Well done to the Year 7 students who undertook Library Skills training as part of the Brooke Weston Academy elective provision this term. The training involved covering the basics, such as learning how to shelve books correctly, including how the Dewey Decimal system works, and how to issue and return books using the Library Management System (LMS). Students also completed several activities as part of the training, which included, a library Treasure Hunt, the Dewey game and an online library quiz.

The students will join the current team of volunteer student library helpers working on a rota for break, lunchtime and after school. Each student will be assigned a section of the library which they will be responsible for keeping in order.

Librarian Wendy Mann said, ‘Being a student library helper is a great way for the students to provide valuable input into the development of the Library while getting some practical experience in a real working environment. I am grateful to all the volunteers and their help is invaluable in making sure that the Library runs smoothly and at the same time helping raise the profile of the Library amongst their peers.’

Year 7 Achievement Awards went to:

Frederic Borovickij, 

Noah Donegan,

Scarlet Kilpatrick,

Isabella Mancas

Matthew Phileby

Betsi-Beau Urquhart