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The importance of school as an effective means to quickly settle children with refugee and asylum-seeking status is widely agreed (McIntyre & Neuhaus, 2021). However, what is less cited is why...
Continue reading blog postDebates about ‘good parenting’ have long been shaped by adult-centric theories. Baumrind’s (1991) typology of parenting styles and Bowlby and colleagues’ (1992) attachment theories remain...
Continue reading blog postThis blog post focuses on what the professionals working in pupil referral units (PRU) and alternative provision (AP) think helps support students with their mental health post-Covid-19. If we...
Continue reading blog postEarly in my career, I had an amazing mentor – a senior librarian who had been working in school libraries for 26 years. She supported young people with everything, from reader development to...
Continue reading blog postThe school library is undergoing a profound and necessary evolution. The words of Ranganathan (1892–1972, considered to be the ‘father of library science’) remain true to this day: ‘The...
Continue reading blog post½¿É«µ¼º½ is proud to 'Go All In' and pledge support for the National Year of Reading 2026! This page details some of the initiatives that ½¿É«µ¼º½ has undertaken in the past and present to support...
What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...
Continue reading blog postWhat if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...
Growing up, I did not have a good experience with my school library. It was cold and unfriendly, and did not offer anything interesting to me. In my opinion, this is because we did not have a...
Continue reading blog postIn the reflections that follow, two children’s authors share insights into the transformative power of storytelling in the lives of young people, and the role that school libraries play in...
Continue reading blog postReading for pleasure (RfP) is declining internationally, yet research indicates its value both academically and psychologically. School libraries and librarians have a pivotal role to play in...
Continue reading blog post‘We’re educators, not just babysitters. But no one listens.’ This remark, shared by a participant in my doctoral research on the experiences of leadership in early years, captures the...
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