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Learning and sharing #pracped18
As I sat in the hall at St Georges school, Cologne, ready to hear Hywel Roberts open the Practical Pedagogies conference I turned to the...
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Nov 8, 20185 min read
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5 reasons children need school libraries
I shared a study on Twitter from UCL, Institute of Education that found that children who read more, have stronger reading skills. Over...
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Oct 20, 20183 min read
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School librarians engaging parental support
Number 3 Parental involvement in reading and research from home. Back in October 2017 I wrote a blog entitled School librarians helping...
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Oct 12, 20185 min read
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3 ways you can support the Great School Libraries Campaign
I was delighted to hear back in June that Nick Poole had announced, at the CILIP School Libraries Group conference, that there was to be...
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Sep 23, 20182 min read
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ResearchEd 2018. A librarian and presenter at a teachers conference.
Working closely with teachers here in Guernsey, I heard a buzz about a conference called ResearchED. Being a librarian it was not a...
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Sep 11, 20183 min read
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School Librarians starting the year with a locked box...
Number 2 in my series of blog post will look at how school librarians are starting the year with a bang. Sharing ideas that I have worked...
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Sep 4, 20183 min read
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Reading initiatives with and without technology. Ideas to keep children reading
Number 1 in my series of blog posts about reading. This one will be about reading initiatives focusing on how school librarians have...
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Aug 23, 20185 min read
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Where next? What to look forward to...
I posted a question on twitter asking what to write about on my blog and received some interesting suggestions. Using social media and...
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Aug 18, 20181 min read
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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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Jul 17, 20186 min read
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Supporting outside services that work for our schools: Why the closure of Walsall SLS makes me mad
Why have I posted a picture of storm clouds? Well, I've just read Elizabeth Roberts post on Leon's Library Blog, a shameful account of...
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Jun 16, 20182 min read
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Leading in a Culture of Change: Is this possible for school librarians?
Many of the school librarians I know are very passionate about what they do but what if that just isn't enough? The online book club I...
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May 30, 20185 min read
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Advocacy for school libraries. How we can take responsibility
Advocacy Today I want to talk about advocacy for school libraries, it may seem an impossible mountain to climb but I do feel that we all...
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May 27, 20185 min read
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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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Apr 1, 20184 min read
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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....
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Mar 21, 20183 min read
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