Learning Resources Centre (Library)

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body”                                                                
Richard Steele

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is the hub of school – a spacious, well-utilised, area that can accommodate around 70 pupils.

There is a widespread range of fiction and non-fiction books, providing a variety of reading for all levels and interests. Titles are updated regularly, and pupils are encouraged to participate in the selection. 

NEWS: Autumn Term 2024 

This has been a busy and exciting first term of this academic year 2024-25. We have had Inductions, a scholastic Book Fair, BookBuzz for our year 7 students, Book Talk sessions and library lessons for all KS3 (Years 7, 8, and 9),At the start of the year, all our KS3 students started fortnightly library lessons; this was a joint initiative between Literacy, English and the library to encourage reading for pleasure. Students have a library lesson journal in which they write about the book they are reading, set themselves reading goals and complete activities on their book. The impact these lessons have had on reading for pleasure has been amazing and is clear in the numbers of books being borrowed from the library (see table for data). Well done to all students who have taken out book(s) so far and keep an eye out for some new book challenges in the New Year.

 Next term will be a busy one with the Year 7 BookBuzz challenge, the “8 for 8” reading challenge for year 8 students, reading initiatives/rewards (tbc), fortnightly library lessons and of course World Book day; so, there are lots of activities to look forward to.Happy holidays, enjoy the break and happy readingMiss Cunliffe (Librarian) 

BookBuzz 2024

All our year 7 students were given their BookBuzz book last week (w/c 9th December), and they were very excited to receive the book they had chosen back in September (I think it felt like a very long time for them!).The BookBuzz books are the students to keep they will be needed for the BookBuzz challenge in the New year; so, look after your book year 7’sEach child was provided with slip inside their book to give to their parent/caregiver, with information about The Book Trust and what BookBuzz is. If you would like further information please click the link: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/programmes-and-campaigns/bookbuzz/students/

To access and search the Library catalogue please click here, then please e-mail book requests to the Library

The LRC provides access to:

• Over 12,000 resources - covering all interests and reading abilities
• The internet, Microsoft Office Suite and subject revision materials via 22 computers
• Printing facilities – pupil’s require their lanyard to print
• Monthly magazines and subject related periodicals
• Reading Cloud online quizzes to test pupils subject specific, and general, knowledge
• Reading schemes, book talking and author events, competitions
• LRC Volunteering opportunities: Student library assistant/library ambassador
• Dedicated post 16 study area
• chess, draughts, and Board games available during break and lunch times
• New collections of books including Wellbeing and Resilience, Neurodiversity and Dyslexia friendly