Over the years, since I took early retirement when my beloved daughter Jay was very ill and in a life-threatening condition, I’ve spent much time writing… Teaching in early primary years, age 5 – 7, in…
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Where does time go?
Where does time go? A question I’ve asked so many times over my lifetime as I’ve struggled to fit in everything I’ve got to/would like to do, … paid work, plus preparations for work and…
Christmas Morning
‘Angels from the realms of glory..’ Crackle of morning kitchen, smell of burnt toast, spoon chink. “Hurry up Dad, hurry, you’re so slow!” Clatter of plates, cold sink, smooth Christmas linen, wood scrape on lino….
Changes, changes – and plans
Great to look at the major change and new layout on my website – many thanks to George Baird for all his help and encouragement! And now for the challenge of getting used to all…
Exciting news – Routledge Featured Authors
Throughout my many years in teaching I enjoyed writing short stories and plays about all sorts of topics which came up in the classroom – and dreamed of having more time to write stories, plays,…
Practical workshops and presentations
Amazing how experience in one area of life can prove useful in a completely different situation… Following much experience working with children 5 – 12 years from a rich variety of backgrounds, through very tough…
Workshops and Presentations
Communication One of my main interests over many years has been in communication – how to build effective communication between individuals, within families and other home groups, professional/family and other groups of people, all individual, who work together…