We 💯% agree with our President ⤵️ #GreatSchoolLibraries need trained library staff.
200 books in an alcove under a stairwell do not a Library make.
School librarians equip children with the literacy skills to learn, relax & find information we need for fulfilled lives & to be informed citizens.
Every child deserves a Great School Library.
@cilip.bsky.social
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School librarians equip children with the literacy skills to learn, relax & find information we need for fulfilled lives & to be informed citizens.
Every child deserves a Great School Library.
@cilip.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5y67h3yt
October 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We 💯% agree with our President ⤵️ #GreatSchoolLibraries need trained library staff.
We agree but add this: the #GreatSchoolLibraries campaign highlights that all children need a school library because adequately funded, staffed school libraries deliver enhanced & independent learning as well as reading & curriculum support & contribute to building lifelong readers. #Staffed
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England
Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech
Rachel Reeves will deliver a library in every primary school in England as part of Labour’s plans to give all children the best start in life regardless of their background.
The scheme, which will create libraries in the 1,700 primaries currently without them, will be funded from £132.5m of dormant assets that will be unlocked to give young people access to cultural opportunities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We agree but add this: the #GreatSchoolLibraries campaign highlights that all children need a school library because adequately funded, staffed school libraries deliver enhanced & independent learning as well as reading & curriculum support & contribute to building lifelong readers. #Staffed
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England. Here at CILIP we hope that means trained library staff too #GreatSchoolLibraries
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England
Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England. Here at CILIP we hope that means trained library staff too #GreatSchoolLibraries
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#librarianlife #schoollibrary #librarylove #bibliophile #teachersfollowteachers #greatschoollibraries #teacher
Happy hums!
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amazon.co.uk:
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Happy hums!
amazon.com:
tinyurl.com/57u645wr
amazon.co.uk:
tinyurl.com/56fk4nhn
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
Five ideas to make your school library exciting - Headteacher Update
Five quick ideas for how you can use your primary school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading and literature
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
SecEd Podcast: In a new episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
The SecEd Podcast: A brilliant secondary school library - SecEd
In this episode, we consider what makes for excellent library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting literacy and curriculum delivery.
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 5:55 AM
SecEd Podcast: In a new episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
#librarianlife #schoollibrary #librarylove #bibliophile #teachersfollowteachers #greatschoollibraries #teacher #ghsreads #librariansfollowlibrarians #literature #librariestransform
It's HAPPY HUM DAY!
Humphrey's Hum - now available on Amazon
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It's HAPPY HUM DAY!
Humphrey's Hum - now available on Amazon
www.amazon.co.uk/Humphreys-Hu...
Humphrey's Hum
Humphrey's Hum : Hyndman, Sophie: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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October 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#librarianlife #schoollibrary #librarylove #bibliophile #teachersfollowteachers #greatschoollibraries #teacher #ghsreads #librariansfollowlibrarians #literature #librariestransform
It's HAPPY HUM DAY!
Humphrey's Hum - now available on Amazon
www.amazon.co.uk/Humphreys-Hu...
It's HAPPY HUM DAY!
Humphrey's Hum - now available on Amazon
www.amazon.co.uk/Humphreys-Hu...
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role: buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
The SecEd Podcast: A brilliant secondary school library - SecEd
In this episode, we consider what makes for excellent library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting literacy and curriculum delivery.
buff.ly
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role: buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
SecEd Podcast: In a new episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
The SecEd Podcast: A brilliant secondary school library - SecEd
In this episode, we consider what makes for excellent library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting literacy and curriculum delivery.
buff.ly
May 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
SecEd Podcast: In a new episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
To celebrate Aura Boy in The People's Book Prize 2025 short list, I'm offering five copies up for grabs for five Primary & Secondary school librarians. Winners chosen at random & posted out for the New Year. Ready, steady, go! #primaryschoollibrarians #secondaryschoollibrarians
#greatschoollibraries
#greatschoollibraries
December 5, 2024 at 5:17 PM
To celebrate Aura Boy in The People's Book Prize 2025 short list, I'm offering five copies up for grabs for five Primary & Secondary school librarians. Winners chosen at random & posted out for the New Year. Ready, steady, go! #primaryschoollibrarians #secondaryschoollibrarians
#greatschoollibraries
#greatschoollibraries
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role: buff.ly/jpyWl13 #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
June 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role: buff.ly/jpyWl13 #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
Great to hear Anaïs Cayzac tell #WLIC25 about #GreatSchoolLibraries www.greatschoollibraries.org.uk Note Sweden just mandated all schools to have a librarian... swedenherald.com/article/swed...
Sweden's New Law Requires Staffed School Libraries This Autumn | Sweden Herald
When the autumn term gets underway, Sweden's pupils will have access to staffed school libraries
swedenherald.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Great to hear Anaïs Cayzac tell #WLIC25 about #GreatSchoolLibraries www.greatschoollibraries.org.uk Note Sweden just mandated all schools to have a librarian... swedenherald.com/article/swed...
#librarianlife #schoollibrary #teenlibrarian #librarylove #bibliophile #teachersfollowteachers #greatschoollibraries #teacher #ghsreads #librariansfollowlibrarians #literature #librariestransform
Humphrey's Hum. Read & review on Amazon from 1st October 2025.
Humphrey's Hum. Read & review on Amazon from 1st October 2025.
September 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#librarianlife #schoollibrary #teenlibrarian #librarylove #bibliophile #teachersfollowteachers #greatschoollibraries #teacher #ghsreads #librariansfollowlibrarians #literature #librariestransform
Humphrey's Hum. Read & review on Amazon from 1st October 2025.
Humphrey's Hum. Read & review on Amazon from 1st October 2025.
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas: buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
Five ideas to make your school library exciting - Headteacher Update
Five quick ideas for how you can use your primary school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading and literature
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas: buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE with words by Dr Ronx & illustration by Ashton Attzs is such a great book, anyone that reads it will learn something, perfect for #GreatSchoolLibraries! Thanks to Farshore Books for sending me a copy, must have a look at the other books in the Little Experts series #KidLitUK
June 24, 2024 at 8:15 AM
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE with words by Dr Ronx & illustration by Ashton Attzs is such a great book, anyone that reads it will learn something, perfect for #GreatSchoolLibraries! Thanks to Farshore Books for sending me a copy, must have a look at the other books in the Little Experts series #KidLitUK
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas: https://buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
Five ideas to make your school library exciting - Headteacher Update
Five quick ideas for how you can use your primary school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading and literature
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas: https://buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
January was all about encouraging our children to find new things to read and set their own challenges based on the kind of readers they are. I couldn’t resist sharing this #readingresolution from a Year 6 the other week - isn’t it wonderful?! 😍
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
February 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
January was all about encouraging our children to find new things to read and set their own challenges based on the kind of readers they are. I couldn’t resist sharing this #readingresolution from a Year 6 the other week - isn’t it wonderful?! 😍
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
#librarylessons #greatschoollibraries
Great to have it confirmed that the '1,700 primary schools without libraries' figure www.cilip.org.uk/news/711440/... is based on the Great School Libraries research www.greatschoollibraries.org.uk/2023research and updated by NLT #NYR #GreatSchoolLibraries
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Great to have it confirmed that the '1,700 primary schools without libraries' figure www.cilip.org.uk/news/711440/... is based on the Great School Libraries research www.greatschoollibraries.org.uk/2023research and updated by NLT #NYR #GreatSchoolLibraries
A boy in Year 2 gave me this certificate today for being “The best librarian ever” = day made 🥹😍
#greatschoollibraries
#greatschoollibraries
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A boy in Year 2 gave me this certificate today for being “The best librarian ever” = day made 🥹😍
#greatschoollibraries
#greatschoollibraries
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
July 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries #edusky
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas: buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
Five ideas to make your school library exciting - Headteacher Update
Five quick ideas for how you can use your primary school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading and literature
buff.ly
February 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Five ideas to make your school #library exciting: How can you use your school library to inspire pupils with a love of reading, #literature & more? @sla.org.uk school #librarian of the year Leia Sands offers her ideas: buff.ly/4gHhGut #GreatSchoolLibraries #Literacy #edusky
With a huge thank you to everyone who made donations or suggestions, and to the Friends of Kings Langley School, our #Sensory Station is now entirely up and running! We now have a huge selection of items designed to help students with self-regulation in the library. Enjoy! 💛💚💙
#GreatSchoolLibraries
#GreatSchoolLibraries
December 5, 2024 at 12:37 PM
With a huge thank you to everyone who made donations or suggestions, and to the Friends of Kings Langley School, our #Sensory Station is now entirely up and running! We now have a huge selection of items designed to help students with self-regulation in the library. Enjoy! 💛💚💙
#GreatSchoolLibraries
#GreatSchoolLibraries
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role: buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries
The SecEd Podcast: A brilliant secondary school library - SecEd
In this episode, we consider what makes for excellent library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting literacy and curriculum delivery.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
SecEd Podcast: In this episode, we speak to school #librarians to ask what makes for excellent #library provision in the secondary school, including ideas for supporting #curriculum delivery, #literacy & the library's wider role: buff.ly/hFbDpWV #GreatSchoolLibraries
I'm a #Teacher and I believe every child deserves a Great School Library!
Please retweet & add your profession! #GreatSchoolLibraries
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Please retweet & add your profession! #GreatSchoolLibraries
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December 29, 2024 at 5:20 PM
I'm a #Teacher and I believe every child deserves a Great School Library!
Please retweet & add your profession! #GreatSchoolLibraries
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Please retweet & add your profession! #GreatSchoolLibraries
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Dorset school ban on book about race is a mistake | Letters www.theguardian.com/education/20... What the Professor said #GreatSchoolLibraries
Dorset school ban on book about race is a mistake | Letters
Letter: Prof Nicky Marsh says Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give encourages pupils to interact with people whose views don’t coincide with their own
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Dorset school ban on book about race is a mistake | Letters www.theguardian.com/education/20... What the Professor said #GreatSchoolLibraries