I spent fifteen years at Layton working as a teacher, so it’s always extra special when I return to share my books with the pupils. Over three-hundred KS2 children listened attentively for nearly fifty minutes as I explained the writing and illustrative process that went into making Danger Zone. They saw all six drafts of…
The half term ended with two more Danger Zone assemblies. First up was a trip to Clifton Primary in St Annes. It was my fourth visit to the school and it’s always a lovely place where I’m made to feel very welcome. The children listened beautifully as I talked them through the various drafts of…
A busy week saw three school visits squeezed into a few days. The first stop was Our Lady of the Assumption Primary. I have visited the school many times stretching back to the start of my writing adventure. During the author assembly, the Y2 – Y6 pupils discovered how Danger Zone was created, from the…
Two author assemblies were booked in for early October: one in Accrington and the other in Fleetwood. The first stop was Spring Hill Primary in Accrington. It was nearly a year since my last visit and it was lovely to return. The Y2 – Y6 pupils discovered how Danger Zone was created, from the initial…
The trip to Sacred Heart Primary in Preston was a landmark visit. It was the 150th school I had visited since my writing adventure began in 2013. The morning started with a KS2 assembly. In thirty-five minutes I managed to explain what has happened in the last four years – phew! The children found out…
It’s always extra special to make a visit to a school for the first time. Despite having to get up really early, I was really excited to get to Moorside Primary Academy in Skelmersdale. The morning kicked off with a whole school storytelling assembly. I put on the waistcoat to share ‘Pat On The Head’,…
My first away trip of the new academic year was to East Lancashire for two Danger Zone assemblies in Burnley at St John Southworth and St James’ Lanehead. First stop was St John Sothworth. It had been a couple of years since my last visit so I had plenty to tell the children. The pupils…
The new school year got off to a flying start with Danger Zone assemblies in two Blackpool schools: Devonshire Academy and Roseacre Academy. The children got to see all of the manuscripts from the first draft through to the final version. Never again will they complain when they have to edit their own work! Martin…
After visiting Lowton St Mary’s in April, it was lovely to return to share more stories and write with Year 3 and 4. The morning started with a KS2 assembly. I put on the storytelling waistcoat and shared ‘Junk from the Trunk’, one of the Tales from the first book. We started off in a…
Some of my visits take me all over the North West, but Carleton Green is very close to home – literally round the corner from my house! It brings a whole new meaning to ‘local author’. It had been over a year since I had last visited with Eric Appleby so it was fab to…