Taylormade Libraries: putting libraries and literacy at the heart of the school 
Professional support and independent advice from an experienced and enthusiastic practitioner :- 

Whether you are setting up a brand new primary or secondary school library/Learning Resources Centre, or aiming to develop an existing one, we can tailor our services to your needs:- 

Support and Consultancy

• planning, furnishing, layout, and design
• stock selection and suppliers 
  
• ICT: computerised library management systems, security systems, VLEs, e-learning and e-reading, digital resources and technologies

Advice

• reading promotion and reader development, whole school literacy initiatives, bookweeks, literacy events, e-reading
  
• staffing, resourcing, budgets, funding bids, policies and development plans.
• extended schools provision - family literacy, homework clubs
• transition, induction and links with primary schools
  
• independent learning skills, information and digital literacy
  
• preparation for Ofsted, policies and development planning
• working with departments to develop a cross-curricular whole school resource 
• 6th form libraries, EPQ/IB and resourcing, careers libraries, plagiarism, and referencing skills 
  

Training

•  training for new school librarians, literacy co-ordinators, LSAs and parent helpers