My talks and workshops

'The best day of school I ever had!'

'An extraordinarily amazing time.'

'I like writing now and I never used to.'

'The workshop was fantastic. The mix of real examples from the book and top writing tips, inspired the children to create their own amazing characters. The children were thoroughly enthralled and motivated from start to finish.' - Kirtlington School

I charge £350 a day plus travel expenses.  I'm based in Oxfordshire.

• A fun-filled day of talks and workshops and a promise to engage, ​entertain and inspire your children. 
• Free signed copies of two of my books for your library 
• Activity sheets, and ideas for follow up class activities.  
• Some blurb for to you send home to parents to publicise the event.
• A chance for all the children and their parents/carers to meet me after school,
  
• A book sale and signing - but only if you want it!

Engages everyone in reading fun facts with me and finding out answers to some extraordinary questions!

Introduces children to different kinds of books eg puzzle books, story books, fun fact books and poems. Lots of reading and some 'join in' stories too. 

NOT all about fairies! It's all about inventions and inventing, science and technology, with a quiz and a vote for the silliest invention. 

Children make up and start to write their own Nixie the Bad Bad Fairy story. 

Learn to plot some galaxy class stories – and come up with lots of really original ideas – because your first idea isn’t always your best idea.   

Create an alien on robot character that’s out of this world.  Includes a secret top TV tip for making your characters really stand out!

Tips on writing about magic, a quiz on wizarding words (would they know a ‘grimoire’ from a ‘talisman’!) and even a magic trick! Designed to inspire some truly magical writing.  

Make up a spell for Nixie the Bad Bad Fairy . . . with disastrous consequences!  (Years 3 & 4) 

Find out how The Story of Tracy Beaker was made for TV! I put the show on TV and so I can tell you exactly how it was done!  

Linked to your own curriculum topics. Who can come up with the best fun facts – and how can we tell if they’re real facts rather than fake?  

Explores the main issues of the book: friendship and refugees; empathy; breaking down barriers; focussing on our similarities rather than our differences. Raises key questions like: 'How can you make friends if you don't speak the same language ?' and 'If you had to leave your home with only four things what would you choose?' 

Find out some fun facts about chocolate, invent a brand new chocolate and come up with a market pitch to sell it!  How persuasive are your 'persuasive writing' skills! 

How much do you know about chocolate?! The session includes some history, some science, and a fun fact quiz. Never underestimate the power of chocolate!  

Does the thought of 'inference and deduction' make you groan out loud? Using pictures, dialogue, text and games, this session helps Years 5&6 get to grips with the difference between inference and deduction.   

There's tons of trash in outer space! Find out all about it with this lively mix of fun facts, quizzes . . . and lots and lots of rubbish!

I have several other sessions, including talks for adults.  I invent new talks and workshops all the time, so why not contact me?