It had been three years since my last visit to St Chad’s CE Primary so it was lovely to return. The first day kicked off with an author assembly. I shared the books and explained how they are created from scratch. The children formed a top audience and it was a pleasure to share my…
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…
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…
I visited Marton Primary twice during the final half term of the year. My first visit was part of a forest-themed event involving children from local nurseries. I shared a story about a little spider who uses his brain to overcome some of the most fearsome creatures in the forest. It’s a good story and…
It was great to receive an invitation to visit Lea Primary to talk about writing my books as part of ‘Aspirations Week’. As it was my first visit to the school, I started right at the beginning. I explained to the Key Stage 2 pupils how my writing adventure started with a load of first…
It’s always extra special to visit a school for the first time, so to make two first-time visits in a week was mega! It was lovely to visit St Paul’s at Warton to share my writing adventure with Y2 – Y6. The pupils listened really well as I talked them through the three books and…
After taking an enforced break from my school events due to a health issue, it was marvellous to gradually restart things with a couple of author assemblies in local schools. It had been over two years since my last visit to St Nicholas Primary. The last time I visited, I had only written the first…