Ted Dunphy
Feb 22, 20182 min read
Burrowing in a warm place
Something has borrowed under the patio at the back of my house. I don't how long the tunnel has been there or if it is active. I haven’t...
Ted Dunphy
Feb 10, 20182 min read
Barbican Station Epiphany
I was being lifted by the force of bodies onto a Tube train at Barbican station on the London Underground last Friday. It was rush hour....
Ted Dunphy
Nov 20, 20172 min read
Ten Habits of Writers on the Fringe of the Big Time
Now that you are about to be famous you need to build habits to carry you through to your days of glory. Align your strategies now before...
Ted Dunphy
Nov 18, 20173 min read
Ten New Ways to Promote Your Book
Your family, workmates and an elderly neighbour have bought your book. Next step? Maybe, pay an organisation to promote and sell for you?...
Ted Dunphy
Nov 16, 20173 min read
Five Pages Only Writers Read
Page 1. I stand in Waterstones and read the opening sentence and paragraph in their top ten best selling novels. How good are these best...
Ted Dunphy
Oct 24, 20172 min read
What strikes five out of six new teachers at the half term break?
The first half term break is like an oasis. By sheer luck you did not bring home any marking. You have slept over eighteen hours on three...
Ted Dunphy
Oct 18, 20172 min read
What book?
Someone asked me ‘how is your book doing?’ Without thinking, I said, ‘which one?’ As soon as I said it, I realised how arrogant that...
Ted Dunphy
Oct 11, 20173 min read
Mental Health in Schools
Three pupils in every class in secondary schools in England suffer from diagnosable mental health problems. Last evening I attended the...
Shawn Snodsbury, Self-appointed NQT Guru
Sep 29, 20172 min read
Knowing Me, Knowing You: Mastering Names
In schools, newly qualified teachers fail to grasp that the mastery of names is critical to their well-being. You may have seen the chair...
Ted Dunphy
Sep 21, 20172 min read
School Matters - ECT Specialist
Early Career Teachers (ECTs) have been settling into hundreds of schools around the country over the past two weeks. Some of them will...
Ted Dunphy
Sep 19, 20173 min read
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Avast ye, today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Climb the Jacobs ladder to the website or you will dance the hempen jig. If you...
Digital Caboodle
Sep 7, 20171 min read
Successful book launch of Snuff O'Brien's Private War
A great evening was enjoyed by all at the launch of Ted Dunphy's latest release, Snuff O'Brien's Private War. Celebrations took place at...
Digital Caboodle
Sep 7, 20171 min read
Book Launch | Snuff O'Brien's Private War - latest novel by Ted Dunphy |
Release date 7th September 2017 Today we are celebrating the release of Ted Dunphy's latest novel Snuff O'Brien's Private War with a BOOK...
Digital Caboodle
Aug 28, 20171 min read
Snuff O'Brien's Private War - latest novel by Ted Dunphy | Amazon Kindle & Paperback
Available NOW on KINDLE: http://amzn.to/2wCkbfY Pre-Order Paperback on Amazon Official release date 7th September 2017 Snuff O’Brien...