Last Day of School

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Hilarious, nostalgic and heart-warming in equal measure, Last Day of School is the final novel in the much-loved Teacher series. he and his wife are expecting a baby and the school is preparing for the introduction of the new National Curriculum. I can remember the school meals, the spam fritters, salad with roast potatoes and the comforting puddings all served with lashings of custard sometimes coloured pink. Jack Sheffield is almost happy to open up the stage to these characters and is happy to take a back-seat, whilst chewing over a career-changing decision.

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. It has been immensely good fun, and I am in awe of anyone who can stand on a stage in front of a 100+ people. So when Jack if offered an opportunity that could change everything, he has a difficult decision to make. A lot of the threads are nicely tied up and by the end it feels like we are leaving our favourite characters in a satisfying place. In the late seventies and eighties, he was a headteacher of two schools in North Yorkshire before becoming Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Bretton Hall College of the University of Leeds.Traditionally, Jack Sheffield has released a book a year in this delightful series, which were dutifully purchased and enjoyed. My primary school was a very happy time and certainly bears no resemblance to the amount of testing and homework that occurs for our young people today. So when Jack is offered an opportunity that could change everything, he knows he has a difficult decision to make. Jack Sheffield's next book is University Tales and is out in Hardback, with the paperback published in Summer 2024. He and his wife are expecting a new baby, the school is preparing for the introduction of the new National Curriculum, and the coming year promises a whole host of other surprises.

The TV programmes that we watched, the history taking place around us and the fashions and music that dominated our lives. And then there are the many everyday surprises that come with life in the village, like combing the Church for an escaped pet mouse. It was at this time he began to record his many amusing stories of village life as portrayed in Teacher, Teacher! Silent Night, Star Teacher, Happiest Days, Starting Over, Changing Times, Back to School and School Days.Reliably entertaining' Choice 'Jack Sheffield is certainly top of the class with this heart-warming and feel-good series. The first performance is tonight, with 2 more scheduled for tomorrow and then that is panto over for the year. Whether it's combing the church for an escaped pet mouse or dealing with the obnoxious new school governor, life in the village is always entertaining. We catch up on the lives of our favourite school staff, Ruby the kind-hearted cleaner, Vera, the most-capable Secretary who is capable of solving any kind of moral dilemma.