Assembly Performances
Local author and illustrator, Rachel Greaves, would love to visit your school during an assembly to perform stories based on her exciting new children’s books about Ruffle, an Airedale Terrier, and his adventures on a steam railway. The stories are brought to life as Rachel combines her vast experience of teaching Drama and English with skills from delivering creative workshops for Curve Theatre, Leicester. Just like children on visits to other schools, your pupils will be mesmerised as they join in with Rachel’s storytelling using puppets and props including ‘Eric’ the station master and a fabulous model train – ‘The Flying Terrier’.
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New For 2022 – ‘What if…I needed First Aid Skills?’
An assembly based on the latest in the Ruffle stories that follows Ruffle and friends as they learn basic first aid skills. Using puppets and props the performance is an enjoyable and interactive experience. The A4 size 20 page book has stand alone sections that can be used as a teaching resource. Suitable for class or year group assemblies, Years 2-5.
These charming, gentle stories follow Ruffle and his believable antics at the little steam railway that runs along the bottom of his garden. Ideal for Key stages 1 and 2, the books have already proved successful in the short time that they have been self-published. Since April 2016, 12,500 books have been sold with books being taken as far away as Australia and America.
Rachel would be able to visit free of charge – all that is asked is that her visit is publicised prior to her visit and that pupils would have the opportunity to buy one of her signed books on the day (usually at break-time). Books are priced at £5 each for the ‘What if…’ A4 20 page First Aid book and £3 for the other titles in the series – reasonable, realistic prices.
We have visited over 100 primary schools with many requesting a return visit: –
‘The session was great and unique to what I have seen from others’.
Ellen Lee – School Development Support Agency
‘My son was so animated and excited about the whole event, he loved having the story told to him, the puppet and the whole idea that he had met someone who had written a book was astounding to him! Bringing reading to life is so important to small children, an interactive approach to words is invaluable and that’s what this opportunity was for them all’.
Parent (MRG) – Mercenfeld Primary School
‘The children had a lovely time and your delivery of the Ruffle stories including props was fantastic!’
Richard Dax – Headteacher, Belvoirdale Primary School
‘The stories are delightful! We were all enthralled and entertained by Rachel’s enthusiasm when telling the story of Ruffle. As one of our teachers said, the stories and presentation were heart-warming.’
Tim Jewitt – Headteacher Snarestone Primary School
Schools visited
Leicestershire
Riverside, Birstall (re visited with WW1 Assembly)
Sherard, Melton Old Dalby
Highcliffe, Birstall St. Peter’s, Market Bosworth (X2 visits)
Highgate, Sileby (X2 visits) Dixie Junior Sch, Mkt Bosworth
Glebelands Thornton (x2 visits)
Richard Hill, Thurcaston Orchard (Castle Donington)
Barlestone (re-visited with the WW1 Assembly)
Sacred Heart, Loughborough Croft
Greystokes, Narborough Thythorn Field, Wigston
Mercenfeld Great Dalby
Lady Jane Grey, Groby St. John Fisher, Wigston
Rearsby Hinckley Parks (x2 visits)
St Paul’s, Woodhouse Eaves Swallowdale (Melton)
Ellistown St.Francis (Melton)
All Saints, Coalville Gracedieu Nursery & Pre-Prep
Holy Cross, Whitwick Mountsorrel
Our Lady’s Convent, Loughborough Glenmere (x2 visits)
Burton Joyce (Notts) Hose
Griffydam Launde (Oadby)
Woodstone (Ravenstone) X2 visits St Peter’s, Whetstone (X2 visits)
Swannington C of E (re-visited with the WW1 Assembly)
Seely Primary, Nottingham Hathern
New Swannington Kirby Muxloe
Churchill Juniors, Thurmaston Congerstone
St Clare’s, Coalville Gaddesby
Ratby Newbold Coleorton
Ibstock Juniors Anstey Latimer (WW1 Assembly)
Snarestone (re-visited with the WW1 Assembly)
Thorpe Acre Infants Brownlow (Melton)
Belvoirdale (Coalville) St John the Baptist (Leicester)
Robert Bakewell (Lough) Burton on the Wolds
The Hollies Pre-Preparatory School (Twycross)
Barwell Infants Tugby (x2 visits)
Costock Hemington
Cossington Lantern Lane (East Leake)
St Edwards, Castle Donington Amherst (WW1 Assembly)
Long Whatton Loughboro C of E
Viscount Beaumont Woodville Infants
Moira Sutton Bonington
Radcliffe on Trent Infants Langar
Gunthorpe (Notts) Ashby HillTop
Ashby Woodcote Brookside, East Leake
Ashby Cof E Beacon Academy (Loughboro’)
Cropwell Bishop (Notts) Claybrooke Magna
Albert Village St Georges, Church Gresley
English Martyrs Primary, Oakham Catmose, Oakham
Linton, Derbys Old Vicarage School, Derby
Brookehill Academy, Oakham Carnarvon, Bingham
Montgomery Academy, B’Ham Percy Shurmer Academy, B’Ham
Sharnford Ullesthorpe
Overseal, Derbys Oxley Primary, Shepshed
Glenfield (x2 visits) Long Clawson
Stanton-under-Bardon Sapcote
Newton Burgoland Hallam Fields, Birstall, Leics
Rothley Beavers Rothley Brownies
Norfolk
Sedgeford (re visited with WW1 Assembly) Ingoldisthorpe
Glebe House, Hunstanton Sandringham & West Newton
Docking (re visited with WW1 Assembly) Brancaster
Dersingham Watlington
South Wootton Infants North Wootton Academy
St Martha’s, King’s Lynn