What is available through our Learning Resource Centre (LRC)?

 

Key Stage 3 students (Years 7, 8 & 9) use the LRC to do Accelerated Reading, whereby students read books and do online quizzes about the book.  This has proved to be very successful in improving students’ reading ability and understanding of books.  A prize draw is held each week for students who achieve 100% on their quizzes.  We also have an end of term pizza party for students who reach their Points Target.

 

Sixth Form students use the LRC for study periods as it is a quiet space they can study with little distraction.

 

We also have a computer suite attached to the LRC which is used all the time by students and teachers in the school to do research work, homework and to teach lessons.

 

There are also a variety of reference books, newspapers and magazines which students can access to help them with their schoolwork and look up any particular hobby or leisure pursuit they may be interested in.

We hold most of the prospectuses for all of the major universities in the UK that Sixth Form students can have a look at to help them choose where they would like to study after leaving school.

The LRC is extremely popular at breaktime and lunchtime, where students are free to use the computers to play games.  We also always have a section which is just solely for the use of students who wish to do homework over their lunch and breaktime.

At lunchtime students can also play board games e.g. draughts. Chess, Connect 4 etc. which proves very popular.

If teachers need a quiet space to speak on a one to one with students it is also a good place for that.

 

We have a large variety of novels, non fiction books and DVDs, which students can borrow free of charge.