Dr Andrew Shenton explores ways to exploit our own memories of successful activities we experienced as students when teaching information literacy.
SLA Patron and Professor of Media and Education at Bournemouth University Julian McDougall attended a Westminster Forum event which looked at how fake news can be confronted and how media literacy can be improved.
Pat Lipinski from Gloucestershire Schools Library Service tells us about one of their recent projects.
Geoff Dubber, previous Publications Co-ordinator and past SLA Chair, remembers his time managing SLA's Publications
Alison Tarrant, Chief Executive of the School Library Association (SLA) stresses why we must stand up against censorship
In the wake of recent global events, author Nicola Davies discusses how stories can help children explore and deal with difficult issues
Reading recommendations we think you'll love.
Vivek Govil, Managing Director, UK Education and Education Services at Oxford University Press discusses new research showing parents tend to read the books they loved when little to their own children
In this blog, Sue Bastone, Chair of the Trustees, discusses our strategy and our plans for the future.
Schools Library Services (SLSs) across the country exist to help schools. In this new blog series we uncover more around how SLS's can support teachers and library staff, starting with Val Sawyer, Principal Librarian at Nottinghamshire's Education Library Service.
With Holocaust Memorial Day coming up at the end of this month, author Liz Kessler discusses the importance of books in helping change our society for the better.
FREE activity pack for new Amazing Mr Blunden film
Founder of Abercorn School, Andrea Greystoke, speaks to the School Library Association about the vital role school libraries play in education.
Annual reports may not be the highlight of your year, but they are the key to unlocking engagement
Author Amy Raphael writes about the joy of using facts in her books
Free climate change resources are available to schools during COP26 thanks to a publisher partnership
Fantastic non-fiction we think you'll love.
Meet the creators of 'What Do Scientists Do All Day?'
Fantastic non-fiction we think you'll love.
Here is a blog version of the Chair's report from the SLA AGM for those who couldn't attend. After the AGM Alison Tarrant, CEO, shared some insights from the Member Survey, and these will follow in due course.
Daphne O'Connell, Development Director at Summer Fields school in Oxford, writes about the school's newly refurbished library
Rebecca Henry shares her tips for how fellow librarians can help support pupils’ learning in a post pandemic world
The Story Museum presents a new exhibition designed to offer hope in the pandemic through creativity, imagination and play.
Developing a reading culture during the pandemic for all pupils
The SLA talk to Marcus Rashford’s co author of 'You Are a Champion: How To Be the Best You Can Be'
Poetry Society Teacher Trailblazer Gareth Ellis on how to inspire the next generation of young poets
Gareth Ellis is Library Manager at Whitley Bay High School, North Tyneside. Gareth has been selected by The Poetry Society as a Teacher Trailblazer after being nominated by his students for helping to inspire writing, reading and performing poetry across the school.
This year’s return to school hasn’t been like any other in living memory.
Helen Freeman takes us on a journey of 500 words, and plans for the future.
Annual reports may not be the highlight of your year, but they are the key to unlocking engagement
Honestly, I have no idea what to write for this blog.
Alison summarises the changes and implications that COVID-19 has caused to the SLA, and how we're working to support the sector.
Jasbinder Bilan talks about her writing process for the Varied Voices blog.
Guest post by Darryl Toerien
There have been a few useful and interesting research reports revealed recently so I thought I’d take this opportunity to have a look through them, and highlight some of the bits I found personally interesting.
Guest post by Accessit Library
Pooja Puri talks about her writing process for the Varied Voices blog.
Reading is a powerful thing – many of us know this, and yet it can be something that we take for granted. The power of reading, to illustrate, move, change a thought process or perspective. The wonder of building a unique connection between two brains and leaving an imprint..
Rashmi Sirdeshpande talk about her writing process for the Varied Voices blog.
Alison reflects on 2019; sharing the many highlights from a busy year in the SLA office
This annual blog has become something of a tradition; our Book Reviews Editor highlights the lovely new Christmas themed books currently available for seasonal storytelling or gifting! Happy Christmas and Happy Reading from your Book Reviews Editor!
The story behind how Under the Great Plum Tree came to be.
It's a CEO takeover! Pamela Tulloch, Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Library and Information Council talks about her work on behalf of Scottish school libraries
A special blog for UK Parliament Week
Dawn Finch guides us through the world of comics.
I am pleased to introduce our new blog series to add to the CE and Development and Discussion blogs - Varied Voices. Varied Voices was Chitra's idea, and we got into a discussion about the importance of diverse authors talking about their books, rather than just their diversity.
It's commonly recognised that breadth of reading diet is important for both reading skills and reading enjoyment, and poetry is an important part of this breadth. Poetry can provide a starting point for less confident readers, or for those more interested in music than reading...
School finances have been hit multiple times with a pensions increase, an unfunded pay rise for teachers and increased uncertainty as a new Education Secretary joins the cabinet. These are all going to lead to changes and increased insecurity all round – and when added to a certa
This month I take a look back at some of the highlights from the SLA/YLG Weekend Course. It was only a few weeks ago, but lots has been happening
CE Blog 2019_ 6: Pride and prejudice in 2019…? It is a truth universally acknowledged that a school must be in want of a school librarian… or so we would wish! And that is the case in many schools that I talk to and visit, and it is heartening to hear. There’s also many, many st
It’s May and CE Blog number five already – where is this year going?!
School libraries are vital in schools because they hold the key to literacy for many children, and the key to information literacy for many more!
This month's Discussion and Development Blog is written by Sophie Howes from Child Poverty Action Group and it looks at the struggles that children in poverty face, and how we can help. Tackling Child Poverty in Schools: a role for school librarians? Sophie Howes, Child Poverty Action Group Child poverty in the UK Child poverty in the UK is rising.
News in Schools: Context and Impact On Monday January 28th, Plymouth City Council debated the prospect of martial law being imposed on the streets of Plymouth and the rest of the UK, in the advent of a 'no-deal' Brexit.