 Library Facilities
School Librarian – Penny Swan
Library Assistants - Susanna Finch
Library Assistants - Lucy Saint
The school has a library in each building. Opening times are as follows:
St Andrew: Mon-Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm
St Michaels Mon-Fri 9.00am - 3.30pm
Reading and Literacy
In December 2007 The Grey Coat Hospital was awarded the distinction of being a Reading Connects School. This means we place a high priority on reading and have the following aims:
- To encourage and support reluctant readers at KS3 by means of genre reading groups and story times, and at KS4 by challenging Y10 students to continue reading by involvement in the Carnegie Award Shadowing Scheme. The main promotion of these activities will be via English Library Lessons.
- To actively involve the whole staff in reading related activities by promoting a whole school approach to reading for pleasure and using themed reads and reading journeys.
World Book Day
We celebrated World Book Day this year with quizzes (based around the Carnegie Award long list) and a display of teachers and their favourite books. The day started with a very inspiring assembly during which students from Years 7-9 read from the best books they have ever read. Later on Year 7 Reading Club enjoyed the “Get caught Reading” Challenge.
Year 7 Reading ClubAt lower school we run a weekly Reading Club for Year 7 students. Events planned for the next few weeks include a visit to St James’ Library, an author visit and “Reading Club Bingo – the Final Challenge!” We are an official Carnegie Award Shadowing School (see www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk for more information) This involves groups of students (including Year 7 Reading Club) reading all the short-listed books, discussing them and then deciding on a winner, which we then post online.
Other Reading groups
There are a number of other Reading Groups organised by the Library. These include groups for Year 8, Year 9 and Upper School students as well as a Reading Group for staff which meets each half term.
Use of the Library
We encourage students to use the library for homework, coursework, reading and research. The libraries have a total of 29 computers allowing students to use the internet as part of their research work. To avoid over-crowding, use of the computers is divided daily between the Year groups. The Libraries have:
• A stock of over 22,000 books • A wide selection of CD ROM, Audio Cassettes, DVDs and Videos • Access to the Internet and the School Network • Daily Newspapers, Magazines and Periodicals • Information and Cuttings Files Most of these resources can be borrowed and students can take up to 4 resources out at one time. Loans are for a two week period unless the resources form part of the Short Loan Collection. There are Homework Clubs at both Libraries where students can come and use the Library facilities in order to complete homework, research or read.
Library Rules
Students are expected to:
- respect others whilst in the Library and work or read as quietly as possible.
- refrain from eating, drinking or chewing.
- ensure that all resources are issued to them before taking them out of the Library.
Mobile Phones, MP3 Players and Walkmans will be confiscated if used in the Library.
KS3 Reading Lists - please click to download one of the following reading lists:
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Other booklists:
Freedom Day Reading List |
