Over Hill and Dale by Gervase Phinn
This sequel to The Other Side of the Dale, continues the story of the author working as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. Many of the characters appear again - his fellow inspectors, quirks and all, the local landowner-cum-school governor, the eccentric caretaker at the staff development centre and of course the lovely Christine from Winnery Nook school who turned his head in the first book.