Authors

Hywel Roberts
All articles by Hywel Roberts
‘Meet Becky, my 7-year-old Ghost of Christmas past’
The travelling teacher reflects on the magic a simple wardrobe brought to children that needed festive cheer the most
23 December 2018
‘Our shared stories of teacher rebellion are the ones that bind us’
The travelling teacher remembers a one-man pitch invasion and the teacher with a rebellious spirit leading the charge
30 November 2018
What to do if you’re a teacher and you look like Jerry Springer
The travelling teacher recalls how to be a good neighbour and a science lesson that involved chanting fit for daytime TV
6 November 2018
‘In schools, relationships aren’t straight lines’
The travelling teacher remembers an aspiring DJ who tested his limits and introduced him to a new genre of music...
16 October 2018
‘Some grown-ups just can’t handle the classroom’
One ‘travelling teacher’ recalls a class who found their voice – and an adult visitor who was a fish out of water
19 September 2018
A leap of faith during a school ski trip
What happens when you’re a teacher-volunteer for a ski trip, and you can’t actually ski...?
12 July 2018