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The School Library Association
20 June 2014
Niall McWilliams
The Most Important Room in
the School and Social Justice
Library Design of the Year Award 2013
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Shawshank Redemption
The Hogwarts Library from
every Harry Potter Movie
Star Wars Episode II:
The Attack of the Clones
“The Beast’s Library” from
Beauty and the Beast
The Carterton Story
The Most Important Room in the School and Social Justice: SLA Weekend Course 2014
The Most Important Room in the School and Social Justice: SLA Weekend Course 2014
Lots of Numbers
What’s the significance of these numbers
I’m sure you know, but if not have a guess!
1. 47% of 83,000
(prisoners with no qualifications)
… what does that say about literacy
levels?
2. 90% of 83,000
(prisoners have been excluded from
school)
… what does that say about our schools,
equal opportunities and social justice?
Lots of Numbers
3. 80% of 83,000
(have been on benefits)
4. Highest 1% = Lowest 1%
(Highest rates of deprivation in schools
very often relate to the lowest rates of
academic achievement)
White, low income families living in Britain have
the lowest academic attainment in Europe.
Quote from Neil Gaiman
“I was once in New York, and I listened to a talk
about the building of private prisons – a huge
growth industry in America. The prison industry
need to plan its future growth – how many cells are
they going to need? How many prisoners are there
going to be, 15 years from now?
….. How did they work out the answer?
“very easily using a simple algorithm, based on
asking what percentage of 10 and 11 year olds
couldn’t read. And certainly couldn’t read for
pleasure”.
Whole School Literacy
Whole
School
Practice
Literacy
Hubs
Literacy
Interventions
Library
Tutor
Time
Classroom
Practice
Excellent Schools
• Based on 5 years worth of evidence
in relation to visiting schools across
the country
• Excellent school defined as one that
has achieved sustainable success ie
over 75% + 5A*-C with English and
Maths, expected levels of progress
for English and Maths over 80% for
at least 3 years
Main Findings
• Excellent schools invested very heavily in
professional learning. They encouraged staff
to take risks and be reflective
• Excellent schools interested in training for
mentors and coaches across their schools
• Teachers/staff planning together and talking
about teaching was a main focus in excellent
schools
• Performance Management/Appraisal was
used to ensure staff could rigorously reflect on
their work
Main Findings /continued
• Leaders were more aware of the
importance of modelling learning in
excellent schools
• Excellent schools were more likely to
work extremely hard at including parents
• Excellent schools valued the work of the
Librarians and saw them as key staff in
relation to raising standards
What’s the solution …… get the
children reading for pleasure !!
• Part of the solution has to be
making sure that the Library is
the most important room in the
school and that Librarians are
high profile and not just confined
to the Library
What’s the solution / continued
• Pupil Premium money needs to go to
early years education with the
significant proportion of this funding
used to support reading
• Literary fairs and Book fairs need to
be seen in areas of deprivation not
just areas of affluence.
Thank you

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The Most Important Room in the School and Social Justice: SLA Weekend Course 2014

  • 1. The School Library Association 20 June 2014 Niall McWilliams The Most Important Room in the School and Social Justice
  • 2. Library Design of the Year Award 2013
  • 5. The Hogwarts Library from every Harry Potter Movie
  • 6. Star Wars Episode II: The Attack of the Clones
  • 7. “The Beast’s Library” from Beauty and the Beast
  • 11. Lots of Numbers What’s the significance of these numbers I’m sure you know, but if not have a guess! 1. 47% of 83,000 (prisoners with no qualifications) … what does that say about literacy levels? 2. 90% of 83,000 (prisoners have been excluded from school) … what does that say about our schools, equal opportunities and social justice?
  • 12. Lots of Numbers 3. 80% of 83,000 (have been on benefits) 4. Highest 1% = Lowest 1% (Highest rates of deprivation in schools very often relate to the lowest rates of academic achievement) White, low income families living in Britain have the lowest academic attainment in Europe.
  • 13. Quote from Neil Gaiman “I was once in New York, and I listened to a talk about the building of private prisons – a huge growth industry in America. The prison industry need to plan its future growth – how many cells are they going to need? How many prisoners are there going to be, 15 years from now? ….. How did they work out the answer? “very easily using a simple algorithm, based on asking what percentage of 10 and 11 year olds couldn’t read. And certainly couldn’t read for pleasure”.
  • 15. Excellent Schools • Based on 5 years worth of evidence in relation to visiting schools across the country • Excellent school defined as one that has achieved sustainable success ie over 75% + 5A*-C with English and Maths, expected levels of progress for English and Maths over 80% for at least 3 years
  • 16. Main Findings • Excellent schools invested very heavily in professional learning. They encouraged staff to take risks and be reflective • Excellent schools interested in training for mentors and coaches across their schools • Teachers/staff planning together and talking about teaching was a main focus in excellent schools • Performance Management/Appraisal was used to ensure staff could rigorously reflect on their work
  • 17. Main Findings /continued • Leaders were more aware of the importance of modelling learning in excellent schools • Excellent schools were more likely to work extremely hard at including parents • Excellent schools valued the work of the Librarians and saw them as key staff in relation to raising standards
  • 18. What’s the solution …… get the children reading for pleasure !! • Part of the solution has to be making sure that the Library is the most important room in the school and that Librarians are high profile and not just confined to the Library
  • 19. What’s the solution / continued • Pupil Premium money needs to go to early years education with the significant proportion of this funding used to support reading • Literary fairs and Book fairs need to be seen in areas of deprivation not just areas of affluence.