on the attached link.

Launch Event | SurvivingThruStory Watch the videos in order to experience the whole event. Or click on the one you are most interested in to just watch that one.

You are invited to join our official website launch (www.survivingthroughstory.com) on Thursday 24th September 2020 at 2pm!! Follow this link to sign up!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving-through-story-changing-our-lives-in-a-global-crisis-tickets-121217429595

INVITATION DETAILS:

Surviving through Story: Changing our lives in a global crisis

Please join us at the launch of our website to share the COVID experiences of people with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, and of children and young people with special educational needs. So far, their stories have been missing during the pandemic. Their voices have not been heard. Help us to change this.

At the launch you will view the website and hear some short talks about the history of people with learning disabilities, and what is happening in our society now.

Our speakers include:
Baroness Sheila Hollins, Professor of Psychiatry of Learning Disabilities at St. George’s Hospital Medical School.
Pat Charlesworth, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, Hackney People First
Dr. Simon Jarrett, Editor Community Living magazine,
Dr. Jan Walmsley, Independent researcher

We need to change by learning from people with different needs and skills. They have so much to teach us about surviving through story.

This event is hosted by the Surviving through Story partnership:
Liz Tilley, Craig Hart and Sue Ledger, The Open University's Social History of Learning Disability Group
Nicola Grove, Independent researcher.
Katrina Arab and Flo Hopwood, Three Ways School
Beverley Dawkins and Kate Tokley, Generate.
It will be recorded so you can view it later if you are unable to attend - details will be on the website.

Please register using this link:

Covid stories from people with learning disabilities | Surviving Through Story This is a website for people with learning disabilities, and children with special needs. Your voice matters too. COVID-19 has affected all of us and Surviving through Story want to make sure your voice and your story have been heard.

It is not too late to express an interest in our Storysharing Practitioner course! Send us a message or email at [email protected].

We are really excited to start our next Practitioner course in a few weeks! Just a reminder that the foundation webinar on 22nd September is FREE to all and covers the same content as our previous Recovery training that we ran in July. Send us a message or email [email protected] for the Zoom invitation link or for more information about our Registered Practitioner course!

We are announcing out next Practitioner Training course dates for Autumn 2020. Please note that during to COVID-19 we are continuing to offer discounted rates and our Foundation Training is FREE to all. Send us a message or email [email protected] for more information!

We are announcing out next Practitioner Training course dates for Autumn 2020. Please note that during to COVID-19 we are continuing to offer discounted rates and our Foundation Training is FREE to all. Send us a message or email [email protected] for more information!

The Summer issue of PMLD Link is now available. We really appreciated receiving our own copy of this issue which, amongst many interesting articles and reports, includes an article from the Surviving through Story Team! Thank you to our friends at PMLD Link for this honour!

Our follow up Free Storysharing Family Training is happening on Wednesday 26th August at 2pm. If you were unable to attend the first session but would like to join our growing family community conversation, send us a message for the recording link to catch up beforehand!

Souvenir Sunday alert! For today's recording link, we are sharing our Inclusive Music Making training session which featured Emma Hughes of UK and our very own Flo Hopwood. Click on the link below and copy and paste the access password!

Meeting Recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/6sJWbIP5r11JXs_T2H74ULYKWYnKT6a8gSkdq_oOn0e1AIIOjemT-vNqVwqtNC1W

Access Password: 7a&+pGh8

We look forward to seeing some of you at 2pm today! If you would like to join then message us for a Zoom invitation link!

We have a date for the first family workshop! Wednesday 12th August at 2pm. If you would be interested in attending our free Storysharing with your Family workshop send us a message or email [email protected] for a Zoom invitation link!

I was a bit late in posting this week's flashback link to our free June training sessions. I have made it work though, it is now Souvenir Sunday!

For today's souvenir, I am posting a link to the Zoom recording to our Multimedia Storytelling webinar with Professor David Messer of the Open University and Mascha Legel of Radboud University Nijmegen.

Professor David Messer showed us how the free app 'Our Story 2' can be used to develop personal stories and incorporate video, photo and sound clips.

Mascha Legel showed us how video recording from first person perspective could be used with personal stories.

Click on the link below and then copy and paste the access password to watch the full training.

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/w8Fvcejp80JIfJ3w8nrwWKgPRaTeT6a80HUdq6cIzRkAQWRTtDxisLUJ56XmUWNk

Access Password: 3R+87568