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Welcome to my website! I’m a writer of children’s stories. Mostly in my head, but some are finally being typed!
About me!
I tell fibs for a living. Okay, that was a fib, I’m a children’s story writer but isn’t that the same thing? I make things up! It’s great fun 😊 I was brought up in the beautiful North Yorkshire moors and daydreamed my way through my school years. Being the adventurous type, I made the dramatic… Continue reading About me!
Something You Want, Something You Need, Something to Wear and Something to Read
Ahh Christmas. It’s all about giving and my goodness don’t we all know how to give! The more we give, the better we feel about ourselves. Right? All that money, all that organising, all that shopping … and for what? For your child to rip off the paper, casting it aside almost as quickly as… Continue reading Something You Want, Something You Need, Something to Wear and Something to Read
Anti-Bullying Week – is Protecting the Victim Enough?
Anti-Bullying Week is a regular focal point on all school calendars. Very few schools deny they have bullies, they accept the problem and deal with it in the best way they know how. Lessons are based around empowering the victims, explaining how to stay safe and the importance of sharing concerns with a safe adult.… Continue reading Anti-Bullying Week – is Protecting the Victim Enough?
Society is broken?
No it’s not! Teenagers are hooligans! No they’re not! Kids today – they don’t know they’re born! Erm… It was better in my day! No it wasn’t! Old people are always whinging! No they’re not! Mental health is at it’s worst! You may have a point. I want to correct a few myths: there are… Continue reading Society is broken?
Your Guide to Buying Indie-Books
There is a wealth of books out there that will give you joy, terror, heart-break, fear, ecstasy, laughs, sorrow and every other emotion you want to feel. There are also a lot of books that will simply bore you or annoy you. Buying any book is always a risk; you may or may not enjoy… Continue reading Your Guide to Buying Indie-Books
Why I Wrote About Badgers in my Story
Badgers seem to be one of the most misunderstood animals in the British countryside. Ignorance breeds fear and fear breeds hatred – I believe that’s where a lot of racism, sexism and disableism stems from. Badgers are secretive animals that mainly only come out at night and live below ground, therefore, very few humans have… Continue reading Why I Wrote About Badgers in my Story
Contact
I don’t use snail mail as the dog is environmentally friendly and protests the waste of paper by digesting most of the post, but feel free to contact me through this website or by any of the methods below: Email: rachelcoverdale.author@hotmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachellouisecoverdale/ Twitter: @RLCoverdale Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellouisecoverdale/ Subscribe to my mailing list
Thank you, Rachel for coming into Layfield Primary School and sharing your books with our Early Years. The children loved listening to your story books and thoroughly enjoyed the workshops you delivered. The children learnt so much about animals and caring for the environment. We were then inspired to find out more animal footprints! Everyone had a super morning!
I can happily recommend Rachel to you to come in and carry out the workshops in your Early Years setting.
J SMITH, LAYFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Rachel has delivered some outstanding Literacy training for trainee teachers at the North East Schools Teaching Alliance based at Nunthorpe Academy.
Her sessions are always informative, useful, well-resourced and thoroughly engaging. She uses a mix of well planned activities, many practical in nature. Her open, relaxed style holds the attention and she always provides a range of useful strategies which can be applied in the classroom. Rachel is incredibly knowledgeable and she effectively shares that knowledge in her sessions as well as willingly providing help and support to trainees who need it further down the line.
Thank you, Rachel, for all your hard work and dedication to improve the Literacy of our students, our trainees and all of our teachers. With each session you inspire us to do this better! I can happily recommend Rachel to you for any Literacy / English based training.
Nicki Smith
Assistant Vice Principal – North East Schools Teaching Alliance
Women Leading in Education North East Regional Network Lead
