Last Day of School

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Reliably entertaining' Choice 'Jack Sheffield is certainly top of the class with this heart-warming and feel-good series. Jack Sheffield's next book is University Tales and is out in Hardback, with the paperback published in Summer 2024.

I cannot recommend this series highly enough''I shall miss all the characters I've got to know over the years''Beautifully written and a real pleasure to read''The children never fail to impress and amuse, and the snippets of news from the time bring back memories'Praise for Jack Sheffield:'Wry observation and heartwarming humour in equal measure.

So when Jack is offered an opportunity that could change everything, he knows he has a difficult decision to make.

And then there are the many everyday surprises that come with life in the village, like combing the Church for an escaped pet mouse. Silent Night, Star Teacher, Happiest Days, Starting Over, Changing Times, Back to School and School Days. 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.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. he and his wife are expecting a baby and the school is preparing for the introduction of the new National Curriculum.

It's 1987, and after a decade as head teacher at Ragley-on-the-Forest School, Jack Sheffield is looking to the future.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 if offered an opportunity that could change everything, he has a difficult decision to make. 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. 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.