Benefit from our expertise
Knowing how to best develop your school library is often more important than selecting a service. This is why we have launched two new services, each giving you access to our expertise.
PERFECT FIT
Choose an option that best suits your needs
EXPERT CONSULTATION
Book an online meeting with an expert
An invaluable consultation from a specialist Schools Service librarian will give your personalised insights and ideas. All our expert advisers have an extensive track record advising schools on how to make the best use of a library or library service.
Topics that can be covered include:
- Enhancing classroom learning
- Stimulating reading for pleasure
- Knowledge, understanding and skills for independent learning
- Extra-curricular initiatives
- Author visits, competitions, themed reading activities and book clubs
£95 (one hour online consultation)
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LIBRARY SKILLS TRAINING
Attend our next online training course
Online Information Skills
There are 63,000 search enquiries entered into Google every second! But what does this mean for pupils increasingly relying on and being influenced by information available online?
#FakeNews #MyTruth #Influencers
How we equip pupils to navigate the internet as an information source is key to our work as librarians. This interactive online training session will give you the tools to help coach and equip children and young people in your school.
Topics covered:
- Search engines and the social web - how they work, algorithms, advertising
- What is ‘truth’?
- Some things that obscure the truth
- Lateral reading and other basic skills
- Evaluating what you’re sharing
- Fake news
- The importance of context
- Psychological effects of social media
£55 (two hour online training class)
Register your interest by completing the form below.
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INSIDE EDITION
Listen. Nurture. Enthuse. Question. Debate.
Nina Simon: The Coronation, the King and Me
History, InterviewIt was just another workday, when an email popped into my inbox from ‘Honours Mailbox’ inviting me to the King’s Coronation. My first reaction was “is this a scam’? On confirming its authenticity, my next thought was “why me?’ ...
Classification for nerds
AdviceHow a little bit of understanding about the classification scheme in your library can help children find the books they want....
Tracks Through Poplar
Cross-curriculumTaking the train and railways in East London as a starting point – Global Learning London with teachers and children in Poplar – created an innovative online resource based around a 150-year-old steam locomotive ‘Poplar’....
Unequal futures: an imbalance of opportunities but an insight into school library provision
Advice, Cross-curriculumGuest article from Alison Tarrant, Co-Chair, Great School Libraries campaign, highlighting some of the key takeaways from the new Great School Libraries research....
Francis Gerard: The Global Storyteller
InterviewAuthor, film maker, museum creator and raconteur Francis Gerard has definitely lived an “adventurous life”. Here he shares his love of books, Chinese culture, the San bushmen of South Africa and sci-fi....
#FakeNews. How to equip pupils to navigate ‘truth’ online.
WebinarThere are 63,000 search enquiries entered into Google every second! But what does this mean for pupils increasingly relying on and being influenced by information available online?...