jaybirdauthor

Squeezing in my writing around schoolwork has been a challenge and a conflict of interest has really stopped me from getting out there and working in schools as an author. After many years as a classroom teacher, I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be stepping into a new chapter in from July in 2026, I’ll be taking a professional hiatus from teaching to fully explore life as an author, creative, and workshop facilitator. I'll be an author visiting schools in 2026! Yay! (Visualise me...

I sit like this a lot lately. Not working - intending on it - thinking about it. The furious pace has left me. Noticing the Shift I’ve...

This blog post is a bit of self-therapy. I’m laying bare a part of myself that’s been quietly running the show for a long time: the voice...