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    Giving primary school libraries a lifeline
    Great School Libraries
    • 3 days ago
    • 3 min

    Giving primary school libraries a lifeline

    Jill Coleman, Director of Children’s Books at BookTrust, talks about Cressida Cowell’s Life-changing Libraries campaign.
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    Step into a School Library and find yourself
    Theresa Breslin
    • Mar 25
    • 2 min

    Step into a School Library and find yourself

    "Our school libraries are vital in supporting the Curriculum throughout the school". Theresa Breslin explains more
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    Moray School Librarians in Lockdown
    Great School Libraries
    • Feb 9
    • 4 min

    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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    Health & Wellbeing, and the National Strategy for School Libraries
    Great School Libraries
    • Jan 26
    • 4 min

    Health & Wellbeing, and the National Strategy for School Libraries

    In line with our Health and Wellbeing aim SLG Scotland gave kind permission for this blog to be re-posted here. Every month we showcase...
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    Working with HEE and the NHS Trust – health and school librarians in collaboration
    Barbara Band
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Working with HEE and the NHS Trust – health and school librarians in collaboration

    In one of my previous blogs, I updated developments around the Campaign and health education and mentioned that I had attended a...
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    Update phase 2 -Mental Health, Wellbeing and the School Library
    Great School Libraries
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Update phase 2 -Mental Health, Wellbeing and the School Library

    An NHS survey highlighted that lockdown has made conditions like depression and anxiety worse. The school librarian can offer support.
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    Library Insights: The School Library as Sanctuary: Mental Health, Wellbeing and the School Library
    Great School Libraries
    • Nov 2, 2020
    • 5 min

    Library Insights: The School Library as Sanctuary: Mental Health, Wellbeing and the School Library

    Whilst the library has an essential role to play in supporting learning, through providing resources as well as access to computers and...
    213 views0 comments
    Creating a Community of Reading Teachers – a collaboration between a librarian and a teacher.
    Great School Libraries
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    Creating a Community of Reading Teachers – a collaboration between a librarian and a teacher.

    Ou teachers as reader groups
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    Library Insights: Supporting Student Social and Emotional Well-being through Inquiry Based Learning
    Great School Libraries
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Library Insights: Supporting Student Social and Emotional Well-being through Inquiry Based Learning

    Working in a school library, you quickly realise that one of its key roles is as a place of sanctuary for many students, one that...
    161 views0 comments
    Update Phase 2 - Inquiry as an approach to learning
    Great School Libraries
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    Update Phase 2 - Inquiry as an approach to learning

    An update of the second phase of GSL's campaign aim - Inquiry as an Approach to Learning.
    199 views0 comments
    School Libraries after Lockdown - twitter chat
    Great School Libraries
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    School Libraries after Lockdown - twitter chat

    We held our first ever twitter chat on the 8th July discussing School Libraries after Lockdown. Check out the discussion here.
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    Library Insights: St Benedict's Library and the EPQ
    Great School Libraries
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Library Insights: St Benedict's Library and the EPQ

    Supporting the school’s strategic vision to create intellectually curious, independent learners I’m pleased to acknowledge that St...
    213 views0 comments
    Library Insights: School Library Newsletter
    Great School Libraries
    • May 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Library Insights: School Library Newsletter

    A school librarian raises awareness of the school library resources and activities through producing a library newsletter.
    1,093 views0 comments
    Library Insights: Librarians Supporting Schools in Lockdown
    Great School Libraries
    • May 13, 2020
    • 9 min

    Library Insights: Librarians Supporting Schools in Lockdown

    How school librarians have been rising to the challenge of lockdown.
    2,128 views0 comments
    Library Insights: Developing links between Primary and Secondary School
    Great School Libraries
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    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
    379 views0 comments
    Library Insights - School libraries during UK lockdown
    Great School Libraries
    • Apr 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    Mental Health, Wellbeing and the School Library -phase 2
    Great School Libraries
    • Mar 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Mental Health, Wellbeing and the School Library -phase 2

    Secondary aim number 2 is Mental Health and Wellbeing led by Barbara Band.
    380 views0 comments
    Inquiry as an approach to learning - Phase 2
    Great School Libraries
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    Inquiry as an approach to learning - Phase 2

    In phase 2 we will be focusing on approaching learning through inquiry. Here we lay out our plan to take this forward.
    340 views0 comments
    Campaign Update - Phase 2
    Great School Libraries
    • Mar 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Campaign Update - Phase 2

    The Campaign has now launched Phase 2 in which we are looking to deepen our political involvement further.
    384 views0 comments
    Library Insights: Information Literacy Project at St Ninian's High School
    Great School Libraries
    • Feb 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    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
    252 views0 comments
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