What book do you recommend and why?  

South: The Endurance Expedition – There’s something special about reading Shackleton’s own words rather than just another historian’s take on events. The way he writes is fascinating – he’s very matter-of-fact about his incredible voyage which makes his story all the more gripping. This book gives readers direct access to Shackleton’s thoughts when making impossible decisions about his crew’s survival. An astonishing tale of survival, leadership and sheer determination. Plus – spoiler alert – everyone survives, which is nice.

 

What podcast do you recommend we listen to and why?

Parenting Hell – Josh Widdicombe and Rob Beckett: genuinely hilarious and makes you feel better about your own parenting disasters – which, let’s face it, we all have plenty of after dealing with everyone else’s kids all day! Their stories make our classroom chaos seem quite manageable and there’s something therapeutic about laughing at other people’s parenting fails when you’ve spent the day trying to be the responsible adult for 20+ 7 and 8 year olds. Most definitely for adults only…

Where do you work/teach? 

I’m Mr Dan in Year 3.