Coaching-led learning
Individual guidance helps young writers discover and develop their own creative voice.
Educators use questions, encouragement and feedback rather than writing students' work for them.
Creative Writing & Storytelling
Story Writing
Create characters. Build worlds. Tell compelling stories. Develop compelling characters, settings and story arcs.
Proposed curriculumBuild
Register Your Interest Programme description
Create characters. Build worlds. Tell compelling stories.
Story Writing helps students develop the skills needed to transform imaginative ideas into structured and engaging stories.
Students explore the essential elements of narrative writing, including characters, settings, conflict, plot development and resolution.
Through guided exercises and practical writing activities, they learn how to develop believable characters, create interesting fictional worlds and organise events into coherent story arcs.
Students investigate how stories capture attention, build suspense and encourage readers to connect with characters.
They explore descriptive language, dialogue, narrative perspective and the relationship between actions and consequences.
The programme combines independent writing with educator coaching, peer discussion and opportunities to revise work.
Students are encouraged to experiment with different genres and styles while developing their own creative voice.
Writing challenges are adapted to each student's age, interests and experience.
What students will learn
Purposeful skills, built through practice.
Develop original story concepts
Create characters and settings
Organise a narrative
Use dialogue and descriptive language
Develop conflict and resolution
Revise an original story
Explain their creative decisions
The Forge difference
Why Families Choose Forge Creative Writing & Storytelling
A supportive, coaching-led pathway where original ideas develop through practice, feedback and purposeful creative work.
Supportive creative environment
A welcoming space where students can explore ideas, experiment and develop confidence.
Students are encouraged to try new writing approaches without unnecessary pressure or comparison.
Imagination & originality
Creative challenges encourage students to develop their own ideas and perspectives.
The academy values originality, curiosity and personal expression.
Age-appropriate guidance
Writing activities are adapted to each student's age, interests and experience.
Students can engage with appropriate writing challenges at different developmental stages.
Progressive development
Practice, feedback and revision help students strengthen their writing over time.
The pathway connects foundational writing, narrative development, independent authorship and publication projects.
Real-world creative outcomes
Students work towards meaningful writing projects they can develop, refine and share.
Creative writing connects to school learning, communication, storytelling, personal expression and future creative interests.
Curriculum
Core learning, clearly connected.
Each area is developed through guided explanation, practical work, testing and reflection.
Learning area 1
Developing characters with motivations and personalities.
Learning area 2
Creating detailed settings and fictional worlds.
Learning area 3
Understanding plot structure and narrative progression.
Learning area 4
Introducing conflict, tension and resolution.
Learning area 5
Writing effective dialogue and descriptive passages.
Learning area 6
Planning, drafting, revising and improving original stories.
Proposed eight-session curriculum
A clear journey from first practice to final reflection.
This introductory term sequence is proposed and pending founder curriculum approval.
- Session 1
What Makes a Great Story?
Students explore narrative elements through familiar and age-appropriate examples. They generate original story ideas.
- Session 2
Creating Memorable Characters
Students develop characters with personalities, goals, strengths and challenges.
- Session 3
Building Fictional Worlds
Students construct story settings and explore how environments influence characters and events.
- Session 4
Planning the Story Arc
Students develop a beginning, rising action, turning point and resolution.
- Session 5
Creating Conflict and Suspense
Students introduce meaningful challenges that move their stories forward.
- Session 6
Dialogue and Description
Students use conversations, actions and descriptive language to develop their narratives.
- Session 7
Drafting and Revising
Students complete and improve a story draft with educator guidance and appropriate feedback.
- Session 8
The Story Showcase
Students present or share their completed stories and reflect on their writing process.
Student project
My Original Short Story
Students plan, draft and revise an original short story with a central character, a developed setting, a narrative challenge, a structured sequence of events and a meaningful resolution. The final story may be shared through a class anthology, digital document or reading activity, subject to appropriate permissions.
Core skills and outcomes
Learning students can explain and apply.
Develop original story concepts
Create characters and settings
Organise a narrative
Use dialogue and descriptive language
Develop conflict and resolution
Revise an original story
Explain their creative decisions
Proposed Growth & Care approach
More than a course. A supported learning journey.
Coaching supports planning and purposeful revision, appropriate mentoring can help students explore creative interests, and pastoral care protects choice and privacy while preserving ownership of each original story.
The exact coaching, mentoring and pastoral-care practices included are confirmed for each program. An individually assigned mentor is not promised.
Explore our learning approachAuthorship & publication
Creative ownership, protected.
Enrolment does not give the academy unrestricted rights to reproduce, sell or commercially exploit student writing, and commercial publication is never guaranteed. Students are not required to disclose personal, family or emotional experiences; this is creative education, not therapeutic writing or mental health treatment.
Student authorship
Students retain appropriate rights to their original work. Educator feedback supports—not replaces—the student's own thinking and writing.
Originality & attribution
Age-appropriate guidance covers originality, copyright, permissions and attribution for source material, images and collaborative contributions.
Privacy & consent
Private class sharing is different from public publication. Identifiable work, names, photographs or personal details require appropriate permission.
Safe publication
Public sharing, competitions, commercial distribution and third-party publishing require separate review and approval where applicable.
Responsible AI
AI tools are not promised. Any future use must preserve student authorship, privacy, independent thinking and age-appropriate safeguards.
Creative choice
Students are not required to disclose personal, family or emotional experiences; fictional and alternative prompts remain available.
Forge Learning App
Potential support between sessions.
Forge Learning App access and writing resources are confirmed for each approved intake. No new writing module or AI writing assistance is included in this website update. Student writing will not be used to train AI or sent to external AI services without appropriate authorisation and safeguards.
Writing prompts
Story planning
Character development
Draft submissions
Revision activities
Suggested learning pathway
Imagine, develop and share.
This is guidance, not a mandatory prerequisite chain. Students may enter at the level suited to their age, interests and experience.
Forge learning support
Where included in an approved intake, Forge may support writing prompts, story planning, character development, draft submissions, revision activities. These are potential supports until implemented access is confirmed. No AI writing assistance or new writing module is included in this website update, and student work will not be sent to external AI services without appropriate authorisation and safeguards.
Available sessions
No Story Writing session is currently confirmed. Register your interest for approved dates, locations and delivery details.
View proposed Term 1 catalogueFees and enrolment
Fees, available places and enrolment arrangements have not been approved. Register your interest to receive confirmed information.
Register Your InterestFrequently asked
Course questions.
Is my child required to be a confident writer?
No. Activities are adapted to age and experience, and beginners are welcome where indicated. No particular writing or confidence outcome is guaranteed.
What if my child struggles with spelling or grammar?
The programme values ideas and expression alongside age-appropriate development of clarity, spelling and grammar. Support is matched to the learner without writing their work for them.
Are the courses suitable for beginner writers?
Beginner to developing. Educators can help families choose a suitable starting point, and activities are adapted to age and previous experience.
How are students grouped by age and experience?
Grouping arrangements are confirmed for each approved intake. The published age guidance is provisional, and educators consider age, interests, literacy development and previous writing experience.
Does my child need to complete the previous course first?
No. The pathway is suggested rather than mandatory. Educators can help families identify an appropriate entry point based on age, interests and experience.
What types of writing will students create?
My Original Short Story: Students plan, draft and revise an original short story with a central character, a developed setting, a narrative challenge, a structured sequence of events and a meaningful resolution. The final story may be shared through a class anthology, digital document or reading activity, subject to appropriate permissions.
How does coaching support individual development?
Educators use questions, encouragement and constructive feedback to support original ideas, purposeful revision and growing independence.
Will students have opportunities to share their writing?
The proposed curriculum includes appropriate class sharing or private showcase opportunities. Participation and format depend on the learner, approved arrangements and relevant consent.
Will student work be published publicly?
Not automatically. Public sharing, external competitions, commercial distribution and third-party publication require separate review and appropriate parent or guardian consent.
Who owns the copyright to my child's writing?
Students retain appropriate rights to their original work. Enrolment does not grant the academy unrestricted rights to reproduce, sell or commercially exploit it.
Will students use AI writing tools?
AI writing tools are not promised. Any future use must support student authorship and independent thinking, with appropriate privacy, age and authorisation safeguards.
What course should my child take next?
Creative Storytelling or Young Authors Workshop. This is a suggested progression rather than a mandatory prerequisite, and educators can discuss an appropriate next step.
Where and when are classes available?
No date, time, venue, trainer, capacity or commencement date is confirmed on this page. Register your interest to receive approved details.
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Explore programDraft review notes
- Course curriculum, age guidance and pathway positioning require founder approval before unrestricted publication.
- Confirm delivery, educators, Forge Learning App access, dates, locations, fees and capacity for each intake.
- Approve consent, copyright, privacy, attribution, public-sharing and publication processes before identifiable student work is shared.
Interested in this program?
Tell us what your learner is curious about and we’ll help identify an appropriate next step.