School visits
I love visiting schools. Although I am no longer a career teacher, I am still a teacher at heart and enjoy the challenges offered by pupils of all ages.
The Time Wreccas and The Time Apprentice are most suited to National Curriculum levels 3 to 5 (but are also enjoyed by adults.) I have worked with groups aged 5 to 18 and obviously adapt my material and approach accordingly. The groups that benefit most are those in Key Stages 2, 3 and 5. Workshops for KSs 1 to 3 tend to use my books as a focal point for extending writing skills, while those for Sixth Forms concentrate on writing as a career. I am always happy to discuss different approaches and areas of focus to suit the school.
The most successful visits are those for which pupils have been well prepared. Some schools study the first chapter of one of my books (available free for The Time Wreccas and The Time Apprentice) and do a variety of activities related to it. This often leads to excellent questions from the children as well as making the visit by the author relevant and exciting.
If you would like me to visit your school, please contact me through the contact page here on the site, or write to me at Puffin, 80 Strand, London WC2R OR. I will get back to you as soon as I can.