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100 days of lockdown.

It’s been 14 weeks and two days since schools closed their doors and the majority of us went into lockdown. That’s 100 days! I don’t know where the last few months have gone. It’s all blurred into one, each week seeming to go quicker than the previous. Considering the way things have been ... READ the POST

Time School: We Will Honour Them launch and special Year 6 event

In honour of the forthcoming launch of the next book in the Time School series, I would like to invite Year 6 students to join me for a special online event. This dedicated event aims to bring the amazing Year 6 students together - virtually - in the classroom or in their homes - to celebrate ... READ the POST

The young people who didn’t get a chance to prove themselves.

All their secondary school life, from the age of 11 up to 16, children in England are working towards one goal; the GCSE examinations. These are the exams you can’t leave school without. These are the exams that are your passage to A-Levels. Without an English and Maths GCSE, you cannot go on to ... READ the POST

Book Review – Holes, by Louis Sachar

A mob sets fire to the school house and burns it to the ground. They are angry because the schoolmistress was seen kissing the local onion seller. She is white, he is black. According to local law, this is not allowed. Sam, the onion seller, escapes in his boat, the Mary Lou. He does not get far. ... READ the POST

The Leaver’s Book with the Missing Images

Year 6 in the English school system, the final year of junior school. The year before they make the transition to secondary education. Most will have been at their school since the age of 4. It is all they have ever known. Now 11, they have outgrown this place. It is time to move on. That ... READ the POST

Tips for using Zoom with Primary aged children

My Zoom learning journey has been very steep indeed and there are a few things I've learned along the way that I'd like to share with you. For virtual learning, you'd find Zoom hard to beat and its recent surge in popularity is testament to that. Skype is great too, but has it's limitation, ... READ the POST

What Others Are Saying

"You're an amazing author. My daughter has read all your books 3 times. Thank you for inspriring her!!
Nikki Young
2020-02-28T13:14:40+00:00
"You're an amazing author. My daughter has read all your books 3 times. Thank you for inspriring her!!

"Nicola listened to and understood our wish to evolve our message along with our brand. Her copy was always succinct,...
Nikki Young
2020-02-28T13:13:38+00:00
"Nicola listened to and understood our wish to evolve our message along with our brand. Her copy was always succinct, accurate and grammatically correct and we were able to upload it to the new site without significant revision."

"Nicola is responsive and intuitive while delivering projects in a timely manner."
Nikki Young
2020-02-28T13:13:54+00:00
"Nicola is responsive and intuitive while delivering projects in a timely manner."

"You have really inspired her to write and create stories. She was very taken with your book the Time School."
Nikki Young
2020-02-28T13:14:06+00:00
"You have really inspired her to write and create stories. She was very taken with your book the Time School."

"Nicola encourages the children to think about things in different ways and to be more creative and descriptive in their...
Nikki Young
2020-02-28T13:14:19+00:00
"Nicola encourages the children to think about things in different ways and to be more creative and descriptive in their writing style."
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