The SLA believes that every pupil is entitled to effective school library provision. The SLA is committed to supporting everyone involved with school libraries, promoting high quality reading and learning opportunities for all.
What we offer our members:
- A quarterly journal full of best practice for primary and secondary, ideas for activities, tips; book and digital reviews across all ages from 0-8 through to 16-19 enabling educationalists to stay up to date with the latest in children’s publishing and maximise their budget
- Access to an advice line (email or telephone) and providing realistic personal advice and guidance on any issues/best practice for library staff, Heads, HR or Governors
- Training – online, day or weekend courses, run to an extremely high standard but maintaining affordability
- Publications – lively and practical, which are easily readable on a range of topics covering all school stages
- A mentoring service for anyone with responsibility for running the library
- Exclusive member only resources and guidance on the website, from promoting reading for pleasure, combatting fake news, library design, recruitment and much more
- Regional branches which run their own training days and run network events. We are also investigating support networks for members in regions without branches
- Members also benefit from competitions, give-aways and discounts from publishers, and exclusive discounts on other products including Amazing! Magazine, DLT magazines, The Literary Gift Company; as well as discounts off all SLA publications and training.
The SLA also:
- Runs three Awards to celebrate information books as well as the varied work and dedication of school library staff.
- Has significant voice at regional and national level, through advocacy and engagement.
Company Details
- Employees
- 24
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 1 Pine Court, Swindon,wiltshire Sn2 8ad,united Kingdom
- Industry
- Primary And Secondary Education
- NAICS
-
Elementary and Secondary Schools
- Website
- sla.org.uk
- Keywords
- Information Literacy, Education, Reading for Pleasure, Fake News, Critical Thinking, Information books, E-Resources, Publishing, Training.
- HQ
- Swindon, Wiltshire
- Competitors
- The Reading Agency, American Library Association, BookTrust, Information and Library Network Centre, Gandhinagar, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), School Library Journal, Libraries Connected, Librarians of India, CILIP, the library and information association, Department for Education.
The School Library Association (Sla) Questions
The School Library Association (Sla)'s website is sla.org.uk
The School Library Association (Sla)'s LinkedIn profile is https://uk.linkedin.com/company/uksla
The School Library Association (Sla) has
24 employees.
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employees at The School Library Association (Sla).
The School Library Association (Sla)'s industry is
Primary and Secondary Education
The School Library Association (Sla)'s top competitors are
The Reading Agency,
American Library Association,
Booktrust,
Information And Library Network Centre, Gandhinagar,
International Federation Of Library Associations And Institutions (Ifla),
School Library Journal,
Libraries Connected,
Librarians Of India,
Cilip, The Library And Information Association,
Department For Education.
The School Library Association (Sla)'s categories are Primary and Secondary Education
The School Library Association (Sla)'s founding year is 1937
