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    6 resources to make teaching health literacy easier.
    Elizabeth
    • Apr 9
    • 3 min

    6 resources to make teaching health literacy easier.

    Listen to our Twitter Spaces Chat # LSLLTS to find out how important health literacy is...
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    Why do teachers need to be reminded that they need school librarians?
    Elizabeth
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why do teachers need to be reminded that they need school librarians?

    How can school librarians remind teachers about what they do? Is advocacy enough?
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    Inquiry; why use a framework?
    Elizabeth
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 7 min

    Inquiry; why use a framework?

    It might seem trivial to talk about professional development when the world is in crisis but it feels important to focus on something good.
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    An Extraordinary Journey: FOSIL (Framework Of Skills for Inquiry Learning)
    Elizabeth
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 19 min

    An Extraordinary Journey: FOSIL (Framework Of Skills for Inquiry Learning)

    An interview with the founder of FOSIL (Framework Of Skills for Inquiry Learning). Tracking his journey from 2011 to where we are today.
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    School Librarians using inquiry to engage teachers across the curriculum
    Elizabeth
    • Jan 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    School Librarians using inquiry to engage teachers across the curriculum

    Are you a school librarian who wants to teach research skills across the curriculum but don't know how to get started? This might be for you
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    Blindingly obvious! Digital literacy starts in the school Library
    Elizabeth
    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Blindingly obvious! Digital literacy starts in the school Library

    Why schools should be using their school library catalogue to start their students digital literacy journey.
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    LILAC 2019: The Information Literacy Conference for librarians
    Elizabeth
    • Apr 28, 2019
    • 11 min

    LILAC 2019: The Information Literacy Conference for librarians

    Having just come home from 3 very intensive days of learning, collaborating, sharing and networking I am exhausted. However, I feel it is...
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    Why copyright 'For educational purposes' is becoming a real problem
    Elizabeth
    • Mar 17, 2019
    • 5 min

    Why copyright 'For educational purposes' is becoming a real problem

    I have recently been thinking about our role, as school librarians, in the UK and our understanding of copyright. Especially what our...
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    Breaking News! Look what happens when teachers work with the School Librarian!
    Elizabeth
    • Jan 19, 2019
    • 11 min

    Breaking News! Look what happens when teachers work with the School Librarian!

    As a librarian who works with schools I am constantly having to find different ways to engage teachers. Whether it is letting them know...
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    JCS Digital Literacy conference 2018
    Elizabeth
    • Dec 1, 2018
    • 5 min

    JCS Digital Literacy conference 2018

    I can't believe it has been and gone. The first ever JCS Digital Literacy conference #JCS2018 in Birmingham was a huge success. Wonderful...
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    Every School needs a school library
    Elizabeth
    • Nov 30, 2018
    • 1 min

    Every School needs a school library

    "Teaching was never meant to be a do it yourself job and the school librarian is there to support you and your students so next time...
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    End of year report: 6 ways to work with your school librarian.
    Elizabeth
    • Jul 17, 2018
    • 6 min

    End of year report: 6 ways to work with your school librarian.

    With only just over a week to go to the end of yet another school year it's time to look back and write my annual report. This year has...
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    We have a school library so why do we need to use a Schools Library Service?
    Elizabeth
    • May 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    We have a school library so why do we need to use a Schools Library Service?

    I regularly write about how important it is for teachers to use their school library and to work alongside their school library staff. I...
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    Information scaffolding with an information literacy framework
    Elizabeth
    • Apr 28, 2018
    • 4 min

    Information scaffolding with an information literacy framework

    I find the topic of information literacy fascinating. Sad I know but there we are. Would you describe information literacy as a skill? I...
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    I know we need a school librarian, but I can't remember why...
    Elizabeth
    • Apr 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    I know we need a school librarian, but I can't remember why...

    Advocacy for school librarians I often write about advocacy for school librarians and the need for us to constantly tell school leaders...
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    4 online tools used to engage teachers in collaboration and information literacy.
    Elizabeth
    • Mar 27, 2018
    • 5 min

    4 online tools used to engage teachers in collaboration and information literacy.

    Over the last few years, I have spent time trying to work out ways to engage our teachers. We, at Schools' Library Service, have...
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    Headteachers and Librarians: 7 steps to immediate collaboration
    Elizabeth
    • Mar 24, 2018
    • 6 min

    Headteachers and Librarians: 7 steps to immediate collaboration

    Here is a post I wrote in December 2016. It was one of my first blog post that tackled the issue of school librarians being an...
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    Why do teachers need school librarians? 5 questions to ask yourself.
    Elizabeth
    • Mar 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Why do teachers need school librarians? 5 questions to ask yourself.

    Back in 2017 I wrote this blog post and it has been viewed over 35,000 times I did not feel that I could leave it behind on my old blog....