About Us
Who We Are
- A small arts-in-education charity, uniquely partnering with London primary schools for over 20 years.
- Programmes delivered by our long-term team of collaborative artists, musicians, and storytellers
- Led by trustees who are experienced primary school heads, ensuring our help is precisely where schools need it
Who We Are
- An innovative arts-in-education charity
- Working in long term partnerships with schools
- With programmes tried & tested over 20 years
- Delivered by our small team of storytellers, musicians, writers and artists
- Supported by our 3 trustees - all primary headteachers - who advise us on how Everyday Magic can best help schools
What we offer
- Fortnightly programmes from Nursery to Year 6
- Stories, songs, rhymes & riddles from around the world
- Fun with language, speaking up & performing
- Linking to the curriculum, involving teachers & TAs, running INSETs
- An online resource bank of videoed stories, poems, rhymes & songs
How we make our programmes affordable
- Generous charitable trusts help us keep fees affordable for schools facing budget constraints
- We keep overheads low so that all funding goes directly to delivering our programmes in schools
- Freelance artists. No premises costs. Voluntary back-office work. Maximum funds for programmes.
Our Funding
- With school budgets getting ever tighter, we rely on the generosity of charitable trusts to keep our termly fees affordable for schools.
our Funders
Major funders of Our Current Programmes:
- The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- John Lyon’s Charity
Funders who’ve contributed to Previous Programmes
- John Lyon’s Charity
- Fagus Anstruther Memorial Trust
- Kensington & Chelsea Foundation
- Knightsbridge School Education Foundation
- Thomas’s Schools Foundation
- People’s Health Trust
- Golden Bottle & Bull-dog Trust (now The Fore)
- Westway Trust
Our Vision
To enrich children’s language, inspire curiosity and help them discover their voice through the power of stories, songs and creative expression.
Our Values
Creativity rooted in culture and community
Inclusion for all languages, backgrounds and special needs
Long-term relationships with schools
Practical support for teachers and families
Joy, imagination and participation at the centre of every session
What We Do
Fortnightly school programmes
Early Years language enrichment
KS1–KS2 storytelling & curriculum-linked learning
Bespoke sessions for INSET, Book Week & special events
A large online resource bank of stories, songs & videos