CILIP are often accused of non-representation in the school library community. They take £17 off my pay every month, and I still can’t figure out why, other than the fact that I can continue to call myself ‘chartered’. My wife pays £30 a year for the same privilege as a teacher. Something doesn’t add up. [...]
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There are several different ways of making use of your wall space, and none of them need to be terribly expensive.
You can display outcomes form any library competitions or activities. There is a double advantage here in that your customers will see their own work and it’s free!
Look out for CPD opportunities for training from [...]
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For a lone librarian, this one might seem impossible. Where am I going to get the time to create a staff manual?
Also, it will only be of benefit to other people, won’t it?
Well, no. Not really. It’s a good CPD exercise for a librarian (or any other professional) to create a staff manual. It gives [...]
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This one’s a no-brainer. If you’re going to support the curriculum, it makes sense to know what’s in it, and how it’s delivered. The first may seem easy enough, but many teachers are reluctant to share their teaching materials, even with their peers. Methods of delivery and pedagogy are easier; at government and regional [...]
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