School Visits

Bring Big Little Voice® & Dino Clouds® to Your School

Inspiring children through stories, creativity, confidence and imagination

From interactive storytelling for younger children to creative writing, empowerment and anti-bullying sessions for older pupils, my school visits are designed to engage, inspire and leave children with something meaningful to take away.

I work with children from EYFS through to Year 7, and sessions can be tailored to your school’s needs.

THE BIG LITTLE VOICE® WELLBEING EXPERIENCE

Helping children find their voice, build confidence and believe in themselves.

Through my award-winning Big Little Voice® series, I use storytelling, discussion and engaging activities to help children explore some of the challenges they may face growing up.

Choose your theme

💛 Confidence & Self-Esteem
Helping children recognise their worth, strengths and individuality.

🛑 Bullying & Finding Your Voice
Exploring bullying, friendship, kindness and the importance of speaking up.

🌧️ Anxiety & Emotional Regulation
Helping children recognise emotions and explore positive ways of managing difficult feelings.

💙 Bereavement & Difficult Emotions
Creating a gentle space to explore sadness, loss and the journey towards healing.

🎓 Exam Confidence
Supporting Year 6 pupils with worries, pressure and confidence around SATs and other challenges.

What children will experience

📖 Interactive storytelling
💬 Age-appropriate discussion
💡 Practical ideas they can take away
❤️ Opportunities to reflect and participate
🌟 Encouragement to recognise their own “Big Little Voice”

Suitable for

KS2 and KS3

Sessions can be tailored to the age of the children and your school’s particular needs.

Perfect for

Anti-Bullying Week • Children’s Mental Health Week • PSHE • Wellbeing programmes • Year 6 exam preparation • School Enrichment Days

Session

60 minutes – Assemblies and classroom workshops are available.

Optional book signing

Schools can arrange signed copies of the relevant Big Little Voice® book as a follow-on resource for pupils.

Because every child has a voice. Sometimes they just need help finding it.

THE DINO CLOUDS® STORYTELLING EXPERIENCE

Ignite imagination. Inspire creativity. Look up and dream!

Bring the magic of Dino Clouds Party to your school with an engaging, interactive storytelling experience designed especially for younger children.

I bring George’s dinosaur-filled imagination to life through storytelling, discussion and imaginative activities, encouraging children to look at the world around them with curiosity and wonder.

What children will experience

📖 Interactive storytelling
🦖 Discovering dinosaurs hidden in the clouds
☁️ Imaginative discussion and participation
🎨 Creative thinking
💭 Encouragement to use their own imagination
🌟 A fun and memorable author experience

Suitable for

EYFS • Reception • Year 1 • Year 2

Perfect for

World Book Day, book weeks, storytelling events, literacy activities and special school visits.

Session

45 minutes -A lively, age-appropriate session designed to keep young children engaged from beginning to end.

Optional book signing

Schools can arrange for children to purchase copies of Dino Clouds Party and have their books signed by the author.

Bring Dino Clouds® to your school and let imaginations take flight.

THE BIG LITTLE VOICE® & DINO CLOUDS® WHOLE-SCHOOL AUTHOR DAY

One author, two worlds, A day designed for the whole school.

Give children across the school the opportunity to experience the magic of storytelling while exploring imagination, confidence and emotional wellbeing.

A typical day could include

Morning

🦕 Nursery / Reception / Year 1 / Year 2
Dino Clouds® storytelling experience

An imaginative storytelling adventure inspired by Dino Clouds Party, encouraging young children to explore creativity, curiosity and the power of imagination.

Afternoon

🌈 Years 3–4
Big Little Voice® confidence & self-esteem

Interactive sessions exploring confidence, self-esteem, friendship, bullying, anxiety and emotional wellbeing.

🌈 Years 5–6
Big Little Voice® bullying, resilience or emotional wellbeing.

Older children can explore confidence, resilience, emotional challenges and the importance of speaking up.

Perfect for

World Book Day • Anti-Bullying Week • Children’s Mental Health Week • Wellbeing days • Literacy Events • Enrichment Days • Whole-school author visits

Full-day investment

Up to four presentations / workshops

Optional books

Schools can arrange copies of Dino Clouds Party and the Big Little Voice® books as a follow-on resource for children.

A day of stories, imagination, confidence and finding your voice — from the youngest children to Year 6.

Presentations and workshops can all be tailored to meet your organisation’s individual needs, so please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

I am DBS cleared and have Public Liability Insurance cover for any work carried out within schools and local authority venues.

Visit Testimonials

Anti-bullying Presentations – Teacher Feedback

“The honest account of her experience made the workshop very powerful, and her style was extremely engaging.”

“We loved the author’s authenticity and bravery and being able to talk to us in such an animated and compelling way.”.

The anti-bullying workshops have been endorsed by Lauren Seager-Smith, former CEO of Kidscape who said, ‘Children need to be supported to grow in confidence and M.G. Vaciago helps us reach children in new and innovative ways – this is a gift to schools who want to make a real difference.’

Big Little Voice® Empowerment Workshops – Teacher Feedback

“The author has a very good subject knowledge; she engages extremely well with the children and the topic perfectly complements our PSHE learning.”

“The workshop was very inspiring. The author maintained the children’s focus, involving them in the topic of discussion and allowing them to explore this further through fun activities.”

Big Little Voice® and the child wearing a rainbow cape logo are Registered Trademarks

The Dino Clouds® and the cloud dinosaur logo are Registered Trademarks.