School visits

I taught full time in three primary schools in 12 years. I still teach, and am now a music specialist – in fact I’ve been nominated for Classic FM’s Music Teacher of the Year competition.

A practising teacher

As a teacher, I’m used to being in schools and talking with children. I taught across the curriculum in a primary school before going part time. I stay in touch with changes in the curriculum and with teaching practice, especially the move towards cross-curricular teaching.

I offer sessions on writing skills, including:

• How a book is created, from idea to the store. Teachers and children are always surprised by the number of people involved, and how the process works.
• Non-fiction writing: researching with books and the web and ways to present information.
• Fiction: a session where the children and I make up a story together. We look at the importance of conflict and characterisation.

I live in north Oxfordshire and can travel to schools in Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.