Oral Storytellers and Graphic Novel/Comic Artists
Application closing on Mon 10 Aug 12pm
Discover Children’s Story Centre is seeking two creative practitioners for our new KS2 project working with Year 3 (7–8-year-olds) school programme, Everybody’s Got Stories: one Oral Storyteller and one Graphic Novel/Comic Artist/Author-Illustrator. Each practitioner will work alongside Discover’s Community & Learning team and Story Builders to inspire children to develop a lifelong love of stories and reading.
About the project
Everybody’s Got Stories responds to the “Decline by Nine” which is the drop in reading for pleasure that can happen as children approach age nine. Across the year, pupils will work with a professional oral storyteller and/or a graphic novel/comic artist/author-illustrator. Across the academic year, Autumn focuses on comics and visual storytelling; Spring on oral storytelling; and in Summer, children choose a strand to develop for a final showcase for parents and carers. The programme builds confidence, ownership and enthusiasm for reading by giving children creative choice and multiple ways into storytelling.
It particularly supports children who may be less engaged with reading or face barriers to literacy, including pupils with English as an additional language. Sessions should be inclusive, adaptable and accessible to a wide range of learners. The practical, creative nature of the programme is also designed to engage boys and a broad range of interests within mixed-gender classes.
Please read the full Job Description here.
How to apply
Please send the following to recruitment@discover.org.uk by 12 noon on Monday 10 August 2026:
- A CV outlining your relevant experience.
- A covering letter explaining your interest in the project, your availability, your preferred delivery day (Tue, Wed, Thu or Fri) and your preferred development days in September. Please note that all applicants must be available to deliver sessions during the Summer term and the final showcase.
- A one-page proposal outlining:
- Your plan for the six half-day workshops in your main delivery term.
- Your ideas for the four Summer term sessions leading towards the final showcase.
- Whether you are applying as an oral storyteller, or as a graphic novel/comic artist/author-illustrator.