Dear all
We would like to draw your attention to proposals to cut 10 posts from the Falkirk Council school library service to save £325,000. The option specifically states: "By reorganising our current provision and resources we could provide a decentralised service within each of our secondary schools which would also serve all cluster schools.”
There is now a consultation on the website and this is open until the 10th January. We would urge anyone who is able and willing to submit a response to do so this week. CILIP in Scotland will also be submitting a response. The link is http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/council-democracy/consultations-surveys/budget-consultation/education-services.aspx
This service carries out a wide variety of different work including:
- efficiently sharing over 120,000 high quality resource with family centres, nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, home educators, foster parents, student and probationer teachers, Speech & Language professionals, health professionals, Community Education workers, staff and students at Forth Valley College;
- managing Bookbug within Falkirk Council, this includes promoting the Bookbug programme and proactively delivering the message of the importance of sharing books with babies and young children;
- being a key player in each workstream to deliver the Falkirk Council’s Literacy Strategy;
- being a key partner in delivering active literacy;
- advising on resources;
- reading for enjoyment, e.g. Learning to Love Books’ sessions with pupils, RED Book Award, an added value offer to support the Scottish Children’s Book Award, leading on national initiatives within the Council – Book Week Scotland, Storytelling Festival, National Poetry Day, World Book Day - enabling author visits to nurseries and schools;
- delivering storytelling and information literacy sessions with nursery and primary school children;
- delivering a suite of training sessions for teachers and support staff on ‘Creating a Reading Culture’;
- creating vibrant, organised environments to motivate children to engage with reading;
- working with hard to reach families as well as looked after and accommodated children & young people, young offenders in partnership with
- Community Learning & Development, Social Work Services and the Polmont Young Offenders Institute.
Thanks
Sean McNamara
Policy and Digital Officer - CILIP in Scotland
126 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2RQ
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