The Library: Education

Our School Practice Collection, located on the first floor of the Headingley Library, is intended to help you prepare for teaching practice, and to demonstrate the range of resources available generally and within schools. This online list of School Practice Resources illustrates the range. The focus of the collection is 0 to 11, as the majority of secondary education material is shelved in the main collection.

Resources found in the collection have elements that could be given to a child. There is some overlap: you will find some resources aimed at the teacher, however associated materials will be child focussed. So for example, while story sacks could contain puppets or story books for the child, they are designed mostly for the adult to use when supervising the child – story sacks are kept in School Practice. “Child focussed” distinguishes School Practice resources from the other parent, practitioner and academic resources you can find in the main collection.

Resources are available to support the primary National Curriculum subjects and government strategies in literacy and numeracy.

You can find School Practice resources by using Discover.

Types of resources you can find:

• audio visual: We have DVDs but the majority of our AV material is streamed using services such as Box of Broadcasts.
• Kate Greenaway and Carnegie Medal winners
• dual language
• empathy dolls
• fiction: Large-format subject material is kept in hanging racks. Subject material is shelved in the same Dewey order as adult stock. The descriptions below are from a child's perspective:
• graphic novels
• story sacks
• subject material

Academic Librarians support your studies through:

• school liaison - working with your school to ensure the Library has the resources you need
• teaching - delivering inductions, one-to-one appointments and specialist sessions to help you develop your skills
• research support - supporting staff and research students to make the most of information sources

If you have any comments or suggestions about these pages please use the email address cselibrary@leedsbeckett.ac.uk 

If you are on a Distance Learning course you should also look at our dedicated Distance Learners page.

Discover is your academic search engine, which searches most resources including books, journals and databases available from Leeds Beckett Library. Discover is a great place to start your research, by using the tabbed search box below, or via the direct Discover link.

For specific help with academic skills, you can book up to two, 30 minute one-to-one appointments with an Academic Librarian or Academic Skills Tutor per semester. 

Appointments can take place online or at City or Headingley campus – please click into an individual appointment to see which locations are available (all slots can be booked as online appointments). 

Karen Fisher, Catherine Parkin, Maria Simões, Jennie Winterburn, Amber Edwards, Rachel Davies, Jess Haigh, Caroline Robinson

For support from the Library and Student IT Advice Team: