Tag: library

  • How to get a home tutor really cheap

    How to get a home tutor really cheap

    I heard on the news this morning that more and more families are hiring home tutors. While that may be a good thing if your children need particular specialist help, there are things that you can do that will have a much deeper effect on your children’s education and also on the happiness of your…

  • What do teachers want from an author visit?

    What do teachers want from an author visit?

    What do teachers want from a school visit? I’ve been visiting schools for years now, telling stories, sharing my writing strategies, showing how to draw things and, I hope, inspiring the odd child here and there. I’ve never been a teacher. I’ve not trained as a teacher. In staff room conversations, it’s clear that many…

  • My Visit to Jersey Library

    My Visit to Jersey Library

    I thought I’d lost my faithful Swiss Army pocket knife when I checked into security at Birmingham airport. Normally I put it in my suitcase, but this time it was still in my pocket! I was allowed to go and buy a jiffy bag and stamps and post it back to myself. It would have…