School Libraries : A Plan for Improvement
Report of The School Library Commission, Chaired by Estelle Morris
Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services features prominently in this report as an example of best practice and excellent services. In particular our “professional librarians in primary schools” service is commended as a way for primary schools to maximise their own school library provision.
The commission identified the impact a good school library can have on literacy and learning, but found that in many schools around the country the potential of the school library is not fully realised.
The commission found four factors in good school library provision:
- effective staffing,
- resources in all media
- partnerships with planning and teaching and personalisation
- offers a series of recommendations aimed at Headteachers and governors
These factors, properly implemented, would improve literacy and attainment levels thorughout the school.The report can be found at:
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/…