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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. |
'''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. |
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He was 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=YL2010>[http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/out-about/teachers_author_jack_sheffield_talks_to_yorkshire_life_1_1633409 Yorkshire Life 14 Feb 2010] "Teachers author Jack Sheffield talks to Yorkshire Life"</ref> He took up writing after retirement, and his first novel "Teacher, Teacher!" sold 50,000 copies.<ref name=YL2010/> |
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Revision as of 21:17, 14 May 2016
Jack Sheffield (born Jack Linley, 1945 in Leeds[1]) is a British author who wrote a series of books of fiction about the headmaster of a village 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 was 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] He took up writing after retirement, and his first novel "Teacher, Teacher!" sold 50,000 copies.[2]
The books are:-
- Teacher, Teacher!
- Mister Teacher
- Dear Teacher
- Village Teacher
- Please Sir!
- Educating Jack
- School's Out
- Silent Night
- Star Teacher
References
- ^ Yorkshire Evening Post 30 September 2008 Fun of a teacher man
- ^ a b Yorkshire Life 14 Feb 2010 "Teachers author Jack Sheffield talks to Yorkshire Life"
External links
- Yorkshire Life 14 Feb 2010 "Teachers author Jack Sheffield talks to Yorkshire Life" (includes images of author)
- Yorkshire Post 18 May 2007 The Yorkshire Teacher novels - Jack Sheffield
- Jack Sheffield The home page of Jack Sheffield's website
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