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This blog is about the value of school libraries. Advocating for the role of the school library within the educational process of every school.

If Some Students Succeed Without a School Library, Why Do We Need Them?

If some students succeed without a school library, why do we need them? I have often thought about this question and decided it was time...

Mar 294 min read

Bringing FOSIL and School Pedagogy Together: A New Vision for Inquiry-Based Learning

Bringing FOSIL and school pedagogy together

Oct 29, 20243 min read

History of UK School Libraries 1937 to the modern day

History of UK school Libraries 1937 to modern day.

May 20, 20243 min read

Literacy and reading promotion via your school library

How your school librarian can support literacy and reading development

Dec 9, 20226 min read

School Libraries: Do we really need them?

Don't let your school library close because you didn't understand all it could do.

Sep 8, 20224 min read

Are you getting the most out of your school library? Includes free stuff!

Teachers and school librarians need to collaborate to ensure they get the best value from their school library.

Aug 28, 20224 min read

Collaborative Inquiry: Do teachers have time for this?

School librarian, Emma Wallace and teacher Dr Julie Greenhough share what happened when they collaborated in a year 8 English inquiry

Jun 22, 20221 min read

6 resources to make teaching health literacy easier.

Listen to our Twitter Spaces Chat # LSLLTS to find out how important health literacy is...

Apr 9, 20223 min read

Reflective Practice or Down a Rabbit Hole!

Reflective practice for school librarians. Why is it so important?

Feb 10, 20224 min read

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.

Aug 11, 202020 min read

Aspirational and inspirational school librarians

Where does the journey to school librarianship start? FOSIL and IFLA are my focal point are they yours?

Jul 27, 20205 min read

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

Jan 18, 20203 min read

Time and budget-saving School Librarians

Want to know how can your school library save you time and money? Digital literacy, resources and expert support.

Dec 15, 20194 min read

Our children need us! 4 survival tips for school librarians

School librarians bringing their expertise to education and the curriculum and helping our schools understand our value.

Nov 3, 20198 min read

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.

Sep 19, 20194 min read

Time for change. Training, Advising and more...

It is time to move on. The plans are to spend more time with family but engage in the wider world of libraries as a trainer and advisor.

Aug 15, 20192 min read

A teacher has asked for your help: Now what do you do?

A simple guide for school librarians on those first steps to co-teaching research skills.

Jul 10, 20194 min read

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...

Apr 28, 201911 min read

Looking to the future through our school libraries

I was really lucky to land a job at Newcastle City Libraries as a library assistant straight from school at 16. I had always enjoyed...

Mar 10, 20194 min read

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...

Jan 19, 201911 min read