The WSE Folder Katharine Ryan
The WSE FolderKatharine Ryan
Brief Comments
It is my opinion that we are Teacher Librarians and that we should be held to some of the same standards Teachers are
The WSE is not a pass/fail assessment
It is a benchmarking exercise which should lead you to improved policies, procedures and practices
It is a valuable opportunity to show the integration of the school Library into the curriculum and shoulddemonstrate cross-curricular links
It has taken years to write/assemble the documents that follow
There is no ‘standard’ WSE Library folder. Each is unique to its own school.
Each document should be dated and have a review date
Policies and Procedures
The WSE folder P&P section should contain:
The School’s Statement of Philosophy and Objectives
The Library’s Statement of Philosophy, Aims and Objectives
The Library’s Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship and Library Selection Policy
The Library’s Circulation Policy
Kindle Usage Policy
The Library’s Data Protection Policy
Other Library policies???
Job Specification
Library Time Table and Bookings
• Show how busy you are• Show which classes/teachers are
using the Library• Demonstrate your integration
into the curriculum and your teaching role• Use a simple Excel spreadsheet
that can be copied from week to week
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
24th 25th 26th 27th 28th
Prize Giving SOFTLINK M Kehoe
Cian Wright
P1Lukas Dreiling IB EE TY Res M Lynott
P2 TY Res M Lynott M Kehoe
P3M Lynott - Holocaust
P4M Lynott Holocaust
P5 IGE Eng TY Res1McA Eng (RMcD)
P6 TY Res M Lynott
P71T Eng (SMcA) Myst & Detect. XXXXXXX P6N Lib
P8 XXXXXXX
1 Eng (DB)Myst & Detective DEAR P6N Lib
P91G Eng (PR) Myst & Detect. XXXXXXX
Student Access
Opening Hours
Library Rules
Welcome to the Library Guide for Students. Do you have one for Staff?
Do you provide subject guides?
Do you offer Library Orientation classes? How many? What do you teach?
Special Needs
Describe the resources available in the Library for students with Special Needs and/or who require Support For Learning (SFL)
- Abridged books
- Audio-books
- Kindles ‘Text To Speech Enabled’
- Databases and Encyclopedia with a reading voice
- Others???
Cultural Diversity
What resources are provided by the Library which promote equality and human rights, recognise diversity and challenge discrimination?
Cross Curricular Planning
Describe how the Library integrates with other subjects taught in the school
- History RSR – what research skills and/or resources do you teach/provide?
- CSPE – do you help with the Action Project? Do you offer a class on Censorship or Human Rights resources in the Library?
- Language Orals – what audio material do you provide? Could students use it on their iPods?
- English – how does the Library help the delivery of the English curriculum in the school – at JC and LC levels?
- Other subjects???
Are you a member of your schools’ Literacy and Numeracy Committee?
Library Budget
Insert current and previous budgets
What expenditure forecasts are you considering for the next academic year
ICT Provision In The Library
- LMS
- Hardware
- Software
- Laptops, iPads, tablets
- Kindles
- WIFI
- Cloud
- Etc.
CPDList all CPD given and/or received over the past 5 years
- SLARI
- PDST
- Other???
Library Procedures
Circulation
Acquisition
Cataloguing
Serials Management
Reports to School Management
Fire Alarm/Lock Down
Others???
Subject Guides
Library Management
Library Strategy
Kerpow! A Proposal To The Parent Teacher Association (graphic novels)
A Proposal To The Parent Teacher Association (Kindles)
Student Library Survey
Accreditation Report (NEASC/CIS)
Archive Strategy
Current and previous Annual Reports to the Headmaster
Library VolunteersYOUR LIBRARY NEEDS YOU!
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES?
ARE YOU...Friendly, cheerful, reliable and polite?
Energetic, enthusiastic and full of ideas?
Keen to help other pupils and staff?
A good team worker?
Calm under pressure?
Ms Ryan needs you to play an important role in the day to day running of the school library.
Pupil librarians work at break and lunchtime in the library and work closely with the librarian and other pupil librarians.
Visit the library for more details and an application form.
‘Wanted’ Poster
Volunteer Guidelines and Tasks
Volunteer Rota