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Apologies for cross-posting. ************************************************* Bruce Royan http://www.linkedin.com/in/bruceroyan 41 Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh EH10 4BL +44 131 4473151 +44 77 1374 4731 ************************************************* _____ From: Information literacy and information skills teaching discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Hans Sent: 25 January 2010 14:38 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: UK government response to petition to make school libraries statutory CILIP School Libraries Group are currently undertaking a large online survey so please do make every effort to fill it in if you are a school librarian & / or get local colleagues, primary schools etc to fill it in. The survey closes very soon so please do action this now (or pass it on to others who work in the sector) if you have not already done so, the evidence gathered of the current state of provision will help in the campaign for statutory provision. Primary <http://www.informat.org/slp/primary/> http://www.informat.org/slp/primary/ Secondary, Special, Middle, Independent <http://www.informat.org/slpsurvey/> http://www.informat.org/slpsurvey/ Mrs Karen Hans, BScHons MA MCLIP CILIP School Libraries Group National Committee Member Reading Connects ambassador & Lambeth Lead Professional Librarian Librarian, St Martin-in-the-Fields High School 155 Tulse Hill, London SW2 3UP Tel: 020 8683 9475, Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Web: <http://www.stmartins.lambeth.sch.uk/Library/index.htm> http://www.stmartins.lambeth.sch.uk/Library/index.htm "Joint planning and partnerships between school librarians and teaching staff are essential to ensuring an integrated approach in promoting teaching and learning across the school. There is much recent research on the powerful impact that properly staffed, resourced and used school libraries have on pupil achievement." Initial Investigation into the Continuing Professional Development ICT needs of School Librarians, Report for ICT Schools Division, DfES, July 2005