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NSW TLs visit local members to discuss “Local Schools, Local Decisions” | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. NSW TLs visit local members to discuss “Local Schools, Local Decisions”. We urge all NSW TLs to do likewise. Here is the background paper. We are presenting to MPs for their information. We are also giving them, when possible, a hard copy of the Inquiry Report, and a request for them to:. Oppose Local Schools, Local Decisions. Stand up for continued core staffing of teacher librarians. Laquo; LSLD/Funding linked to outcomes: The truth will out. Inquiry ...
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NSW Teachers Union negotiates to save specialist teachers under LSLD guidelines | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. NSW Teachers Union negotiates to save specialist teachers under LSLD guidelines. The NSW Teachers Federation has successfully negotiated with their state department of education for principals to be able to use Gonski. Funding to retain specialist teachers, such as teacher librarians. As evidenced in Victoria, this reduction in provision is what the devolution agenda is all about.”. 8221; by Gary Zadkovich (. Laquo; No TLs, fewer kids learning to read?
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Teachers | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. Does Your School Have a Teacher Librarian? For statistics on staffing of Australian school libraries as of 2010 see State by State: What We Know. More details on how to connect with your teacher librarian and why every school should have one can be found at our new site Connect to TLs. Click here. We can hear the faculties now. Why should libraries get federal funding? English needs it more! The reason is simple. One of the biggest problems facing today...
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ACTION! | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. We petitioned. We wrote letters. We talked to the media. We got an Inquiry. We got a tabled Report. Many central concerns were not strongly addressed. Still, we have have a published report with recommendations and a resource file of 387 submissions! Now more than ever we need to keep up the campaign. In each state and territory, as well as federally, especially during the election. Or change as you wish. Here is a longer sample letter. Contact the Shad...
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Parents | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. Does your child have the school library he/she deserves? Use the information at our new MySchool Library. Studies have shown that school library programs have a significant effect on the learning achievement of students. It is important that parents take an interest in this important area of the school at a time when funding has been reduced for so many school libraries in Australia. Take a few minutes to read “ Definition of a school library. 6 Ask you...
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Illawarra TLs speak out | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. Illawarra TLs speak out. Illawarra Mercury article June 20 2014 TLs defend role in digital age. Laquo; NSW Teachers Union negotiates to save specialist teachers under LSLD guidelines. Should we be in despair about the status quo of TLs? Date : June 20, 2014. Categories : Hub Links. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.
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Publications | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. McGuinness, S. (2008) School libraries in 2008 on shaky ground. McGuinness, S. (2008). Focus on School Libraries. NSW Teachers Federation Journal. McGuinness, S. (2009). The what, why, who and how of advocacy – a layperson’s guide. Info@aslansw: Newsletter of ASLANSW. Mcinness, P. (2008). Is the book as we know it dead? ABC Radio National’s. Nay, A. (2011). A qualified teacher librarian in every school. Vol 3 No. 3, September. Also republished in. Phill...
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Background | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. What is The Hub? The Past: Longer Version. About 1200 new secondary school libraries were built by 1977. By 1978 there were some 3500 qualified (at least the equivalent of one term full-time training in school librarianship) teacher librarians in Australia. All this was as a result of pressure on the Federal government. The Accountability and Rationalization Years. Of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Education Union (2008). Commonwealth school...
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Library Advocacy Links | The Hub
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Campaign for Quality School Libraries in Australia. Our professional library and teacher librarian associations all have excellent guides for advocacy and lobbying. Advocacy and Lobbying are defined by Bookaid:. Is a particular kind of advocacy work where this is targeted towards individuals (often in government) and can be face to face. This ALA Advocate’s handbook. 2006 A teacher librarian advocate’s guide to building information literate school communities. There is a pdf-version of the toolkit. Advoc...
