School Programme

Suitable for Yrs 10, 11 and 6th Form Kit de Waal was born in Birmingham to an Irish mother, who was a childminder and foster carer and a Caribbean father.  ... Kit de Waal – My Name is Leon

Suitable for Yrs 4 & 5 Although he grew up in Hertfordshire his grandparents lived on the south coast, in Sussex and Dorset, where much of the inspiration for his ... Richard Pickard – Son of the Sea

Suitable for Yrs 7 & 8 Alex Foulkes is a writer from Stoke-on-Trent, and the author of the spooky, funny Rules for Vampires series of books. Apart from reading and writing stories, Alex’s ... Alex Foulkes – Rules for Vampires

Suitable for Yr 9 Before writing her first novel, Andreina Cordani was a senior editor and writer for women’s magazines including Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan. Her assignments included interviewing gun-toting moms on the ... Andreina Cordani – Dead Lucky

Suitable for Yrs 1 & 2 Neal Layton is an award-winning illustrator and author. To date he has worked on more than 80 titles in 16 languages worldwide, with authors ... Neal Layton – The Story of Stars

Suitable for Yrs 5 & 6 David Solomons was born on the doomed planet Kryp– no, wait, that’s someone else. He was born and grew up in the suburbs of ... David Solomons – My Brother is a Superhero