Tom and Dan meet the other inhabitants of The Rectory and, using the magic of The Sounding Stone, eavesdrop on Oliver and Jacobs plans to depose Queen Matilda
Thomas meets Silas Cummerbund, who is alarmed at the appearance of Dan, an uninvited guest to Yngerlande. Once he is satisfied, he explains the situation to them both. Tom, however, only wants an answer to one question. Where is Grace?
Tom's cousin Dan arrives for the Christmas holidays. He finds it hard to believe Tom's stories about a trip through the Grandfather Clock to Yngerlande, but begins to change his mind when mysterious coloured baubles appear in their room in the middle of the night.
Still troubled by what he saw on his visit to Yngerlande, Tom is back in Runswick Bay, England in the present day. He visits The Crab and Lobster in the village and discovers clues from the past. Back at The Rectory, a message is waiting for him
After surviving the wolf attack on the moors, Tom and Silas make it back to the safety of The Rectory in Runswick Bay. Silas answers many of Tom's questions, but the biggest question is left unanswered as he returns to England through the Grandfather Clock.
Thomas discovers a powerful connection between himself and the mysterious stranger on the Whitby coach
A mysterious stranger boards the coach to Whitby at the last minute. Tom discovers a powerful secret connection with her
Tom finds out more about Silas' plans for him
A short story about one teacher's interview to be a Secondary Deputy Head, the latest in a long line of unsuccesful interviews. Of all the questions that entails, the most important are those that you decide not to to ask....
A short story. When Ed starts his teacher training year he is excited and just a little worried. He was right to be....
A short story. When Ed starts his teacher training year he is excited and just a little worried. He was right to be....
Ben Marley has climbed his way up the greasy pole to finally become Headteacher. All the scams and tricks and double dealing of his ruthless pursuit of advancement come back to haunt him when he finds himself back in his old school one last time on Christmas Eve as darkness falls.
A reading of three poems with some commentary and suggestions for use in the classroom. The poems are: "Cultural Capital", with some thoughts on the inadequacy of OFSTED's conceptualization of that topic, "What Were They Like?" with some ideas on using this to get students to write their own version of Levertov's original, and Casting Spells and some thoughts on the power of reading aloud.
A new short Story by The Old Grey Owl. Anna always looked forward to September, with its promise of a new start. But new starts never last.
This is a short story first published on my blog at www.growl.blog. It's set in a Secondary school that has to close because of snow. A snow day is something that nearly all school staff and students look forward to, but it doesn't always end like this.