LRC

Plantsbrook School LRC is a central resource for materials to support teaching and learning. It provides a place for study, research and reading for pleasure. It is located in room 122 on the first floor overlooking the dining atrium.

The LRC houses a number of resources – fiction books, talking books, curriculum based & recreational information books, journals, careers material including prospectuses, and a suite of 16 Chromebooks. We also house the student printing facilities.

The LRC is staffed by Ms Meads and a team of student librarians help out with the daily tasks at breakfast, break and lunchtimes. Sixth form students support reading lessons as part of the sixth form enrichment programme.

Opening hours

During tutorials and lesson times, we have workshops, events, reading lessons and information literacy sessions taking place.

Resources and Services

The LRC houses around 10,000 resources which include fiction books, recreational reading, curriculum based information books, journals, careers materials including prospectuses and 16 Chromebooks.

The LRC runs a breakfast club from 8.15am every morning, and a homework club from 3.05-4.00pm – Tuesday to Thursday. We run a reading group on a Monday after school and a Literacy Puzzle club on a Friday lunchtime.

All Year 7s entering the school will receive an LRC induction during the Autumn term to help them make the most of the resources available to them. Students in Year 10 and 12 have the opportunity to receive an induction to boost understanding of resources available at this higher level of study.

How to borrow resources

Pupils in Years 7-13 are entitled to borrow 2 non-fiction and 2 fiction items for up to 2 weeks.

Staff are entitled to borrow eight items for up to 2 weeks. If an item is required for longer, the LRC will renew items borrowed.