Heavyweight Clash Ends in a Stalemate- by Isaac Goodwin
It is always great to give young writers a platform on this website to showcase their work. Recently one of these writers sent me some of his work and I was so impressed with his writing that I asked him to send in something to publish. This fantastic piece was sent in by Isaac Goodwin. […]
Great writing from Jack and Eddie….
Recently Dan had the pleasure of visiting Christ Church School, Ware. It is always fantastic to see the students being inspired to write after a visit, and he was thrilled to have some amazing pieces of writing from two of the children. Dan loves reading young writers work and this piece is great! Jack O’Reilly […]
Can I Be Captain? – By Declan Gane
On a recent school visit, I met the author Declan Gane, who has written a wonderful book, full of top tips from sports stars all about the art of leadership in sport. I was so impressed, I asked Declan if he would kindly share some of those tips with readers of my website…. […]
Jack O’Reilly reviews Dan’s visit…
It’s always great to have feedback and even better when it’s so positive and from the children themselves. Recently Dan visited Christ Church School in Ware, where he met Jack O’Reilly, who was the lucky winner of the World Book Day competition when he dressed up as his favourite character for the Jamie Johnson […]
Great writing from Jack and Eddie
Recently Dan had the pleasure of visiting Christ Church School, Ware. It is always fantastic to see the students being inspired to write after a visit, and he was thrilled to have some amazing pieces of writing from two of the children. Dan loves reading young writers work and this pieces are great! Jack O’Reilly […]
Search For Jamie- Update!
I would like to say a huge thanks to all the fantastic actor/ footballers and their parents and guardians for coming along to the auditions yesterday. It was a terrific day and amazing to see so many talented kids out there. Bringing Jamie Johnson to life is something we are really excited about. Now we […]
The New Jamie Johnson?
At the end of the school year we sent out some copies of ‘Born to Play’ to some of the schools around the country, that I know well. I have asked that they be presented to their most talented footballer in Year 7. I’m sure it’s been a very difficult choice for them. We will be […]
Bringing Jamie Johnson to Life
A few days ago, I was alerted to this wonderful trailer of a Jamie Johnson film based on The Kick Off, made by Ho Wei Jian. Ho, who is based in Singapore, says: “This was originally for a book report in school. I love the books. Jamie Johnson reminds me of a young Ryan Giggs. […]
Some Great Writing from Wilbury Junior School
This month Dan visited Wilbury Junior School in Hertfordshire. Congratulations to Cleo in Year 5 for winning the ‘best question’ in assembly. Great work Cleo! Dan ran a Creative Workshop with the children and the standard of writing was amazing! It was very difficult to choose which ones to put on the website, so well […]
Online Games and Fun Stuff
[box]Have a look at our new page…[/box] This is the new place where all our fun things on the website will go. We would love to hear your suggestions for some webpage links to your favourite football games, quizzes or other fun stuff. We will be updating this regularly so keep watching. To visit the […]