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As well as the full listings below, the course programme is also available as a downloadable PDF file.

Additional courses may be added throughout the year.

Primary

Becoming an Information Skills Champion - Developing Information Literacy Skills and using the Primary School Library

Geoff Dubber · Full details of course

  • 28 February 2012: Kidderminster Public Library, Worcestershire DY10 1AB Book Online
  • 8 March 2012: Cheshire Education Library Service, Winsford CW7 2JN Book Online
  • 23 February 2012: Newtown Library, Powys SY16 1EJ Book Online
  • 16 March 2012: Brecon Library, Powys LD2 9AE Book Online
  • 28 March 2012: Dulwich Prep London SE21 7AA Book Online

Getting to Grips with the Primary School Library

Annike Dase · Full details of course

  • Date TBC: Cheshire Education Library Service, Winsford CW7 2JN
  • 20 October 2011: Havering Learning and Development Centre, Rainham, Essex RM13 8EU

Primary and Secondary

A Special Place to Learn: School Libraries for All

Alec Williams · Full details of course

  • 7 March 2012: Warwickshire SLS, Montague Road, Warwick (primary session) CV34 5LT Book Online
  • 7 March 2012: Warwickshire SLS, Montague Road, Warwick (secondary session) CV34 5LT Book Online
  • 2 November 2011: Central Children's Library, Halifax (primary session) HX1 1UN
  • 2 November 2011: Central Children's Library, Halifax (secondary session) HX1 1UN

Make the Most of Your Space: The top design and refurbishment ideas that your library needs

Alec Williams · Full details of course

Web 2.0 - The Next Steps

Phil Bradley · Full details of course

Secondary

A Special Place to Learn: Secondary School Libraries for All NEW

Alec Williams · Full details of course

Bridging the Gap: How Libraries can Deliver Independent Learning Skills for Post-16 Students

Anne-Marie Tarter · Full details of course

  • 5 October 2011: Great Moor House, Exeter EX2 7NL
  • 7 March 2012: The Kingston Centre, Stafford ST16 3TW Book Online
  • 26 June 2012: Newcastle City Library NE1 8AX Book Online
  • 15 March 2012: Langley Grammar School, Slough, Berkshire SL3 7QS Book Online

Effective School Library NEW

Geoff Dubber · Full details of course

  • 19 June 2012: Kidderminster Public Library, Worcestershire DY10 1AB Book Online
  • 10 May 2012: Swiss Cottage Library, 88 Avenue Road, London NW3 3HA Book Online

Get Them Reading: Literacy Strategies in the Secondary School NEW

Jean Allen · Full details of course

  • 20 October 2011: King Edward's School, Birmingham B15 2UA

Getting to Grips with Developing and Managing E-Book Collections: An Introduction

Chris Armstrong and Ray Lonsdale · Full details of course

  • Date TBC: CEME, Rainham, Essex RM13 8EU
  • 15 May 2012: William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester M16 8PR Book Online

Getting to Grips with the School Library: Library Management in Secondary Schools

Ginette Doyle · Full details of course

  • 1 November 2011: Morriston Comprehensive School, Swansea SA6 6NH

Information Literacy: Start at the Top - Begin Anywhere

Lin Smith · Full details of course

  • 29 February 2012: Central Children's Library, Halifax HX1 1UN Book Online
  • 11 January 2012: St Peter's School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 7DD
  • 15 March 2012: ACS Cobham International School KT11 1BL Book Online

Multimedia and the School Library NEW

Phil Bradley · Full details of course

  • 21 March 2012: Theale Green Community School, Reading RG7 5DA Book Online
  • 6 July 2012: King Edward VI Handsworth School, Birmingham B21 9AR Book Online
  • 19 March 2012: Kings of Wessex Academy, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AQ Book Online

New Curriculum - New Library Opportunities

Geoff Dubber · Full details of course

  • 27 June 2012: Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, Norwich NR2 1TF Book Online

Singing from the Rooftops: An Introduction to Effective Advocacy, Marketing and Promotion NEW

Jerry Hurst · Full details of course

  • 13 March 2012: Newton Rigg College, Cumbria CA11 0AH Book Online
  • 9 May 2012: Poole Grammar School, Dorset BH17 9JU Book Online

Teaching Skills for Library Staff

Chris Powis · Full details of course

  • 29 June 2011: Newcastle City Library NE1 8AX

Course Fees

All courses (with the exception of A Special Place to Learn) run for a full day and fees include lunch and refreshments.

  • SLA Members: £105.00
  • Non-Members: £165.00

A second delegate from the same school (accompanying a full paying individual):

  • SLA Members: £65.00
  • Non-Members: £85.00

The course A Special Place to Learn is a half-day course. The attendance fee on this course will be the same as the "second place" rate shown above.

A discount of £10.00 will be given on bookings received up to 4 weeks before the course date.

In some cases, discounts are available to delegates who are not SLA Members but who subscribe to the School Library Service in the area where the course is taking place. Please contact the SLA office for further details of these discounts.

In exceptional circumstances payment for Spring term courses may be deferred to April.

How to Register

  • Register online by choosing the "Book Online" button beside any of the courses above
  • Download and complete the booking form (Adobe PDF format) and send it by post to The School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village, Wanborough, SWINDON SN4 0UY, or by fax to 01793 791786
  • Register by telephone on 01793 792053
  • E-Mail courses[at]sla.org.uk, giving
    • Your name/name of school
    • Invoicing address/telephone/e-mail address
    • Details of the course and venue you wish to attend
    • Details of any special dietary or access requirements

Applications will be processed and places will be confirmed in writing. If you are interested in a course the details of which have not yet been finalised, please contact the SLA Office so that the necessary information can be sent to you as soon as it is available.

Cancellations and Substitutions

Cancellations received up to 10 working days before the course date are refundable minus 15% administration charge. After that, cancellations are subject to 50% of the course fee which you may apply to a future course. If you do not cancel or attend, the fulll fee will be charged. Please contact the SLA Office if you wish to send a substitute delegate.