Effective library: effective learning

This popular training course explores the role of the library in supporting children's learning and identifies practical strategies to maximise its effectiveness.

The course is suitable for library and literacy coordinators, school librarians and other interested primary, lower and middle school staff.

Anne always tailors the course to local circumstances and needs. It is appropriate as a local authority course or for whole school inset.

Expected learning outcomes:

  • greater understanding of the value and potential of the school library
  • additional methods for exploiting the library and its resources
  • ways to support all areas of the curriculum and cross-curricular learning
  • extra strategies for fostering information skills and independent learning
  • new ideas for promoting reading skills and enjoyment
  • more confidence in managing and developing the school library

The course is accompanied by an extensive set of back-up materials.

What people say about this course

Gave me a whole host of ideas for the school library and how to make it more effective and valued.

Thank you for a wonderful library inset. It was most informative and full of interesting ideas which will enable us to develop an interesting, interactive library area.

This course has fitted in so well with our school's aim of re-introducing creativity in the curriculum.

I’ve learnt so much it’s impossible to write it all down - so many ways to improve and develop our library and to promote reading.