A web-based resource to help school librarians advocate the value of their services to head teachers and employers will be created as the result of a unique School Libraries Summit organised by CILIP on Wednesday 26 March, and some Useful Resources are already available online.
Activists from across the school library community met in London to identify issues, exchange ideas and agree an Action Plan. The Summit follows concerns about the impact of the Single Status Review on school librarians and the need to actively promote professionalism as part of CILIP's advocacy strategy.
Also agreed was the need to gather more evidence, influence the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, link more closely with The Association of Senior Children and Educational Librarians (ASCEL), and ensure CILIP's Framework of Qualifications (FoQA) Review fully reflects the needs of school librarians. See News Release for more details.
The Summit focused on the situation in England. The context and agenda are different in Scotland and Northern Ireland but there are similarities in Wales.
Click here for a list of resources compiled for the Summit.
Updated: 17 September 2008