Infant, Junior, Primary and Prep Schools:
A visit is for roughly four hours of storytelling sessions plus a booksigning at some point in the day.
For visits within England the cost is £350.
This is fully inclusive - there are no extra charges.
For VERY small Schools
If your school is a small one and you are within a 30 mile radius of John's home in Essex it may be possible to arrange a morning visit. This consists of either two 60 minute sessions or three of 40 minutes, with the booksigning at the end of the morning.
The cost of a morning visit is £300
Secondary Schools
A visit to a secondary school is for either four sessions of 60 minutes or three of 80 minutes. There is not usually a booksigning session at secondary schools, although John is happy to bring books if you'd like him to.
The cost of a visit to a secondary school is £400.
Storytelling in other venues
The cost of a single performance of up to 90 minutes within a 50 mile radius of John's home in Essex is £200.
Beyond the 50 mile radius a contribution towards the cost of travel and accommodation may have to be added.
Terms and Conditions
Most of these points are basic and straightforward but please read them carefully, and if there are any problems arising from them please contact us as soon as possible.
The first performance will begin at 9:30 am unless otherwise arranged.
Maximum audience sizes are 60 for Reception, 100 for Years 1 - 6 and 60 for Year 7 upwards.
We regret that John is unable to work with children younger than Reception age.
Payment is by cheque on the day of the visit unless previously arranged, in which case payment is due within 30 days of the visit. Late payments may be subject to a surcharge under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
A booking is regarded as firm once a date has been set, either verbally or written, and is regarded as a contract between John and the organisation responsible for the booking. Cancellations made within 48 hours of the booking being made will not be charged, but in all other cases either an alternative date within the academic year should be arranged or a 30% cancellation fee will apply. If less than a month's notice is given of a cancellation without an alternative date being arranged the full fee will be payable.
Please ensure a parking space is available for John.
At least one member of staff must be present throughout each performance.
The sessions must take place in an appropriate setting without through-traffic and where external noise and interruptions are kept to a minimum. If your school Hall is one which people walk through to get to other parts of the school and your library isn't large enough to accommodate everyone then please rearrange the furniture in a classroom.
Please provide seating which raises John to a level high enough to enable the audience to see him at all times, such as a PE stool or strong table.
For the booksigning please provide a suitable table and chair.
Parents should be notified in advance in writing of the visit and the opportunity to buy John's books. (Publicity material to support this will be sent seperately.)
If a school allows children to purchase books on the day but pay at a later date an inventory of sales must be provided at the end of the visit and all outstanding monies must be paid within 30 Days.
John is happy to be photographed talking to the children at the beginning and end of sessions, but please do not take photographs while the stories are being told - it distracts both audience and performer and can spoil the atmosphere that John has worked hard to build (and you have paid for!).
Please ensure all colleagues are aware of this.
Please contact us immediately if any problems arise from these points. If we are not notified of any such problems it is assumed the terms and conditions are accepted in full.