“The most important element of an effective school library is the person managing it”
Your School Librarian
To ensure that the library is strategically managed and developed as well as open and available to children as much as possible, we recommend that schools employ a professional librarian for a number of hours (3.5 to 35) a week with support from a library assistant.
“The work of a School Librarian has the potential to make a huge contribution to the school in ways that I had not realised until we found ours. Her work has impacted directly on the children; their involvement and enthusiasm for reading as well as our participation in enrichment activities and the maintenance of the reading environment.”
Headteacher, Primary School in Tower Hamlets
With HMI Ofsted expecting to see good quality libraries and ambitious expectations and support for home reading, the management of your school library with its tens of thousands of pounds worth of resources is more important than ever!
A professional librarian will:
Support children’s learning by:
- Promoting enjoyment of, and excitement about, reading
- Plan and run exiting library-based activities
- Establishing skills for independent learning and assist in the delivery of information and research skills teaching in the school
- Monitor reading and attainment
Support the teaching staff by:
- Identifying and buying quality resources for the school library and classroom libraries
- Assisting in the delivery of information skills and information literacy teaching in the school
- Helping to select resources from the Schools Library Services
Support the school by:
- Working closely with school leaders to ensure that the library meets the needs of the school
- Managing and promoting the school library and teacher resources, ensuring consistency and maintaining quality
- Ensuring value for money when buying new resources
- Raising reading and literacy standards
Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services can provide schools with the services of a professional librarian on a regular basis
Minimum contract – one year
Call us on 020 7364 6428 or use our contact form to get in touch about this service