Training Courses

We offer a range of training and INSET courses, both for school librarians and for teachers and other school staff with a responsibility for the library in their school.

Courses suitable for primary and middle school staff
Courses suitable for high and upper school staff

Courses for High and Upper Schools

County training day for High and Upper School librarians

Termly, whole day sessions to enhance school librarians' professional knowledge or develop their skills.

Summer 2009

The theme will be Inclusion. Topics covered will include supporting children with English as an Additional Language and children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Date: Thursday 4 June 2009

Venue: Kerrison Conference Centre, Thorndon (near Eye)

Cost: Included in Standard Service package for subscribing schools.
Non-subsribing high and upper schools and independent schools: £175.00.
Subscribing middle schools: £50.00

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Book-buying trips to Peters Bookselling Services

Accompanied visits to the SLS' book supplier, Peters Bookselling Services, in Birmingham. Peters are the leading supplier of children's books in the UK, and visitors have the opportunity to select from a huge range of stock. Books are supplied and invoiced at 22 percent discount. As selection is made from items in stock, supply is guaranteed. Peters also offer a processing service, where they can fit plastic jackets and add Dewey classification numbers to books (for a small per book charge).

Cost: £25 (to cover transport costs) for subscribing schools. Peters provide a complimentary lunch.

We pick up at both Ipswich and Bury SLS centres - departure times are 6.45am from Ipswich, 7.30am from Bury. (NB Northern Area schools - transport is sometimes available from Bungay, departing at 6.30am, please check before booking).

Next trip dates: 7 May 2009, Tuesday 23 June 2009 and Tuesday 30 June 2009.

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Making the Most of Pupil Librarians

This course will give practical guidance to library staff wishing to involve pupils in the day to day running of the school library. It will cover the recruitment and training of pupil librarians, managing them and sustaining their interest in the school library.

Suitable for Librarians, library staff and school staff working in school libraries in middle, high and upper schools.

Course length: 9.30am to 12.30pm

When: Tuesday 9 June 2009

Where: Ipswich Schools Library Service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75 for schools subscribing to SLS or £90 for schools not subscribing to SLS

For more information on this course please contact the trainer Liz Rastrick by email or by telephone on 01473 583505.

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Running a successful Reading Group in your middle or high school

This practical course will give you all the tips you need to get a Reading Group up and running in your school. We will consider a range of themes and activities to keep your reading group members enthused, involved and reading for life!

Suitable for school librarians and any other staff interested in setting up a reading group in school.

Course length: 10.00am - 12.30pm

When: Thursday 2 July 2009

Where: Ipswich Schools Library Service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75.00 for schools who subscribe to SLS, £90.00 for non-subscribers.

For more information on this course please contact the trainer Jacky Offord by email or contact her on 01502 512816.

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Resourcing the needs of the EAL (English as as Additional Language) child

Find out how to source good quality resources to support EAL children's reading, both in English and their own language. This will include looking at using a range of books and other reading materials with EAL Pupils:

• Mother-tongue texts
• Dual language texts
• Visual and English only texts

A joint course from Schools Library Service in conjunction with the Minority Ethnic and Traveller Achievement Team.

Suitable for teachers, teaching assistants and library staff working with EAL pupils in Suffolk Schools.

Course length: 10.00am - 1.00pm

When: Thursday 14 May 2009

Venue: Ipswich Schools Library Service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75.00 for schools who subscribe to SLS, £90.00 for non-subscribers.

For more information on this course please contact the trainer Jean Martin by email or contact her on 01473 583505.

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Courses for Primary and Middle Schools

Running a succesful Reading Club in the primary school

This practical course will give you all the tips you need to get a Reading Club up and running in your school. We will consider a range of themes and activities to keep your club members enthused, involved and reading for life!

Course length: 10.00am - 12.30pm

When: Tuesday 2 June 2009

Where: Ipswich Schools Library Service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75.00 for schools who subscribe to SLS, £90.00 for non-subscribers.

Information Literacy for Key Stage 1

This course will examine the basic components of Information Literacy and how pupils in KS1 can start to develop skills which will help then develop as independent learners.

There will be practical exercises and the opportunity for delegates to leave with ideas for delivering information literacy through the library in their schools.

Topics covered will include: What is Information literacy? Why is it important? Where do I begin? How can the school library support pupils' learning?

Suitable for Teachers and library staff working with KS1 pupils

Course length: 10.00am - 12.30pm

When: Thursday 18 June 2009

Where: Ipswich Schools Library Service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75.00 for schools who subscribe to SLS, £90.00 for non-subscribers

For more information on this course please contact the trainer Jacky Offord by email or contact her on 01502 512816.

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Making the Most of Pupil Librarians

Suitable for Librarians, library staff and school staff working in school libraries.

Course length: 9.30am - 12.30pm

When: Tuesday 9 June 2009

Where: Ipswich Schools Library Service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75 for schools subscribing to SLS or £90 for schools not subscribing to SLS

For more information on this course please contact the trainer Liz Rastrick by email or by telephone on 01473 583505.

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Too old for Picture Books?

This course looks at the wide variety of material available within the ‘picture books for older readers’ genre. An area of stock that is often undervalued and overlooked, it has a huge potential in its ability to engage children and young people at all levels.

Topics covered include:

How to establish an attractive and imaginative stock
How to source material and maintain currency of knowledge
How to promote and exploit material effectively

Suitable for Library co-ordinators and library staff in 5-11 primary schools, librarians in middle and high schools.

Course length: 10.00am - 1.00pm

When: Wednesday 8 July 2009

Where: Ipswich Schools Library Service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75 for schools subscribing to SLS or £90 for schools not subscribing to SLS

The Forum for Library Assistants in primary Schools (F.L.A.P.S.)

The latest in our series of termly meetings for primary school library staff and volunteers working in the school library.

The meetings are an opportunity to:

• See another primary school library
• Network with other school library staff
• Exchange ideas and information
• Share good practice
• Discuss specific training requirements
• Update skills

Suitable for library assistants, teaching assistants and volunteers working in primary school libraries.

Southern Area: Monday 6 July 2009, 9.30am - 12.00 midday
Venue: Gorseland Primary School

Western Area: Thursday 9 July 2009, 9.30am - 12.00 midday
Venue: Priory School, Bury St Edmunds

Cost: £10 for schools subscribing to SLS, £15 for schools not subscribing to SLS

For more information please contact:

Southern area
Jean Martin or Liz Rastick on 01473 583505
jean.martin@suffolk.gov.uk
liz.rastrick@suffolk.gov.uk

Western Area
Paul Cunningham on 01284 352367
paul.cunningham@suffolk.gov.uk

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Support Group for Middle School library staff

The latest in our series of termly meetings for middle school library staff.

The meetings are an opportunity to:

See another middle school library
Network with other school library staff
Exchange ideas and information
Share good practice
Discuss specific training requirements
Update skills

Northern Area: date to be confirmed
Venue: to be confirmed

Western Area: Tuesday 2 June 2009, 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Venue: Ixworth Middle School

Cost: FREE for schools subscribing to SLS, £15 for schools not subscribing to SLS

For more information please contact:

Northern area
Jacky Offord on 01502 512816
jacky.offord@suffolk.gov.uk

Western Area
Paul Cunningham on 01284 352367
paul.cunningham@suffolk.gov.uk

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Resourcing the needs of the EAL (English as as Additional Language) child

Mother-tongue texts
Dual language texts
Visual and English only texts

A joint course from Schools Library Service in conjunction with the Minority Ethnic and Traveller Achievement Team.

Suitable for teachers, teaching assistants and library staff working with EAL pupils in Suffolk Schools.

Course length: 10.00am - 1.00pm

When: Thursday 14 May 2009

Venue: Ipswich schools Library service (please see map for location)

Cost: £75.00 for schools who subscribe to SLS, £90.00 for non-subscribers.

For more information on this course please contact the trainer Jean Martin by email or on 01473 583505.

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Closing date for applications: two weeks before the course date.

Book-buying trips to Peters Bookselling Services

Accompanied visits to the SLS' book supplier, Peters Bookselling Services, in Birmingham. Peters are the leading supplier of children's books in the UK, and visitors have the opportunity to select from a huge range of stock. Books are supplied and invoiced at a 22 percent discount. As selection is made from items in stock, supply is guaranteed. Peters also offer a processing service, where they can fit plastic jackets and add Dewey classification numbers to books (for a small per book charge).

Cost: £25 (to cover transport costs) for subscribing schools. Peters provide a complimentary lunch.

We pick up at both Ipswich and Bury SLS centres - departure times are 6.45am from Ipswich, 7.30am from Bury. (NB Northern Area schools - transport is sometimes available from Bungay, departing at 6.30am, please check before booking).

Next trip dates: Thursday 7 May 2009, Tuesday 23 June 2009 and Tuesday 30 June 2009.
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