Thoughts and Evidence

How It All Started: Stories at the Kitchen Table

How It All Started: Stories at the Kitchen Tableby: KatePublished on: 15/05/2026

Kate joins Bradford Community Radio at the Bingley Festival to tell the story of how The Adventures of Gabriel began

The Origin Story
How It All Started: Stories at the Kitchen Table

"It's The Parents' Fault": How Schools Blame Families Instead of Fixing Systems

"It's The Parents' Fault": How Schools Blame Families Instead of Fixing Systemsby: KatePublished on: 06/02/2026

A Year 5 girl said school felt like a jail. What children say when adults actually listen, and what it reveals about who the system is serving.

The Predatory Environment
"It's The Parents' Fault": How Schools Blame Families Instead of Fixing Systems

When the Classroom Becomes a Stage for Adult Anxieties

When the Classroom Becomes a Stage for Adult Anxietiesby: KatePublished on: 02/01/2026

Children arrive at school with stories about who they want to become. The question is whether the classroom makes space for those stories or replaces them with ours.

Schools in Action
When the Classroom Becomes a Stage for Adult Anxieties

Why Storytelling Builds Children's Capacity to Overcome Adversity

Why Storytelling Builds Children's Capacity to Overcome Adversityby: KatePublished on: 01/08/2025

Canadian Teacher Magazine explains not just that storytelling works for trauma-affected children but why. The research behind StoryQuest's approach to adversity.

The Research and Evidence
Why Storytelling Builds Children's Capacity to Overcome Adversity