About Francis Gilbert

Francis Gilbert was educated at Sussex University, Cambridge University and completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University Of East Anglia, studying under Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain. Since the early 1990s, he has taught in a variety of comprehensives in London. He gave up teaching in 1998, but resumed his teaching career in 2001; shortly afterwards he became Head of English, a post he held for six years before stepping down to devote more time to his family and writing. He currently teaches part-time English and Media at a comprehensive and has just published a new book, Working The System — How To Get The Very Best State Education For Your Child. He has published four other books, written extensively for the national press, and appeared as a commentator on all the major TV channels and radio stations. His favourite appearance was with Johnnie Walker on Radio 2 when Sally was very nice to his young son, buying him a packet of crisps. All his pupils think his coolest appearance was on the Russell Brand show. He provides imaginative, personal and motivating consultancy work, passionate CPD and great talks for schools and other institutions in the education sector; please email him if you are interested. If you want advice over the phone, please log onto http://www.greatvine.com_francisgilbert where you can contact him for personalised telephone advice. Since I am busy, I will only take on cases that I know I can help with.