Shared Sharing Practice

Lunchtime reading club

Introduction Marr College

Anne Noble is the librarian at Marr College. She has set up a lunchtime reading club with a group of S1 to S4 pupils. The pupils are reading books listed on the Carnegie Medal website. During the club meetings, pupils read passages from books, read reviews they have written themselves, which can be posted on the Carnegie website, and interview one another about books they have read. These activities are filmed using a digital video camera for use in later feedback sessions.

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Teacher profile

Anne Noble is the librarian at Marr College. She has worked as a school librarian for 22 years in three different schools. 

Anne is currently working with S1 to S6 pupils who have access to the library. She organises information skills courses for S1 pupils and assists other year groups when necessary: for example, with web searches and study skills. 

Anne says that most of her work is with the English department, although other departments also access the library on a regular basis. 

Anne has developed her ICT skills through experience and through exchanging ideas with fellow librarians. She has had some ICT training and recently took part in a Masterclass on ‘Eliteracy’ and digital video editing. She is currently using a digital video camera to produce the reading club video diaries. 

School profile

Marr College is situated in the coastal town of Troon, South Ayrshire. It consists of two main buildings: a three storey building dating from the 1970s and the original building of 1935. 

There are 1176 pupils in the school, 112 of whom have free school lunches; 23 are recorded as having special educational needs. There are 21 pupils with English as their second language. 

There are 232 computers in the school, all connected in a local network. Some departments, such as computing, have their own ICT rooms. 

Part of the senior depute teacher’s remit is to act as ICT coordinator. ICT training available for teaching staff has included New Opportunities Fund (NOF) training and in-service courses on software programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint.