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Start with Teacher, Teacher! and continue through all 16 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Teacher, Teacher!
Book 1 by Jack Sheffield • Published 2007
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 him...
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Book 1:Teacher, Teacher!
Jack Sheffield • 2007
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 him...
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Book 2:Mister Teacher
Jack Sheffield • 2008
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...
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Book 3:Dear Teacher
Jack Sheffield • 2009
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 p...
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Book 4:Village Teacher
Jack Sheffield • 2010
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...
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Book 5:Please Sir!
Jack Sheffield • 2011
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 w...
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Book 6:Educating Jack
Jack Sheffield • 2012
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 hu...
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Book 7:School's Out!
Jack Sheffield • 2013
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...
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Book 8:Silent Night
Jack Sheffield • 2013
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 wrestle...
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Book 9:Star Teacher
Jack Sheffield • 2015
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 retireme...
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Book 10:Happiest Days
Jack Sheffield • 2017
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...
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Book 11:Starting Over
Jack Sheffield • 2018
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...
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Book 12:Changing Times
Jack Sheffield • 2019
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 dec...
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Book 13:Back to School
Jack Sheffield • 2020
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 t...
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Book 14:School Days
Jack Sheffield • 2021
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 reth...
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Book 16:University Tales
Jack Sheffield • 2023
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...
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Book 17:University Challenges
Jack Sheffield • 2024
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 a...
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Teacher FAQ
What is the best order to read the Teacher series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Teacher, Teacher!.
How many books are in the Teacher series?
There are 16 books currently listed in the Teacher series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Teacher series?
New readers should start with Teacher, Teacher!, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Teacher series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears possibly ongoing and spans releases from 2007 to 2024.