Make sure you have a great day!
Now that you have selected an appropriate author for your school, the following are some tips to ensure that the day(s) goes smoothly.
- Ensure that you have agreed the timetable for the day well in advance- what time do you expect your author to arrive?
- Discuss any DRB Certificate issues. Strictly speaking visiting authors don’t have to have a DRB as they usually are never left alone with children- however individual school policies may differ.
- Keep in touch- for bookings made well in advance it pays to check in regularly with your author to make sure they know what’s going on.
- Arrange appropriate parking
- Are you going to feed your visitor?
- Will they be bringing books to sell at the end of the day? Book orders in advance are a good idea so your visitor has an idea of how many to bring along
- Keep them well supplied with tea/ coffee/ biscuits throughout the day
