Page 16 - Beacon Hill School Annual Report 2016-17

English and Information Literacy English and Information Literacy

A love of reading and a feeling of celebration was
very much evident in the school’s annual Book

Week, which this year combined the friendship
of literature and Mathematics. Our “Seven
Days of ABCs and 123s” was a huge success

which saw the children have the opportunity to
explore Maths in books, dress up in an array

of fantastically creative costumes and listen to
some very interesting authors talk about their
craft.

This year, the explicit planning and teaching

of Information Literacy skills have enjoyed
a raised profile by continuing the position of
Teacher Librarian. The Teacher Librarian has

given extra support to two year groups during
two units over the year and for the Year 6

students a lesson each week. These sessions
have been planned collaboratively with the
class teachers and have led to a lot of valuable

professional dialogue about how best to engage
children in inquiry in our world today. This has

led to our priorities for the following year
to include a focus on Digital Citizenship and
Academic Honesty.

It is the high level of communication, the

effective working relationships and the ability
of staff to plan with an awareness of children
as citizens of the world, which mean that the

teaching of English and Information Literacy
skills have been truly viewed as a window to

the world this year.

Ms Emily Jeves