Our programme of specialist courses to complete at a time which suits you, which are written especially for the SLA. These courses are completely online and you have access for two years, so you can refer back if needed. All successful completions receive a certification of participation.
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Welcome to the online Academic Honesty training programme. Participants are being offered an enjoyable and rewarding programme of learning and experience which will lead to a certificate of participation from the School Library Association.
Welcome to the online Cataloguing training programme. Participants are being offered an enjoyable and rewarding programme of learning and experience which will lead to a certificate of participation from the School Library Association.
Welcome to the online Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) training programme. Participants are being offered an enjoyable and rewarding programme of learning and experience which will lead to a certificate of participation from the SLA.
Welcome to the online Information Literacy training programme. Participants are being offered an enjoyable and rewarding programme of learning and experience which will lead to a certificate of participation from the School Library Association.
These are the compulsory modules for the course. Access to the other modules will be denied unless these have been purchased first. The Learning about Libraries Programme consists of 6 modules, broken down into a number of Units.
This is an optional module - you must purchase the core modules as well or access will be stopped.
This is an optional module - you must purchase the core modules as well or access will be stopped.
This is an optional module - you must purchase the core modules as well or access will be stopped.
This is an optional module - you must purchase the core modules as well or access will be stopped.
A course for those teachers or other school staff who line manage the school library staff.
The benefits of reading for pleasure have been well known to many teachers, librarians and parents for decades - this online course guides you through the research, best practice and how to get reading for pleasure started in your school.
Welcome to the online Work Smarter training programme. Participants are being offered an enjoyable and rewarding programme of learning and experience which will lead to a certificate of participation from the School Library Association.
If you go into a school that has a brilliant librarian, you really notice the difference. Books become central to the school.
Charlie Higson speaking to Anita Singh
The visibility and availability of books and other reading materials are key components of a reading culture at home, in schools and throughout society. Children growing up in homes with more books develop better reading skills, no matter what their social background. Schools should provide a wide range of reading materials that attracts boys and girls of all ages and interests. School and public libraries can play a significant role in helping and inspiring pupils to find reading material that they can relate to.
Final report of the EU High Level Group of experts on Literacy, EU High Level Group of Experts on Literacy
Books should be visible, available and used not only at home, but in society at large. In an age where small bookshops are disappearing from the urban landscape due to competition from online retailers, we need to find new, creative ways of keeping books in community life. More than ever, libraries have a key role in making books and stories available to everyone, while also making reading more visible.
Final report of the EU High Level Group of experts on Literacy, EU High Level Group of Experts on Literacy
I realise I’m talking to converts here, but I have to tell you that the difference a qualified librarian makes to a primary school is simply transformational
David Tilling, Head Teacher of Peasedown St John Primary School, Bath, at the SLYA/SLA LDA Awards Event
Visiting a good library should be like going to eat in a great restaurant. You can have whatever you want - even if you don't like it when you try it - and the librarian is like the chef, telling you what's good on the menu. Without a central library, even the best schools run the risk of providing a somewhat bland and impoverished reading diet
Fiona Evans, Education Consultant at the Reading Agency, Teach Reading and Writing
The school library was both my refuge and my inspiration. I think it's very dangerous for someone like me to try and tell teachers what to do in order to improve reading and writing; it's arrogance to assume that simply because you have sold lots of books , you know it all. However, if I am asked what schools need in order to facilitate literacy, I can answer without hesitation: a well-stocked library and a full-time, trained librarian with the necessary resources and funds to ensure that library flourishes. The library should be the battery at the heart of every school. Everything begins there - communication, confidence, the acquisition of cultural references and the exploration of our hinterland. It's where you start to develop empathy and an understanding of the human condition - who you are, where you are, and how you got there
Anthony Horowitz, Author, Teach Reading and Writing