Tag: School & Library Visits
Vetting – A Passport For Abusers
There is an immutable law of unintended consequences. The new child abuse vetting laws will, in the end have entirely the opposite effect to that which is intended. One thing that law enforcement and the abuse industry agree on, is that intentional abusers are clever and single-minded in achieving their purpose. To stop them we…
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…