Help Shape Our Future

Help Shape Our Future
We would love to know a little more about you and how you use our programmes. As a charity, MakeBelieve Arts relies on understanding our community to make sure our work reaches the children and practitioners who need it most. Your answers will directly shape what we do next, and we are grateful for your support.

As a thank you, everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw. Five winners will be drawn on 1st July 2026 and each winner can choose either a free year's access to one of our Story Diet programmes or a copy of the second edition of Princesses, Dragons and Helicopter Stories.

The survey should take no more than five minutes. Thank you for your time.
SECTION 1: About You
What is your job title?
Where are you based?
County, State or area, plus country
Where do you work?

Other (please tell us)
What age group do you mainly work with? (tick all that apply)

Other (please tell us)
Do you work with children with special educational needs and disabilities?
Do you work with children who speak English as an additional language?
SECTION 2: How You Found Us
How did you first hear about MakeBelieve Arts? (tick all that apply)

Other (please tell us)
Which social media platforms do you use regularly? (tick all that apply)

Other (please tell us)
How often do you see our content on social media?
Are you part of the Helicopter Stories Facebook Group
Where do you go for inspiration and new ideas? For example, social media, colleagues, training events, early years publications, podcasts?
SECTION 3: Our Programmes
Which MakeBelieve Arts programmes do you currently use? (tick all that apply)
What benefits have our programmes brought to the children in your setting?

How long have you owned or used each of our programmes? (If you don't use our any of these please leave blank)

Rows	1 year	2 years	3 years	Longer
Poetry Basket 1
Poetry Basket 2
Helicopter Stories
Story Steps
Listening Tales

How often do you use each approach with your children?

Rows	Every Day	2-3 times a week	once a week	Occasionally
Poetry Basket 1
Poetry Basket 2
Helicopter Stories
Story Steps
Listening Tales

SECTION 4: YouTube / The Listening Classroom
Do you use YouTube? If so, how? For example, for your own professional development, to show videos to children, to share with colleagues, or for something else entirely?
Did you know we have a YouTube Channel called The Listening Classroom
Have you watched any of our videos?
What would you like to see on YouTube? Are there things you wish you could find that would support your practice. (If you don't use YouTube, please leave blank)
SECTION 5: What Would You Like To See Next?
We are always looking at how we can best support practitioners. Which of the following would be most valuable to you? (tick all that apply)

Other (please tell us)
Prize Draw

Would you like to be entered into our prize draw? Leave blank if you do not wish to enter.
We will be drawing five winners on 1st July 2026. Each winner can choose between a free year's access to one of our Story Diet programmes or a copy of the second edition of Princesses, Dragons and Helicopter Stories.

If you would like to be entered into the prize draw, please enter your name and email address below so we can contact you if you win.
Name

First NameLast Name
Email Address
example@example.com
If you are not already part of our story community, your email will be automatically added to list, so that we will keep you up to date with inspiration and the free sessions and stories that we provide. You will be able to unsubscribe at any time. If you have any problems please email info@helicopterstories.co.uk
SECTION 6: And Finally...
Is there anything else you'd like to tell us, or something you wish we offered?
Thank you for your support of our work and for taking the time to fill in this survey. We will be using your replies to shape what we do next.
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Help Shape Our Future

SECTION 1: About You

SECTION 2: How You Found Us

SECTION 3: Our Programmes

SECTION 4: YouTube / The Listening Classroom

SECTION 5: What Would You Like To See Next?

Prize Draw

SECTION 6: And Finally...