ABOUT ME
Currently working on a project looking at Boys' Writing, I have taught for over 30 years in UK primary classrooms.
My first children’s story book was published in 1996. Over t25 titles have followed - see the 'publications' section on this website for further details. At the moment I am working on a book about football to enthuse year 6 children to write.
Still teaching part time, on Thursdays and Fridays, the 3 days when I'm not in school, I write, lead whole school story writing days, inset training and adult writing courses.
I am also involved with Open the Book and Christian charities working in Croatia and Latin America.
Hobbies include reading, gardening, watching films, eating meals with friends and dreaming up quirky ideas whilst lying next to a swimming pool with palm trees swaying gently in the breeze…
I live in Amersham, Bucks with my husband who is called Derek. We have two sons called Tom and Toby, one daughter-in-law called Sarah and a daughter-in-law-in-waiting called Hannah. My birthday is on August 1st, I was born in Stoke-on-Trent, live in a semi-detached house that is set at 45 degrees to the road because it is on a corner and drive a black golf.
