Augustine House library receives visits from local schools and colleges throughout the academic year.  We love to see the pupils and their teachers exploring the collections for inspiration for a class topic, NEAs or for their EPQs. Read on to find out more

It has always been our aim in the library to make each school group feel special. We like to find out which subjects your students are studying and arrange bespoke content for your specific needs.  This is often in consultation with academic colleagues, who provide talks to support the visit – we have had some really stimulating talks on the Tudors, the first and second world wars, the US. Civil rights movement and the Great depression, as well as visits from schools studying English literature and politics.

As part of our commitment to schools, our user experience team enthusiastically offer tours either face to face or through interactive self-guided tours to ensure your students get the most out of their visit and our learning skills team provide workshops on research skills. All ages and content are covered, where possible – from primary, GSCE, A-level, EPQ and IBCP.  There are so many A level and EPQ subjects that can be supported with material from our collections including curriculum resources for key stage 1-4.

CAT box available for loan at CCCU library. Photograph by Michelle Crowther.

I just wanted to say thank you for your help and support with the library visit last Tuesday.  It has been really encouraging to see how the pupils have approached their coursework data with fresh perspectives since visiting the library and doing some research. They all found it a useful and purposeful day. Once again, thank you for your help in organising the day and arranging space for the pupils to work in.

James Packman – Westlands School

Extended Project Qualifications (EPQ)

For teachers planning their school year, we appreciate that meeting the requirements in curricula for students to engage with the wider literature and to develop as independent learners is challenging. EPQs encourage pupils to move beyond the scope of what is taught in the classroom and sometimes school libraries may not have the stock to support the esoteric demands of every pupil.

Thank you for today. It truly was such an informative and productive day. 

Luke Haisall – Brockhill Park School

Finding out more

You can find out more about how to book school visits here. You can also find out more about events for schools via the Schools and Colleges Engagement Services.

You can read our blog post aimed at students moving on to university to find out more about freely available academic sources that can support 16-18 study.

We would also recommend that your students engage with the online resources available via the Kent County Council Library service. 

This blog post was written by Michelle Crowther – Learning and Research Librarian for Humanities, Languages, Medicine, Health and Social Care.