“Every secondary school in the UK should have a good library” – call by MPs and Peers

July 8, 2014 10:13 am ,

A new report by Westminster politicians calls for every child in the UK to have a good library in their secondary school.

The Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group’s report calls for the Department for Education to start collecting figures about the number of schools that have a library and librarian, and for Ofsted to look at school library provision when they inspect a school. It is vital that all schools have a good library to ensure children develop essential literacy and digital literacy skills in order to fulfil their potential and to contribute to the success of the UK economy, says the report, The Beating Heart of the School.

See more at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/every-secondary-school-uk-should-have-good-library-call-mps-and-peers#sthash.mB72Iu5Y.dpuf

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One Thought on ““Every secondary school in the UK should have a good library” – call by MPs and Peers”

  1. Book Angel Emma on July 18, 2014 at 12:53 pm said:

    Let’s hope this actually leads to statutory school libraries. Also here’s to Wales actually following suit if it does happen 🙂

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