Get Your School Signed Up to Premier League Primary Stars!
Dan is supporting an exciting community project called Premier League Primary Stars. The project brings Premier League values into schools. This fantastic campaign uses the appeal of the Premier League to inspire children to learn, to be active and to develop important life skills helping 5-11 year olds reach their goals academically or on the […]
The May JJ Fan Of The Month is Megan!
Congratulations to the May JJ Fan of the Month, Megan! Name:- Megan Bull Age:- 12 From:- Near a town called Scunthorpe Started playing football at:- I started playing football with my older brother in the garden when I was 3, and started playing for my first team at the age of 6 (a boys’ team). […]
JJ back on TV!
The time has come for a new TV series of Jamie Johnson! The second series of CBBC and ShortFormFilm’s adaption of Dan’s books is live once more. Each Wednesday from now until the end of June, a new episode of the Jamie Johnson story will be released at 5 o’clock, with a repeat later in the day. Ten 30 minute episodes follow Jamie’s dream to become a professional footballer. The […]
The Real JJs Write!
Sometimes I’m lucky enough to be asked to visit professional football clubs and speak to their academy players about books, reading, writing, JJ and football. The clubs feel it’s important that, while the players are with them, they get a good all-round education. I always enjoy these sessions because, in working with the academy players, […]
March Fan of the Month from Greece!
Congratulations to Jim, who is April’s JJ Fan of the Month! Name:– Jim Tsapatsaris Age:– 12 From:– I live in Athens but I am from mani which is placed in Peloponnesus, Greece. Started playing football at:– I started playing football at the age of 5. Football idol:– Lionel Messi. Heard about the JJ books through:– My […]
Meet Oscar – February’s JJ Fan of the Month!
Congratulations to Oscar, who is February’s JJ Fan of the Month! Name:– Oscar Sanders Age:– 8 From:– Tunbridge Wells Kent Started playing football at:– 4 years old Football idol:– Eden Hazard Heard about the JJ books through:– Dan visiting the Foresters Football Club Like the books because:– You just can’t stop reading them because you […]
Great writing from Owen
Recently I had an incredible visit to the British International School of New York. While I was there, we did a writing workshop and I would like to share one of the stories with you. It was written by Owen O’Toole who is ten years old and has written his very own Jamie Johnson story. […]
Brilliant Writing from Whitefield Primary
It is fantastic to be able to put some of the students work on the website and I am always surprised at the quality of writing that I am sent. By the looks of the work sent to me by two of the students at Whitefield Primary School, I may have some competition on the […]
In Interview with Thomas
It’s great to be able to feature young footballers on the website and today I would like to introduce you to, not only a player, but a writer as well! His writing kept me on the edge of my seat and he certainly managed to put a lot of suspense in a small amount of writing. […]
Fantastic writing from Cedar Primary School
I recently visited Cedar Primary School in Kent where I had a fantastic day meeting the students and staff. When I visited the school, I worked with a group called the Byline Boys, a small group of brilliant young writers. I was really impressed with the standard of writing and asked that […]