Research and Evaluation Reports

Evidence-based research has shown that the Therapeutic Storywriting model can significantly develop pupils’ emotional literacy and also improve their academic literacy skills. Click on report titles to download.

Writing Stories with Feeling (2004): An evaluation of the impact of Therapeutic Storywriting groups on pupils’ learning.
Commissioned by the South-east Region SEN partnership (SERSEN) and also available on www.sersen.uk.net

Best Practice Research Report (2001): evaluation of impact of training on teachers’ practice.
The initial research into the Therapeutic Storywriting model was funded by the DfES through a Best Practice Research Scholarship and is also published on the BPRS website.