I am a retired head teacher with a passion for writing and discovering the most effective methods of helping children learn. My local primary school is Tonypandy and you will find me there two afternoons each week working with groups of children.
My main areas of focus are Maths with the emphasis on the early years and English, especially drama.
I am a retired head teacher with a passion for writing and discovering the most effective methods of helping children learn. My local primary school is Tonypandy and you will find me there two afternoons each week working with groups of children.
My main areas of focus are Maths with the emphasis on the early years and English, especially drama.
A Science in Drama play script for Key Stage 2.
Theme: Ecology and Pollution
Why has the pond suddenly become plagued with frogs? Are the rumours of the deadly black slime true? Will Pond Snail escape the clutches of Mr and Mrs Water Spider? Can the Tadpoles trust Great Diving Beetle? What happened to Kingfisher? Can they all escape the deadly black SLIME?
For use in your school or organization.
Birdflight is a Science in Drama play script for Key Stage 2 children.
Theme: Migration
Young Red start is discovering what a dangerous world he inhabits. Old Crow has told him tales of fearsome creatures like Sparrow Hawk, Stoat and the deadly Pine Marten who once hunted through the trees like a dark shadow. Yet there is one danger he cannot escape. A danger he must face with family and friends afresh each year or perish when the freezing white death descends upon the land. Is he ready to undertake the great adventure of migration?
For use within your own school or organization.
A play script for Key Stage 2 children.
Bumblebania is gripped by fear. A ferocious dragon is busily devouring its inhabitants while the King desperately struggles to find a hero brave enough to slay the beast. Queen Ammoania is also desperately seeking a suitor for the Princess Lucinda. The obvious solution is to offer the hand of the Princess to the hero who slays the dragon and delivers Bumblebania from its nightmare. Unfortunately when a hero does turn up he is not what everyone expects.
A Chronicle of Bumblebania with performance and reproduction rights for your school or organization.
A Science in Drama play script for Key Stage 2 THEME: Electricity
When Sherlock Ohms is summoned to Magnet Manor by the mysterious Mr A.T.Mos he senses devilry afoot. His suspicions are further aroused upon learning that five of the wealthiest men in the world have also received similar invitations. Accompanied by his loyal companion Dr Watts-On he travels to the remote island unaware of the tragic events that will shortly unfold. As one by one the guests fall victim to the evil A.T.Mos can Ohms solve the mystery and uncover the evil perpetrator before there is no one left standing?
For use in your own school or organization.
A Christmas play script for KS 2 children.
Christmas is coming and the Royal House of Bumble is in turmoil.
While the King and Sir Boris the Bold set about restoring the Ancient Order of Knighthood, Queen Ammoania is feverishly attempting to find a suitor for the princess. Meanwhile, having escaped from the clutches of Prince Rupert and his gang, dastardly Baron Grime hatches a fiendishly clever plot that is in danger of coming undone, literally.
When an Abominable Snowman is sighted in Bumblebania and Aunt Grimwalda arrives unannounced for the wedding it looks as if things cannot get any worse.
But appearances can be deceptive because the children’s Christmas party looms large on the Royal horizon.
Christmas At Bumble Castle may be reproduced for performances within your own school or organization. Ideal for group reading or as a full blown production, or why not be creative and produce an audio version? How you use it is up to you.
A Christmas at Bumble Castle is one of the'Chronicle of Bumblebania' series.
Five award winning play scripts for children that confront the pressing issues of our day. Global warming, deforestation, ecological pollution, and man’s impact on nature, are among the themes covered.
Slime - What will happen to the pond creatures faced with the deadly black slime?
This Was Your Life - Imagine if man was confronted with the damage he has inflicted on the environment by the creatures affected.
Birdflight - Migration is a dangerous enough prospect for little Redstart without having to worry about the interference of man.
Sherlock Ohms and the Mystery of Magnet Manor - The theme of electrical safety was inspired by a domestic tragedy. Can Sherlock Ohms discover the perpetrator of the foul murders at Magnet Manor while there are still some guests left standing.
Steam - The story of John Williams whose life encompassed the passing of rural Britain and the dawn of the Industrial Revolution fueled by the discovery of a powerful new energy sources - steam.
