Using your library management system to improve digital and information literacy in secondary schools

The need for secondary school students to understand how to research and get the most from the huge array of resources and data available to them is clear to many teachers and librarians. The quantity of information readily available is enormous but it is our job to teach students to find quality information and use it responsibly. This case study will look at how these skills can be taught in the curriculum with the support of the school librarian. As the librarian at Tonbridge Grammar School (TGS), part of my work has been to collaborate with staff to integrate the teaching of research skills into the school’s curriculum. These skills might otherwise be delivered through library lessons, but we are working to integrate them into the curriculum so that the students are able to experience their practical implementation. Tonbridge Grammar School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, a selective grammar school that runs the IB Middle Years Programme in Years 7 to 9