Category: School & Library Visits

  • Okehampton Primary School

    I should have learned by now – when it sounds like it’s going to be a small quiet country school it’s often quite the opposite. So I discovered on Monday, when I visited Okehampton Primary School in Devon. It is, in fact, the largest primary school in Devon. I had to quickly adapt my plans,…

  • St Mary’s and St Peter’s – Teddington

    I had a great day in Teddington yesterday, visiting St Mary’s and St Peter’s C of E Primary School, which is undergoing a major building scheme, following which the school will increse its numbers by about a third. Education is all go in the Borough of Richmond! I started off the day storytelling to Ks1…

  • What ever it takes – Meet the Author week – Leicester Tigers

    I flew down from Glasgow to Birmingham and then on to Leicester for Wednesday morning, where I met hundreds of children from lots of school at the Whatever it takes to get Leicester reading – meet the author week. This took place at the Leicester Tigers rugby ground – very swish surroundings! I told the…