Book review: Village Teacher

Village Teacher by Jack Sheffield, published by Bantam Press, priced £10.99
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jan 2010, 10:39 BST
Updated 30th Jan 2010, 13:41 BST

It's 1980, and as recession bites, Ragley-on-the-Forest School is facing the axe.

Headteacher Jack Sheffield is worried about the future . . . will his beloved school survive the latest round of closures? And when will fiance Beth agree to a date for their wedding?

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The stories of the pupils and staff at Ragley are deftly scripted and very funny – although there are sad moments that bring the reader back down to earth with a bang.

This is the fourth in the "Teacher" series and, once more, Jack Sheffield has used his considerable skills as a writer to relate the highs and lows of school life in the early 1980s.

Top of the class!

8/10 Review by Sandra Mangan