Reply To: Staff/Common Room

[J Jones Participant]

Hello,

I’m Head Prep School Librarian at Clifton College, Bristol. I was first introduced to FOSIL when I introduced Darryl at a CILIP YLG/SLG Joint Conference a few years ago.

I’ve been a qualified School Librarian for over nine years now, before that I was Serials Assistant in the Graduate School of Education in the University of Bristol and I previously worked in the Public Library service in Bristol.

My first degree was in English Literature and Language, I’m a past Carnegie and Greenaway Award judge and I’m currently on the Golden Egg Academy 12 month course as I’m writing a book for children so I’m heavily involved in the literacy and ‘Reading For Pleasure’ elements of my professional role but I’ve recently been asked onto a working group looking at independent learning across our school and my first thoughts were of the FOSIL Group.

As I set up and worked in our Library for Nursery-Yr 3 and currently work in the Prep School Library (Years 4-8) I have a particular interest in how we might be able to develop information and inquiry skills from the youngest pupils upwards. I’m also very interested in how elements of an inquiry based learning approach will impact our neurodiverse pupils in  particular as I’m keen to find ways to change our teaching and learning so that we enable everyone to work to their strengths and take charge of their learning.

Best wishes,

Jenny