Library Insights

Oct 12, 20213 min read

New research into school libraries

We are delighted that the Great School Libraries team have been working with Nottingham Trent University to develop some further research...

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Great School Libraries

Feb 9, 20214 min read

Moray School Librarians in Lockdown

This blog has been reposted by kind permission of Shelagh Toonen and the SLG group. This blog post is part of Librarians During Lockdown,...

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Great School Libraries

May 27, 20203 min read

Library Insights: School Library Newsletter

A school librarian raises awareness of the school library resources and activities through producing a library newsletter.

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Library Insights: Librarians Supporting Schools in Lockdown

Great School Libraries

May 13, 20209 min read

Library Insights: Librarians Supporting Schools in Lockdown

How school librarians have been rising to the challenge of lockdown.

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Library Insights: Developing links between Primary and Secondary School

Great School Libraries

Apr 28, 20203 min read

Library Insights: Developing links between Primary and Secondary School

Many children can feel intimidated when arriving in secondary school for the first time. Librarian Anne De'Ath tells us about an initiative

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Library Insights - School libraries during UK lockdown

Great School Libraries

Apr 15, 20203 min read

Library Insights - School libraries during UK lockdown

Many school librarians are having to adapt to help students and teachers from home. Read how one school librarian took here support online.

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Library Insights: Information Literacy Project at St Ninian's High School

Great School Libraries

Feb 22, 20203 min read

Library Insights: Information Literacy Project at St Ninian's High School

Pamela McLean explains how her information literacy programme supports student learning at St Ninias's High School

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Library Insights - Chatterbooks Book Group

Great School Libraries

Jan 6, 20203 min read

Library Insights - Chatterbooks Book Group

How Whitchurch C Of E School library runs their Chatterbooks Book Club.

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Library Insight -Postcards for pupils from authors and illustrators with Book Pen Pals

Great School Libraries

Dec 16, 20195 min read

Library Insight -Postcards for pupils from authors and illustrators with Book Pen Pals

BookPenPals pairs UK authors and illustrators with UK schools to make book recommendations via postcards. Schools reply with a postcard of t

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Great School Libraries

Dec 2, 20193 min read

Library Insights -Engaging Pupils in Raising the Profile of Ibstock Place School's Library

Library Insights - Engaging Pupils in Raising the Profile of Ibstock Place School Library

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Library Insights: Delivering information literacy skills: a work in progress

Great School Libraries

Nov 18, 20196 min read

Library Insights: Delivering information literacy skills: a work in progress

Sally Dring, Learning Resources Manager talks us through her role in teaching and supporting digital literacy in her school.

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Library Insights -Patron of Reading/Book Bingo

Great School Libraries

Nov 4, 20195 min read

Library Insights -Patron of Reading/Book Bingo

Library insight blog from Ros Harding SLA school librarian of the year 2019. talks about the Patron of Reading scheme and Book Bingo.

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Library Insights - Media Literacy: Ideas to get school librarians started

Great School Libraries

Oct 20, 20194 min read

Library Insights - Media Literacy: Ideas to get school librarians started

The school librarians role in Media Literacy

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Library Insights - Yellow Books Everywhere!

Great School Libraries

Oct 5, 20194 min read

Library Insights - Yellow Books Everywhere!

Reading week meant every student reading the same book. Read how we went about this and some of our outcomes.

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Library Insights -A Day in the Life of an SLS Manager

Great School Libraries

Sep 28, 20194 min read

Library Insights -A Day in the Life of an SLS Manager

From providing loans and advice on LMS's to organising author visits and supporting new technology an SLS' managers day is never dull.

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