School Library

• The School Library is situated on the ground floor at the heart of the school and can be accessed from the external entrance on the side yard.
• There is comfortable seating for 36 students at study tables and capacity for a further twelve students at networked computers.
• The seating area is available at break and lunchtimes for students wishing to complete schoolwork or for general interest reading.
• Computers can be utilised at lunch time (two sessions) for catching up with school work.
• During lesson times the library is available for Sixth Form study and also curricular use by prior arrangement.
• There is also a relaxing garden area which can be entered from the library, complete with seating area, gazebo and calming water feature.
• Each pupil has an automatic right to membership of the library upon entry to the school in Year 7.
• By arrangement with the English Department, new members are introduced to use of the library in a series of induction lessons and are allowed to borrow up to two books of their choice for a two week period. Pupils are encouraged to have a fiction book available for reading during Academic Review.

          

• 8.45-8.55am Open before school for book exchanges and stationery sales.
• Lessons 1 & 2 VIth Form study use and class visits by prior booking arrangement.
• 10.55-11.10am Open for book exchanges, study and stationery sales.
• Lesson 3 Sixth Form study use and class visits by prior booking arrangement.        
• Academic Review  Book returns only.
• 12.40-1.25pm  Open for book exchanges, computer use, study and stationery sales.
• Lessons 4 & 5 VIth Form study use and class visits by prior booking arrangement.