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Author Spotlight: Vanessa Len
SCIS speaks to Australian author Vanessa Len about why she wrote her first novel, Only a Monster – and what happened next.
School Library Spotlight: Xavier College, Burke Hall
SCIS speaks to Fiona O’Rourke, a teacher librarian at Xavier College, Melbourne, about starting her new job in a time of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Unique libraries: The School of St Jude in Tanzania
Read this report written by our friends at St Jude’s to see all the things the school’s three libraries are doing with few resources but great dedication to their students. If you would like to support their efforts with books – or even volunteer at the school in the future – see below.
Education in difficult times
David de Carvalho, CEO of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) writes about the value of NAPLAN through the pandemic.
Supporting Australian book creators
Author Nova Weetman talks to SCIS about her novel Sick Bay, the PLR and ELR schemes and the secrets of libraries.
How to support early literacy with phonemic awareness
Teacher, author and education consultant Judith Barker talks about how library professionals can contribute to students’ early reading and writing success.
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The need for family-diverse picture books
Sarah Mokrzycki shows just how much representation matters.
Andrew Smith, CEO of Education Services Australia, on data security and privacy in schools
Andrew Smith analyses the challenges surrounding data security and privacy in schools and recommends some resources that can help school professionals address these challenges.