ElizabethApr 93 min6 resources to make teaching health literacy easier. Listen to our Twitter Spaces Chat # LSLLTS to find out how important health literacy is...
ElizabethFeb 13, 20213 minWhy do teachers need to be reminded that they need school librarians? How can school librarians remind teachers about what they do? Is advocacy enough?
ElizabethDec 31, 20207 minInquiry; 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.
ElizabethAug 11, 202019 minAn 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.
ElizabethJan 18, 20203 minSchool 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
ElizabethSep 19, 20194 minBlindingly obvious! Digital literacy starts in the school Library Why schools should be using their school library catalogue to start their students digital literacy journey.
ElizabethApr 28, 201911 minLILAC 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...
ElizabethMar 17, 20195 minWhy copyright 'For educational purposes' is becoming a real problemI have recently been thinking about our role, as school librarians, in the UK and our understanding of copyright. Especially what our...
ElizabethJan 19, 201911 minBreaking 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...
ElizabethDec 1, 20185 minJCS Digital Literacy conference 2018I can't believe it has been and gone. The first ever JCS Digital Literacy conference #JCS2018 in Birmingham was a huge success. Wonderful...
ElizabethNov 30, 20181 minEvery 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...
ElizabethJul 17, 20186 minEnd 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...
ElizabethMay 13, 20183 minWe 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...
ElizabethApr 28, 20184 minInformation scaffolding with an information literacy frameworkI find the topic of information literacy fascinating. Sad I know but there we are. Would you describe information literacy as a skill? I...
ElizabethApr 1, 20184 minI 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...
ElizabethMar 27, 20185 min4 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...
ElizabethMar 24, 20186 minHeadteachers 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...
ElizabethMar 21, 20183 minWhy 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....