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A person with glasses smiles in front of a colorful collage of children's book covers, embodying the joy of life with books. The Barrington Stoke logo featuring a squirrel is on the left side, adding to the vibrant scene.

What larks: a life with books

Jane Walker from the publisher Barrington Stoke talks about books that empower reluctant readers to get to the end of a story are a big win for all readers. Interview by Nicola Baird Barrington Stoke is known for its super-readable, dysl...

Interview
The book cover of "How to Train Your Dragon" by Cressida Cowell is artfully displayed in an empty cinema near you, with the big screen showcasing the same captivating title, creating a magical movie-like ambiance.

Coming to a cinema near you…

Relationships between characters in books show us who we are and who we can become. Books in classroom collections and school libraries have an important part to play in this....

PHSE
A woman sits in an educational classroom with children who are holding hand puppets. The children are seated on the floor and facing the woman, who is smiling and holding two colorful puppets.

Using Puppets in the Classroom

Wanda GajewskiWandsworth LRS Librarian’s view: Storytelling is often considered as a daunting activity. We all have a natural propensity towards telling and will have told many anecdotes and recounted many events.  Research has shown t...

Creativity
An eye-catching display of books and hats arranged neatly on a table.

Box Clever

School Library Services across the UK provide excellent, tailor-made topic collections support school projects. Our topic boxes help teachers with their planning and delivery of the National Curriculum within a framework which is both...

Advice
A day in the life of a librarian.

A day in the life of a librarian

A librarian can bring many extra benefits to your school, helping teachers prepare and students unlock their love of stories and learning. Here librarian Laura Bennett, from Tower Hamlets SLS, discusses the plethora of ways she’s used...

Advice
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What price progress?

Human history is full of inventions. It starts back from the Dark Age, where humans first learned how to make fire and then began making the first tools to make their daily tasks easier. This pack will spark a discussion in the...

STEM
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Eileen Armstrong: Angel of the North East

Even working as a librarian at a busy school can be a surprisingly lonely professional experience. Alongside career highlights here’s how Eileen Armstrong, librarian at a large secondary school in Northumberland, uses SLS to save money...

Interview
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Reading Adventures

Explore how to make reading an adventure, linking the curriculum and information books, to help engage reluctant readers and develop a love of reading and learning....

AdviceReading

Nina Simon: The Coronation, the King and Me

It 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?’  ...

Interview
A group of people standing on the tracks next to a train passing through Poplar.

Tracks Through Poplar

Taking 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’....

Cross-curriculum
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A Portrait of Black Artists

Books which focus on inspiring black icons that will be ideal for your primary school library (with a special focus on activist artist Faith Ringgold), selected by Sharon Walsh from Westminster SLS....

Creativity

St Mary’s Primary School: Shelf Life

When Year 6s from St Mary’s Primary school asked for a library where they could relax and enjoy books, Deputy Head Amanda Bishop sought advice from Wandsworth Learning Resources Service. Amanda and librarian J Lythgoe meet to discuss...

Interview
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Two Girls, Two Diaries, Two Wars

Two girls who lived through two frightening wars, 80 years apart.  Both wrote diaries describing their experiences. Both entries start with a birthday. One ends tragically, the other with sanctuary....

Reading

Running a Book Club

A look at how book clubs can support book awards by Diane Scarborough from Lancashire School Library Service. Tips include how to encourage students to get involved and how to structure sessions as well as useful voting criteria....

Advice
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Unleash the power of poetry

Encourage your students to write their own poems by sharing advice and inspiration from Joseph Coelho, author of My Beautiful Voice, and Michael Rosen suggests Nina Simon from Redbridge SLS....

Creativity

Around the world with maps and compasses

In times of driverless cars and GPS (Global Positioning System) are traditional devices for orientation in the field, such as a map and compass, tools of the past? The short answer is not yet, writes Wanda Gajewski from Wandsworth LRS....

Science
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Shelfie Love

Preston-based Jake Hope has found all sorts of ways to bring the best reading to children, especially those living in the north of England. Here he discusses how children’s books and libraries make life better....

Interview
A beautiful joker, Elmer, presents a colorful painting of an elephant adorned with vibrant squares.

Elmer: beautiful joker offering big life lessons

Pat ElliottWestminster SLS Librarian’s view: I work with London school children as both a librarian and heritage educator, and regularly meet pupils with special needs as well as those from diverse cultural and social backgrounds. It n...

PHSE
The very big book lessons.

Big book lessons

Why big books? There is something amazing about big book versions of good children’s books. The large print and bright and colourful illustrations appeal are a sure hook into their content and draw readers into a story and are easy for...

Cross-curriculum
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Future of Primary School Libraries

The future of primary school libraries report, published today by the National Literacy Trust and partners provides a welcome focus on an essential part of primary school life for children....

News
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World War Two literature

Laura Bennett from Tower Hamlets SLS looks at classic World War Two literature and an impressive collection of newer titles that will spark debate and conversation....

History
A collection of children's books featuring a horse on the cover that educates about refugees.

We Are Refugees

At a time when desperate people fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan is still headline news, it is pertinent to look at the issue of young refugees coming to England and how they are accepted at school writes Nina Simon from Redbridge SLS....

PHSE
A young boy is smiling in front of a group of books, challenging gender norms.

Challenging Gender Norms

With diversity the new laser focus in schools up and down the country, it’s not a surprise that people are starting to question the unconscious gender bias that can be found in texts....

PHSE
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Click Safe

How picture books help children learn about E-safety by Head of Tower Hamlets Library Service, Gillian Harris, MBE....

PHSE
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Alternative Fairy Tales

Alternative versions of fairy tales can help children understand how the stories came to be told, how they are passed down through generations and how they change over time....

Reading
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Click With Care

This fantastic pack features all the resources which you could need to raise the awareness among KS2 pupils about online risks, safety and behaviour. It will provide interesting topics for discussions about being online and e-safety....

STEM
The best little books for babies and toddlers and preschoolers.

Are Babies Too Little for Books?

It is never too early to give a child a book. They don’t even need to be able to sit up. Prop them on your knee and as soon as their eyes begin to focus, babies will look at a picture with interest. Helen Oxenbury’s board books, All...

Reading

Saying Goodbye

With carefully chosen literature about loss and grief, in particular the much-loved picture book Badger’s parting gift, you can start a discussion that explores the cycle of life and enables you to craft lasting memories with children....

PHSE
A pattern with a lion, a giraffe and a tiger designed by Chitra Soundar.

An interview with Chitra Soundar

Chitra Soundar is the author of more than 40 books for children who identifies as a “dreamer, bookworm, writer, author, storyteller” and has a real passion for picture books with stories you want to read aloud....

Interview