First Story Presents: London Voice is part of an exciting new oracy initiative delivered by First Story, England’s leading creative writing charity for young people.
In the final episode of this season, young writers from Trinity Academy reflect on the critical thinking skills and broadened perspectives that the creative writing programme has given them. Through their poems and stories, they share with the listener their sense of connectivity – through music, love, education, to the places they’ve grown up, to siblings, and through the unifying experience of being human.
Producer: Talia Randall in collaboration with First Story
Mixing: Talia Randall
Featuring: Keanna, Shanel, Shaniel, Jahaluka, David, Ryder, Ridwaan, Danae and Shaquille from Trinity Academy
Over the course of this academic year, First Story has been working with six non-selective secondary schools in Greater London as part of London Voice to help young people develop as writers who have the skills and confidence to be heard. Students from Hampstead School, St Paul’s Way School, Platanos College, Skinners’ Academy, Trinity Acadamy and St Saviour’s and St Olave’s Church of England School have had the opportunity to take part in creative writing, performance and audio workshops led by skilled industry professionals. This podcast is one of the outcomes of their work.
London Voice has been made possible by the generous support of The Mercers’ Company, trustee of St Paul’s Schools Foundation.
This is a First Story project. To find out more about First Story and London Voice, visit firststory.org.uk and join the conversation on Instagram by following @firststory_uk
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