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'''Jack Sheffield''' (born Jack Linley, 1945 in [[Leeds]]<ref name=Fun>[http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/fun_of_a_teacher_man_1_2196945 Yorkshire Evening Post 30 September 2008] Fun of a teacher man</ref>) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] author who wrote a series of books of [[fiction]] about the [[headmaster]] of a [[village]] [[school]] in a [[fiction]]al [[Yorkshire]] [[village]]. The stories are set from the late 1970s to the early 1980s and attempt to portray life in Yorkshire as it was at that time.
{{For|the English amateur footballer|Jack Sheffield (footballer)}}
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'''Jack Sheffield''' (born Jack Linley, 1945 in [[Leeds]]<ref name=Fun>{{cite news |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/fun_of_a_teacher_man_1_2196945 |newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=30 September 2008 |title=Fun of a teacher man |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>) is a British author who wrote a series of novels about the [[headmaster]] of a school in a fictional [[Yorkshire]] village. The stories are set from the late 1970s to the early 1980s and attempt to portray life in Yorkshire as it was at that time.


He grew up in [[Gipton]] in Leeds,<ref name=YP2007>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Yorkshire Teacher novels - Jack Sheffield |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/the-yorkshire-teacher-novels-jack-sheffield-1-2455889 |newspaper=Yorkshire Post |date=18 May 2007 |access-date=25 August 2018 |archive-date=26 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826043908/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/the-yorkshire-teacher-novels-jack-sheffield-1-2455889 |url-status=dead }}</ref> trained as a teacher at [[St John's College, York]] and later became head teacher of two schools in [[North Yorkshire]] and then senior lecturer in primary education at [[Bretton Hall College of Education|Bretton Hall]].<ref name=YP2007/><ref name=YL2010>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/out-about/teachers_author_jack_sheffield_talks_to_yorkshire_life_1_1633409 |magazine=Yorkshire Life |first=Tony |last=Greenway |date=14 February 2010 |title=Teachers author Jack Sheffield talks to Yorkshire Life |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref> He took up writing after retirement, and his first novel ''Teacher, Teacher!'' sold 100,000 copies.<ref name=YL2010/> In 2016 he was awarded the honorary title of Cultural Fellow of [[York St John University]].<ref name=YSJU>{{cite web |url=https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/news/2017/insights-from-author-jack-sheffield/paperback-writer-insights-from-author-jack-sheffield-.html |title=Paperback Writer: insights from author Jack Sheffield |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2 March 2017 |publisher=York St John University |access-date=25 August 2018 }}</ref>
The books are:-

#Teacher, Teacher!
==Books==
#Mister Teacher
*''Teacher, Teacher!'' (2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jacksheffield.com/books/ |title=Books |publisher=Jack Sheffield |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>)
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#Dear Teacher
#Village Teacher
*''Mister Teacher'' (2008)
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*''Dear Teacher'' (2009)
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#Please Sir!
*''Village Teacher'' (2010)
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#Educating Jack
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*''Please Sir!'' (2011)
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#School's Out
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*''Educating Jack'' (2012)
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*''School's Out'' (2013)
*''Silent Night'' (2013)
*''Star Teacher'' (2015)
*''Happiest Days'' (2017)
*''Starting Over'' (2018)
*''Changing Times'' (2019)
*''Back To School'' (2020)
*''School Days'' (2021)
*''Last day of School'' (2022)
*''University Tales'' (2023)
*''University Challenges'' (2024)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Official website}}
*[http://www.jacksheffield.com/books.htm Books]
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*[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/yorkshire-living/the_yorkshire_teacher_novels_jack_sheffield_1_2455889 Yorkshire Post 18 May 2007] The Yorkshire Teacher novels - Jack Sheffield
*[http://www.jacksheffield.com/index.htm Jack Sheffield] The home page of Jack Sheffield's website
*[http://www.jacksheffield.com/about_jack.htm About Jack Sheffield]


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Latest revision as of 12:54, 10 October 2024

For the English amateur footballer, see Jack Sheffield (footballer).

Jack Sheffield (born Jack Linley, 1945 in Leeds[1]) is a British author who wrote a series of novels about the headmaster of a school in a fictional Yorkshire village. The stories are set from the late 1970s to the early 1980s and attempt to portray life in Yorkshire as it was at that time.

He grew up in Gipton in Leeds,[2] trained as a teacher at St John's College, York and later became head teacher of two schools in North Yorkshire and then senior lecturer in primary education at Bretton Hall.[2][3] He took up writing after retirement, and his first novel Teacher, Teacher! sold 100,000 copies.[3] In 2016 he was awarded the honorary title of Cultural Fellow of York St John University.[4]

Books

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  • Teacher, Teacher! (2007[5])
  • Mister Teacher (2008)
  • Dear Teacher (2009)
  • Village Teacher (2010)
  • Please Sir! (2011)
  • Educating Jack (2012)
  • School's Out (2013)
  • Silent Night (2013)
  • Star Teacher (2015)
  • Happiest Days (2017)
  • Starting Over (2018)
  • Changing Times (2019)
  • Back To School (2020)
  • School Days (2021)
  • Last day of School (2022)
  • University Tales (2023)
  • University Challenges (2024)

References

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  1. ^ "Fun of a teacher man". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "The Yorkshire Teacher novels - Jack Sheffield". Yorkshire Post. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Greenway, Tony (14 February 2010). "Teachers author Jack Sheffield talks to Yorkshire Life". Yorkshire Life. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Paperback Writer: insights from author Jack Sheffield". York St John University. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Books". Jack Sheffield. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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