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‘CILIP recommends that the school should have a library policy and a development plan that reflects the needs of the school, its students and its teachers.’ *
Good school library policies and plans are set within the context of whole school aims. They articulate the role, aims and objectives of the library and are important means to achieving them.
Many school librarians and library coordinators are unsure about suitable components for practical and realistic policy and planning documents, and need guidance on how to construct and implement them.
Benefits of attending
This new course will explore the role and value of policy making and development planning for the school library and will identify the constituents of effective policies and plans. Participants will have the opportunity to start to devise policies and plans appropriate for their own libraries.
The course is suitable for staff working in both the primary and secondary sectors.
By the end of the event participants will have:
- increased their understanding of the importance of a school library policy and plan
- identified the areas a policy and plan should cover
- begun to formulate a library policy and development plan
- explored ideas for linking library policy to other school policies
- discussed the library self-evaluation toolkit and strategies for exploiting it
- considered monitoring and evaluation
- developed more confidence in managing and developing the school library
Who should attend?
School librarians and library coordinators and others with responsibility for the school library in the primary or secondary sector in state or independent schools.
Programme
- The role of library policy and plans
- Library policy-making
- Development planning
- Putting policy into practice
Places are limited to: 16
9.15 Registration & coffee - 12.45 Lunch - 4.30 Close
Course Leader: Anne Harding
Fees:
CILIP personal members: £200 plus VAT £235
CILIP organisation members: £235 plus VAT £276.13
Non members: £275 plus VAT £323.13
Updated: 28 May 2008