Talking Teachers is a unique and fascinating guide to using and preserving your voice in the challenging environment of the classroom. Janet Shell, a former teacher and now vocal coach, provides lots of information for the teacher who wants to improve their classroom performance and the book includes many tips and also exercises to try out. She draws extensively on her experience as a professional singer too. This book seeks to bring together the whole experience of being in the classroom. Alongside vocal matters, Janet addresses overall classroom performance and the art of managing people to...

Janet Shell lived in Port Sunlight village during the 1960s and 70s. This collection of memories and photographs from her childhood is also a charming portrait of village life from a member of a family who had had four generations living in the village.