A free introduction to running a school library and making the most of the School Library Service. This course will be run virtually on Microsoft Teams. The induction session will provide you with the opportunity to have an introduction to making the most of the time you have in the library.

SLS Teach Meets take place at each of our centres every term for Primary and Secondary Librarians to share our latest updates, discuss all things 'library', and showcase new books. They are free to all subscribing schools and offer an excellent opportunity for library CPD and to network with colleagues in other schools.

Managing your Primary School Library

This course will help you understand your library system, how you can make the most of your time and show how the SLS can support you. This course is currently under review. If you are interested in attending this course, please register your interest with your local centre.

Use the SLS Webinars page to keep yourself up to date with the latest developments in libraries and books. Watch them whenever you want; use them for staff meetings or Inset days, as well as individual training. The majority of these webinars are 20-30 minutes long and new topics will appear at regular intervals.

Secondary Seminar

The SLS Secondary Seminar is aimed at bringing our secondary librarians, and other interested school staff, together to explore interesting and pertinent topics related to the secondary sector. The 2025 seminar will take place on Wednesday 22 January and will focus on Neurodiversity and the Secondary School Library.

This course aims to give core guidance to those who have recently taken on new responsibility for the day-to-day running of a Secondary School Library or Learning Resource Centre. Over two, 2-hour sessions, this course will give an overview of the librarian’s entire role with links to sources of further information. Sign up for this free course here.

Use the Sora Webinars page to join SLS and OverDrive in occasional webinars that are designed to help you with getting started with Sora and how best to use your Advantage Account. Don't worry if you can't make the live webinar: sessions are recorded and available here.

Our entire course on becoming a Pupil Librarian, including videos and sections on How to Shelve Fiction & Non-Fiction, Using Library Management Systems, Tidying your Library and creating Displays. Includes a downloadable certificate for when you complete the training.