The Learning Resources Centre (LRC) provides a well used and valued service within school that supports teaching and learning in all curriculum areas.  The LRC Manager is a chartered librarian and is assisted by a graduate trainee, who is gaining work experience before undertaking a post-graduate qualification in library and information management.

The LRC staff work closely with teaching staff, either in the LRC or by classroom visits, to encourage better research skills and improve information literacy, promote online resources, encourage participation in book awards, and to recommend good reads.

A wide range of up-to-date resources are available for staff and students to use, including books,magazines, journals, a careers library, 17 pcs, a scanner, 3 printers and our latest addition of 6 kindles.  The range of LRC online services continue to expand, so that students can access the library catalogue and quality information sources across the school site and from home to support their learning.

The LRC is very popular with students at break and lunchtime, when they are welcome to find a great book to read, do their homework or study quietly.  Keen readers are welcome to join the Reading Team which meets in the LRC on a Wednesday lunchtime.

LRC News

• A group of year 8 and 9 students have created a fantastic video in support of National Libraries Day. They gave up lots of their free time and the video looks great. Click here to watch.
• In celebration of National Libraries Day on February the 4th, students entered our 'design your dream library' competition. We had some brilliant ideas from students and we had a hard time deciding on the winner. We had a very busy day giving out spot prizes and the students created a 'why we love our libraries' display.
• We have lots of new books on our Kindles for students to use in lessons and during break and lunchtimes. However if students prefer the smell of new books we have loads of those too!
• We have subscribed to World Book Web, an online encyclopedia.  It is now available to use in school and from home.  Details of how to access it are on the LRC Online page of the VLE.