The library is designed to provide our pupils with a quiet, comfortable and engaging environment suitable for effective study or independent reading. Spread over three floors, the library has a designated mezzanine area for silent Sixth Form study, as well as a computer room with printing facilities, and an area to relax and read the newspaper.
The library supports the curriculum of the whole school, from Year 7 to 13, including wider reading to support A level study, as well as offering an extensive range of fiction. It is our aim to support pupils and staff in their learning and promote ‘reading for pleasure’ for all.
Supervised by a Librarian between 9am and 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm on Friday, the Library is a quiet space with computers available for research and homework. Library induction lessons are held for new pupils to help them to find their way around the resources and develop information literacy skills.
Our collection is carefully chosen and predominantly written with a secondary school audience in mind, to be diverse and inclusive, and to reflect our school community and the world around us. We do not censor books and they are available for all of the school community to borrow.
In the age of social media, children are often exposed to more adult interactions and information than in the past. Literature reflects the age we live in and writing for young people can often help to guide them through situations that may seem overwhelming or make them feel alone. Some of our resources may have themes that some consider mature, language that some consider offensive and storylines around mental health issues that some may find disturbing.
To guide readers we have categorised our fiction books into JUNIOR and SENIOR Fiction however there are no restrictions on what they can borrow. Opinions about which resources fit into which category vary greatly and how you consider them is a very personal matter. Therefore we encourage parents/carers to supervise their child’s reading and discuss it with them in the same way you would social and other media access.
Pupils may make use of the library for quiet working after school, provided they have signed in with the librarian and they adhere to the Library rules: no talking; no eating; drink only water; and observe the school mobile phone policy and safer internet use. This facility becomes available to new Year 7 pupils after October Half Term each academic year.
We have different book clubs that run in the Library, starting in the autumn term and concluding in the spring term (Page Turners/ Fellowship of the Reads) and at Easter running through until June (Carnegie Shadowing). A special Library Award is given at the Key Stage 3 Awards and Library Prefects are recruited from the Sixth Form each year to support Library activities.
The Carnegies Shadowing website
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Years 10 & 11
Update your browser to view this website correctly. Update my browser now
×