Jack Sheffield Books in Order

In 1990, lecturer Tom Frith is juggling teaching duties with planning his wedding to music tutor Inger when an anonymous tip hints at corruption in the university finances. As he digs deeper, a figure from Inger's past resurfaces and puts their future happiness at risk.

Now in 1989 and his second year at the University of Eboracum, Tom Frith is asked to mentor new lecturer Rosie Tremaine just as trouble erupts on campus. Investigating a dubious bursar and a voyeuristic student, Tom also works out how and when to propose to Inger.

In 1988, former primary teacher Tom Frith starts work as a tutor at the University of Eboracum in York and quickly discovers that student life is anything but tidy. Between eccentric undergraduates, a scheming faculty boss and meeting music tutor Inger, his first year proves eventful.

In 1987, after a decade as head at Ragley-on-the-Forest, Jack Sheffield faces a year of endings and beginnings. With a baby on the way, curriculum changes looming and a difficult new governor, an unexpected job offer forces him to weigh leaving the village school he loves.

By 1976, Jack Sheffield has spent six years as deputy head at Newbridge Primary and would happily stay forever. When new colleagues, an unexpected romance and a buried threat shake that routine, Jack is forced to rethink where his life and career should go next.

In 1969, newly qualified teacher Jack Sheffield lands his first post at Heather View Primary on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The grim building, thin budget and disinterested head make life tough, but Jack fights to give his pupils the education they deserve.

Changing Times returns to Ragley as postwar austerity gives way to spin dryers and pop music. Teacher Lily Feather still carries a painful secret, while her rugby mad brother Freddie stumbles on the truth and must decide what kind of future he wants for them both.

In 1952, young teacher Lily Briggs arrives in Ragley hoping a job at the village school will let her start afresh. As she settles in with headmaster John Pruett and the local bobby, a long buried secret threatens the new life and love she is building.

In 1986, Jack Sheffield's tenth year at Ragley brings weddings, new staff and the shadow of the coming National Curriculum. Ruby finally finds happiness, Vera weighs a major choice and a sudden disaster forces Jack to rethink what his future in teaching should be.

Set in 1985, Star Teacher follows Jack Sheffield through a turbulent ninth year at Ragley, framed by Halley's Comet, pop charity singles and looming education reforms. As Ruby discovers new love and Vera eyes retirement, Jack must fight to protect both his post and the school.

In 1984, the Ragley school choir is chosen to sing carols in a York church for a televised Christmas service, sending pupils, parents and staff into overdrive. While Jack manages rehearsals and nerves, he also wrestles with more private worries at home.

It's 1983 and another school year at Ragley brings a new teacher, a bold five year old called Madonna Fazackerly and big changes for Ruby the caretaker. As strikes and new technology reshape Britain, Jack faces a mix of village comedy and real heartbreak.

In 1982, Jack Sheffield returns for a sixth year at Ragley village school, where a new term brings a troublesome nativity play, job worries for familiar locals and the arrival of the 20p piece. Behind the classroom humour, Jack is heading toward a life changing surprise.

By 1981, life at Ragley primary is speeding up: computers arrive, pop music blares and the Falklands conflict looms in the background. Jack Sheffield juggles school crises, Vera's royal moment and Ruby's new romance while wondering whether wedding plans will really go smoothly.

In 1980, recession, school closures and royal wedding fever reach Ragley-on-the-Forest, where Jack Sheffield starts his fourth year as headteacher. While Vera battles a new electric typewriter and Ruby marks ten years at the school, Jack fights to secure the village school's future.

Set in 1979, Dear Teacher follows Jack Sheffield through his third year at Ragley village school as strikes, pop culture and village gossip swirl around him. Amid nativity mishaps and staff romances, Jack is finally pushed to choose between Beth and Laura Henderson.

In 1978, Jack Sheffield begins his second year leading the Ragley village school and finds three letters waiting on his desk, including one from nine year old Sebastian in hospital. Helping the boy pulls Jack and the whole community into an emotional school year.

Newly appointed headmaster Jack Sheffield arrives at a small primary school in Ragley-on-the-Forest in 1977 and meets a riot of pupils, parents and staff. Between classroom crises and village dramas, he also finds himself drawn to fellow teacher Beth Henderson.