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AS TOLD BY JUNE PETERS
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_**One of the many original backdrops created for storytelling sessions**_ **Enquiries: johnsonannef@gmail.com** **www.everydaymagic.org.uk** **www.facebook.com/everydaymagicstorytelling twiter.com/EverydayMagic3** **www.instagram.com/everydaymagicstorytelling/** Everyday Magic _Bringing Fun, Language, Story & Song To London Primary Schools_ Report & Financial Statements: Academic Year 2022/23 Registered Charity No 1148659 Everyday Magic _**Director:**_ **Anne Johnson** _**E-mail:**_ **johnsonannef@gmail.com** _**Mobile:**_ **07889 505 608 www.everydaymagic.org.uk www.facebook.com/everydaymagicstorytelling twiter.com/EverydayMagic3 www.instagram.com/everydaymagicstorytelling/** ## Everyday Magic - Our Offer We are a collective of storytellers, musicians, writers & artists We specialise in working with state primary schools in London to enrich the curriculum & stimulate children’s language & learning We respond to schools’ priorities to develop fortnightly sessions for all ages, for teachers to build on, which: - Introduce a treasure trove of stories & songs from around the world **----- Start of picture text -----**
In This Report
Our Offer 1
Our Track Record, Our Artists & How we work with Schools 2
‘Nature’s Here in Town ‘ - Year 2 4
Talk Box 5
What the Schools say 6
Resources for Schools 8
Participating Schools 22/23, Funders & Looking Ahead 10
Our Governance, Finances & Funding 11
Independent Examiner’s Statement 12
End of Year Accounts for Academic Year Ended 31/8/23 13
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- Absorb the attention & inspire the imagination of children - Grow their confidence in using and extending their language - Encourage fun in performing stories, songs, riddles & rhymes - Engage with the diversity of cultures, languages & special needs - Tune to the curriculum & help it to come alive We also create banks of original songs, & illustrated stories for Teachers - made available on YouTube & their school’s intranet We’re attentive to schools’ concerns & children’s needs in the wake of Covid & deliver our programmes sensitively & safely - 1 - ## Our Track Record - We’ve been working fortnightly in primary schools for over 20 years - Our programmes - bringing fun, creativity & language development - are tried & tested - Our talented artists - with national & international profiles - provide exciting role models - Feedback from heads, class teachers & children has invariably been positive - _pp 6 & 7_ ## Our Artists ## How we Work with Schools **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Depending on schools’ finances: either 1 or 2 Storytellers run ½ day sessions fortnightly - **Each term, schools prioritises the classes for the sessions from Nursery to Year 6** - **Programmes are then devised and delivered to from between 3 to 6 classes at each fortnightly session throughout the year.** We Devise Bespoke Programmes for Each School - _pp 4 & 5_ - **We design projects & programmes for all age groups & class topics** Storytellers Anne Johnson Kate Corkery Nell Phoenix Sef Townsend Tuup Sound Recording, Singer on RecWe choose our Instrumentalist orded Songs & Talk Box & Social Media: Stories & BackFacilitaartists for their exdrop Artist tor cellence & rapport Michele Nella Louise Chowrimootoo Novy-Johnson Cielecki with children & teachers See more on our website : www.everydaymagic.org.uk - **We create an ever varying range of interactive stories & songs** - **Teachers & TAs are actively involved & build between sessions** We Create Online Resources for Teachers & Parents - _pp 8 & 9_ - **Over 30 stories which we’ve filmed & recorded - with songs, poetry, rhyme, sound effects and images** - **Over 100 original songs celebrating & informing about History, Nature, London etc - fun to sing & easy to remember** ## Maximising Impact & Affordability - **We put a premium on running regular sessions & building long-term relationships between teachers, artists and children - to maximise impact** - **We fundraise from charitable trusts to make our programmes affordable so that whenever we are able to we provide a 50% subsidy to schools** - _p11_ - 2 - - 3 - ## ‘Nature’s Here in Town’ -Year 2 **All year with our 6 partnership schools** _**(see p10**_ **) we told traditional stories, woven in with class topics & complemented with original songs & rhymes - which:** - **Encouraged children to use their eyes & ears to notice what was around them - weeds in the cracks of pavements, birds in nearby gardens, foxes disappearing around street corners.** - **Told of harvests, shorter days, longer nights &** - **creatures looking for beds in winter.** - **Captured the wonder of sun, moon, stars, planets** - **and the vastness of the night sky.** - **Celebrated the connection of human life** - **& the natural world** - **Included fairy tales from the dark, deep forests, full of mystery and enchantment** - **Drew attention to the magic of plants growing** - **from seed & mini beasts and their life cycles** - **Introduced them to all the creatures living in the branches and on and under the ground** ## New School, New London Borough **Over the Spring & Summer Terms at St John’s RC Primary School, Rotherhithe we have devised & performed stories and songs for all the year groups from Nursery to Year 5 linking to a range of class themes from Once Upon a Time to Lovely London to Extreme Earth and will be continuing to run programmes over the coming academic year.** ## The Interactive Sessions Enabled Children to: - **Have fun with language - repetition, rhyming & word play** - **Learn stories and songs bringing nature alive** - **Role play the human & animal characters in the stories** - **Get to know the natural world about them** - **Engage with their school’s initiatives - some now have gardens where the children can grow vegetables & some have outdoor spaces where stories are told around an open fire.** ## Talk Box **Talk Box is for children who need particular help or support with their language , confidence or participation in class, including refugees and children in temporary accommodation.** **While the main programme is running 2 of our schools – Gifford & Lady Margaret - have taken up Everyday Magic’s offer of selecting small groups of students for Talk Box sessions with drama trained actor Louise Cielecki.** **Louise uses a range of activities all focused on providing a fun, creative & safe space where children can develop their social skills at their own pace through conversation & play.**  **She may introduce a character, put that character in a situation & ask the children what that character might next do.**  **Or she might tell a story and ask children to draw a picture of their favourite part in it and tell the group about it.**  **Louise uses a lot of movement, acting out a story with both mime & words and encouraging children to do likewise**  **She has been impressed with the level of confidence and engagement the children have developed.** - 5 - - 4 - ## What the Schools Say ## Growing Confidence & Participation **“The programme has been a tremendous boost for our children, they have found that their self-confidence has developed, they are more prepared to join in with new and unfamiliar experiences, contribute to whole class activities and share their thoughts. Everyday Magic take time to find out specific topics we may be covering in school and then match sessions, songs and stories accordingly. I would thoroughly recommend ‘Everyday Magic’ to any Primary or Infant School** _**.” - Peter Simpson, Assistant Head, Dormers Wells Junior and infants, Southall**_ ## Engaging with Diversity & Special Needs > **[ “The sessions are really beneficial for our children with SEN as ] they are so theatrical, they really do enjoy them. Even the children who often struggle to sit for short periods are gripped by the little sprinkling of magic.”** _**- Paula Mc Clean, Reception class teacher, Perivale Junior & Infant School, Ealing**_ **“The Everyday Magic approach of selecting stories, songs, poetry and rhymes from around the world and presenting them with a multisensory approach captures the imagination of all children including those who find it hard to focus in lessons.” -** _**Helen Rai, Head teacher, Lady Margaret Primary School, Southall**_ ## Connecting with Nature **“We like taking part in the ‘Nature’s Here in Town’ project, as it gives our children the skills needed to enrich their vocabulary and helps their language development and their oracy skills, ensuring that their creativity and imagination are developed at an early age.”** _**– Loredana Beurthe, Assistant Headteacher, St Mary’s RC Primary School, Kensington & Chelsea**_ **“The song about the ants was fantastic. The children were really engaged. They love all the action and the props. They really help as well. We love Everyday Magic. We are learning lots, especially about the birds, and the seasons. Brilliant. “ -** _**Zoe Parke, Reception, Lady Margaret Primary School, Southall**_ ## Encouraging Participation & Extending Language **“Everyday Magic has been a wonderful addition to our day. The children wait for the storyteller with focused attention as they know something magical is about to happen. The way in which the stories are told helps develop their imagination and the addition of music creates another layer. The sessions help develop speaking skills and the children have developed their confidence as they ask questions about the origins of the music and story. The rhyming element has helped the children as they recall the rhyming words from the story. It has been wonderful to hear them singing the songs and creating their own stories on the stage in the outdoor classroom”. -** _**Selina Atwal, Gifford Primary School, Northolt**_ ## Providing Schools & Homes with Resources **I can’t tell you how much joy your music brings to both home and my classroom; my daughter often hums it which suggests it’s time to play. My children in Nursery love them, in recent days we’ve been role playing the ‘Degede’ tune during circle time while passing a drum and calling each child’s name, it’s just lovely. We’ve also established the ’Tidy up’ song as our cue for preparing for home time, and guess what! children respond so well! -** _**Enrique Sanguino. Nursery teacher St Johns R>C> Primary School, Rotherhithe**_ - 6 - - 7 - ## Resources for Schools 30 STORY VIDEOS with Visuals, Sound Effects & Choruses narrated by: Everyday Magic Storytellers for Early Years & Key Stages 1 & 2 **BUONITA The Ugly Duckling Ticky Ticky Boom Persephone Sun, Moon & Water Teeny, Tiny Man Wise Doll Ten Little Chickens Princess & the Frog Singing Sack Forest Spirit Farmer’s Birthday Stone Cutter Buonita King Crab Musicians of Bremen Rainbow Snake Wee Doll Lion, Vulture & Hyena Charlie Chicken Tiger’s Whiskers Bouki AS TOLD BY JUNE PETERS Granny O’Brien Stone Soup Little Bird & the Raja Magpie Story Baby Crocodile Animals & the Waterhole AS TOLD BY SEF** For Downloading & Streaming Go to: **Everyday Magic’s bandcamp** and: **Music and Stories for Streaming & Downloading and on CD | Everyday Magic** ## Resources for Schools ## 100 ORIGINAL SONGS Fun to Sing Easy to Remember Great Way to Absorb Info. Song Compilations with on-screen words & images Forest Songs **-** _**Go to:**_ **Forest Songs** Nature Up Close **-** _**Caterpillar/ Garden Snails/ Signs of Winter**_ We Are Londoners **-** _Go to:_ **We Are Londoners** ## Original Song & Lyric Compilations Shukalaka Shake _**- 35 Songs to Celebrate a Child’s Day Go to:**_ **Shukalaka Shake from Everyday Magic Storytelling** Rivers & Seas - _**12 songs on Spotify**_ _**Go to:**_ **htps://share.amuse.io/eWMaJQendTHD** Heard on the Wind - _**Go to:**_ **Heard on the Wind** Rhymes,Poetry,Movement - _**6 lyrics based on poems & trad rhymes**_ Bank of Songs for Class Topics ## 2 BOOKS OF ORIGINAL TALES **by storytellers** **Anne Johnson & Sef Townsend** **published by the History Press @ £9.99 available from all bookshops & amazon** **The Tiger has Stripes Song for Francis Drake Over in the Meadow Daughter Dear Horses like to eat Hay Oats, Beans & Barley grow Full Moon Song of Night & Morning I like the Snowdrops How do you do? Then we can go Dancing Hungry caterpillar Blackberry Song Hungry, Hungry The Swallow Roads go ever on I love the Mountains Hide & Seek Who saw the Petals? Seven Swans Swimming Mother Earth, Father Sky Under a Web Song of the Corbids River flow Song of the Seasons Song of the Tadpoles Look after the Trees Dinosaur Song Spiders from Tiny Eggs** - 8 - - 9 - ## Participating Schools in 2022/23 In Ealing: - **Acton Gardens Primary School, W3** _**(Autumn term 2022)**_ - **Durdan’s Park Primary School, UB1** _**(from Spring 2023)**_ - **Dormers Wells Infant School, UB1**  **Gifford Primary School, UB5** - **Lady Margaret Primary School, UB1**  **Perivale Primary School, UB6** In Kensington & Chelsea: **St Mary’s R.C. Primary School, W10** In Southwark: **St John’s R.C. Primary School, SE16** _**(Spring & Summer 2023)**_ ## Many Thanks to a Key Funder **We are extremely grateful and beholden to John Lyon’s Charity for the 2nd year of a 3 year grant of £30,000/year for our** _**Nature’s Here in Town**_ **programme running in our 6 partnership schools in Ealing & Kensington & Chelsea and the generous addition of a cost of living supplement** ## Looking Ahead to 2023/24 - **As well as delivering Year 3 of** _**Nature’s Here in Town**_ **with our 6 partnership schools, we will continue introducing Everyday Magic to primary schools in other London boroughs.** ## Our Governance **We have 3 trustees all of whom are experienced educationists - two headteachers and a recently retired head - who act in a voluntary capacity and hold a meeting with the Director once a term. At those meetings the activities, finances, policies, strategies, feedback and impact of the charity are reported and reviewed and fresh programmes and projects agreed for the coming term.** **The trustees are satisfied that the activities undertaken by** _**Everyday Magic**_ **during the year have been in furtherance of its charitable objectives and complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission.** ## Our Finances & Funding **Thanks to the generosity of charitable trusts, whenever we can, we make our programmes affordable to schools and provide a 50% subsidy. With minimal overheads** _**Everyday Magic**_ **has in-built flexibility to grow or contract, according to available funding from fees from schools and grants from trusts. All artists are engaged on a freelance basis, there are no office or premises costs or employer liabilities & the charity’s admin, financial management & fundraising are carried out on an unpaid voluntary basis.** **As its reserves policy,** _**Everyday Magic**_ **aims to hold a minimum of one term’s funds and fee commitments to ensure continuity in its ability to plan and deliver its programmes and activities. As its risk management policy,** _**Everyday Magic**_ **budgeting is done on a termly basis and programme commitments are only made for the following term where school fees have been confirmed and all necessary additional funds have been secured to ensure a positive working balance is achieved.** - 10 - - 11 - ## FINANCIAL SUMMARY - HOW WE PERFORMED THIS YEAR ## End of Year Accounts for Academic Year Ending 31/8/2023 **This year saw a steady growth in activities and income £60,210** _(last_ _**year £50,500)**_ **and fees from schools amounted to £24,160** _**(last year £20,500)**_ **. This was the second year of generous grant funding from John Lyon’s Charity for our** _**Nature’s Here in Town**_ **programme which this year amounted to £36,000 – a main grant of £30,000 and £6,000 as a cost of living supplement. Expenditure for the year was £56,508** _**(last year £53,648**_ **) which funded artists working in schools, the ongoing creative development of programmes and the creation of a resource bank of recorded stories and songs for teachers and parents. Funds carrying forwards at the end of the year were £49,273** _**(last year £45,571),**_ **of which £35,673 were unrestricted, helping us to achieve our Reserves Policy.** |||End of Year Accounts for Academic Year Ending 31/8/2023| |---|---|---| |STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
**n accordance with their responsibilites, trustees have:**
**Prepared a financial account and statement for the charity’s financial year which fairly represents**
**the receipts and payments for the period and are on a going concern basis.**
**Selected suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently.**
**Made judgements & accounting estimates that are reasonable & prudent.**
**Ensured proper accounting records are kept and internal controls to ensure their accuracy.**
**Regularly reviewed financial and operating performance.**
**Made available to the charity’s Independent Examiner all the charity’s accounting records & re-**
**lated information necessary to carry out her work & made a full disclosure of all relevant infor-**
**mation.**
**his report was approved by trustees on 16/10/2023 and signed ontheir behalfby:**
**Jessica Finer, Chair**
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES & EXAMINER
**I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of****_Everyday Magic_for the period ended 31**
**August 2022. The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the**
**requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).**
**I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the**
**Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity**
**Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.**
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’S STATEMENT
**I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in**
**connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:**
•**accounting records were not in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and**
•**the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.**
**I have no concerns & have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to**
**which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be**
**reached.**
**Jill Keehan, FCA**
**Britt & Keehan, Chartered Accountants Date: 17/10/23**
**33 Grimwade Anvenue, Croydon CRO 5DJ**
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**ng from John Lyon’s Charity for our****_Nature’s Here in Town_programme which this year amounted to**
**£36,000 – a main grant of £30,000 and £6,000 as a cost of living supplement. Expenditure for the**
**year was £56,508****_(last year £53,648_) which funded artsts working in schools, the ongoing creatve**
**development of programmes and the creaton of a resource bank of recorded stories and songs for**
**eachers and parents. Funds carrying forwards at the end of the year were £49,273****_(last year_**
**_£45,571),_ of which £35,673 were unrestricted, helping us to achieve our Reserves Policy.**|






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**INCOME**
**2023**
**2022**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**Charitable Trusts**
36,000.00
_30,000.00_
**36,000.00**
**_30,000.00_**
**Fees, Commissions, Sales & Donations**
24,160.00
_20,500.00_
50.00
**24,210.00**
**_20,500.00_**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**60,210.00**
**_50,500.00_**
**EXPENDITURE**
**2023**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
39,515.00
_37,050.00_
Creative Development/ School & Artist Liaison/
Evaluation/Feedback/ Reports
8,975.00
_8,700.00_
7,657.85
_7,549.87_
Independent Examiner
360.00
_348.00_
**56,507.85**
**_53,647.87_**
**Excess of Income Over Expenditure for Period**
**3,702.15**
**_-3,147.87_**
**Funds Carrying Forwards at 31st August: -****_Restricted_**
10,000.00
_10,000.00_
**_- Unrestricted_**
35,570.59
_38,718.46_
**49,272.74**
**_45,570.59_**
of which:
- Restricted Funds: John Lyon's Charity
13,600.00
_10,000.00_
35,672.74
_35,570.59_
**REPRESENTED BY:**
49,272.74
**_47,020.59_**
_-1,450.00_
**49,272.74**
**_45,570.59_**
Approved by Trustees on 16/10/2023 and signed on their behalf by:
Jessica Finer, Chair
John Lyon’s Charity
Fees from Schools
Doantion from Global Warriors
_Late payments_
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
Project promotion, recording, website, materials
Artists’ Payments for Schools Programme
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARDS**
- Unrestricted Funds
Cash at Bank at 31st August 2023| |||| ## STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES **In accordance with their responsibilities, trustees have:** - **Prepared a financial account and statement for the charity’s financial year which fairly represents the receipts and payments for the period and are on a going concern basis.** - **Selected suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently.** - **Made judgements & accounting estimates that are reasonable & prudent.** - **Ensured proper accounting records are kept and internal controls to ensure their accuracy.** - **Regularly reviewed financial and operating performance.** - **Made available to the charity’s Independent Examiner all the charity’s accounting records & related information necessary to carry out her work & made a full disclosure of all relevant information.** - **This report was approved by trustees on 16/10/2023 and signed on their behalf by:** - 12 - - 13 -