THE LEARNING RESOURCE DEPARTMENT

The Learning Resources Department was created from a merger of the ICT Support, Library and Media Resources Departments. The aim was to streamline the delivery of learning resources to both Staff and Students.

Each site has a Learning Resources Centre. These are the main bases for the department’s delivery of its services and should be the first call for anyone needing the Department’s services and are unsure which member of the team is most suited to deal with a request
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All of the team are available to give advice and assistance and have a wide variety of resources to use or loan.

THE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRES

The LRCs on both college sites are open every day between 8.00am and 4.30 pm, (Fridays, 4.00pm).

LOWER SCHOOL

Resources for Key Stage 3
Videos/DVDs/Audio Tapes
Periodicals and magazines
Newspapers: THE GUARDIAN; THE MIRROR; THE MERCURY & SOUTH LONDON PRESS (local); EASTERN EYE; THE VOICE; TES
Media Equipment i.e. CD Players; OHPs; Digital Cameras; Data Projectors
Photocopying Facilities
TV, Video and DVD Player for use by students within the LRC
Networked Computer facilities

UPPER SCHOOL

Resources for Key Stages 4 and post-16
Up-to-date Careers Section
Information on Higher Education and all University Prospectuses
Staff Resource Area
Videos/DVDs
Periodicals and magazines to cover all areas of the curriculum
Language Magazines
Newspapers: THE TELEGRAPH; THE GUARDIAN; THE TIMES; THE INDEPENDENT; THE MERCURY(local); NEW NATION; THE VOICE; TES
Media Equipment (see above)
Photocopying Facilities
TV, Video and DVD Player for use by students within the LRC
Networked Computer facilities

General Stationery (pens, pencils, rulers etc) are also available to buy within the LRC on both sites

Booking Computer Rooms
Bookings for computer rooms can be made by staff on computer booking room sheets kept on each issue desk.

Photocopying
Request by staff for photocopying or media work are sent via the LRCs; request forms are kept on both issue desks.

Media Equipment
Digital stills cameras; Video cameras, CD players; Data Projectors etc can all be borrowed/reserved by staff through the LRC.

USE OF LRC

Booking in advance is required to bring a class into the LRC.
Students work quietly so as not to disturb other students.

Other, unaccompanied, students sent to the LRC during lesson time must have written permission and clear instructions as to what they should be doing!

Notices are sent out to form tutors to remind students about any overdue books and to return them regularly in order not to incur huge fines! Students are not allowed any further borrowing until overdue books are returned.

Students are encouraged to research using books (which have been edited and checked) in preference to immediate recourse to the Internet.
If there are any gaps in topic coverage staff are invited to make suggestions for suitable subject material.

The Enquiry Screen facility (Alice) is available on the College network giving access everything that is catalogued in both LRCs.