Category: School & Library Visits

  • Organisation

    It’s now a quarter past twelve and I haven’t done any work yet. Well, I have actually, but not what I call work work. Now the school year is underway, invitations to visit schools and festivals have started coming in. I love visiting schools – I must do – I do a lot of travelling…

  • Anthony Browne – Authors in Schools

    Dear, lovely, sensible Anthony Browne, Children’s Laureate, had to put his two pennyworth into the Authors in Schools debate. I suspect he would rather have not got involved, but his position means that the press will come to him first for a comment. I think he mediated his way through the minefield quite well and…

  • Independant Safeguarding

    Oh dear, I’ve been hoping that this would all go away and we would come to our senses, but it seems that I’m going to have to get myself a certificate to prove I’m not a paedophile so that I can still visit schools. Looking at the the ISA website I found the glaring loophole…