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Star Teacher
Jack Sheffield
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Description for Star Teacher
Paperback. .
It's 1985, and as Jack returns for another year as headteacher at Ragley village school, some changes are in store. It's the year of Halley's Comet, Band Aid, Trivial Pursuit, Dynasty shoulder pads, Roland Rat and Microsoft Windows. And at Ragley-on-the-Forest, Heathcliffe Earnshaw decides to enter the village scarecrow competition, Ruby the caretaker finds romance, and retirement looms for Vera the secretary. Meanwhile, Jack has to battle with some rising stars of the teaching profession to save his job and his school . . . Readers love Jack Sheffield: 'Wry ... Read more
It's 1985, and as Jack returns for another year as headteacher at Ragley village school, some changes are in store. It's the year of Halley's Comet, Band Aid, Trivial Pursuit, Dynasty shoulder pads, Roland Rat and Microsoft Windows. And at Ragley-on-the-Forest, Heathcliffe Earnshaw decides to enter the village scarecrow competition, Ruby the caretaker finds romance, and retirement looms for Vera the secretary. Meanwhile, Jack has to battle with some rising stars of the teaching profession to save his job and his school . . . Readers love Jack Sheffield: 'Wry ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552171571
SKU
V9780552171571
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Jack Sheffield
Jack Sheffield was born in 1945 and grew up in the tough environment of Gipton Estate, in North East Leeds. After a job as a 'pitch boy', repairing roofs, he became a Corona Pop Man before going to St John's College, York, and training to be a teacher. In the late 70s and 80s, he was a headteacher of two ... Read more
Reviews for Star Teacher
Wry observation and heartwarming humour in equal measure
Alan Titchmarsh
Overflowing with amusing anecdotes
Daily Express
Amusing adventures at the North Yorkshire village school
Choice
Jack Sheffield's in a class of his own
York Press
Alan Titchmarsh
Overflowing with amusing anecdotes
Daily Express
Amusing adventures at the North Yorkshire village school
Choice
Jack Sheffield's in a class of his own
York Press