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"Tom was a wonderful visitor to our school. He inspired and entertained our children across the whole primary age range, telling the story of his journey towards publishing his first book, 'Bin Boy', bringing to life his cast of exciting characters and their adventures. This was such a treat for all the children."
Samantha Rudge, Head of English, St Christopher's The Hall School, Beckenham
I regularly visit Primary Schools across SE England and love delivering funny, inspiring workshops for KS2 children.
My debut middle-grade book BIN BOY was published by Scholastic in July 2021 and all my workshops and talks are built around the same character-led humour that is the hallmark of the book.
"A right laugh!" Scott Evans the Reader Teacher
"A brilliant, bonkers, brain-burstingly funny book!" Lou Kuenzler
I am available throughout London and South East England to deliver everything from virtual workshop sessions to full-day visits.
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
A 30-minute sessions of my workshop called HOW TO BE SUPER FUNNY, which explores how I create funny, fictional characters such as silly supervillains, and touches upon some important elements of story-telling - all in a fun, accessible presentation with lots of popular-culture touch-points to help engage the children, followed by a Q&A.
Price: £60 for a 30-minute virtual workshop
IN-PERSON VISITS
Nothing beats getting out there and talking to school kids in person!
I'm available for half-day and full-day visits.
These include an interactive assembly with a reading, a talk about how I come up with ideas for my books, a story about my journey to publication and what it takes to be an author, followed by a Q&A. This is suitable for whole-school assemblies.
This can then be followed by interactive sessions of my HOW TO BE SUPER FUNNY workshop with individual classes, where work together to come up with our own funny characters and build a story around them. Suitable for KS2 classes of up to 30 children and runs for roughly one hour.
Alternatively, I love running STORY workshops for older KS2 pupils, looking at what a story is, what makes it work, and the important elements every story needs to grip its readers.
All of this can end with a book signing, working with a local bookshop so pupils have a copy to take home.
Prices:
£250+VAT for a half-day visit including an assembly up to two sessions, plus travel charged at 45p a mile.
£400+VAT for a full day visit including an assembly and/or multiple sessions, plus travel charged at 45p a mile.
