In my previous professional life as a teacher I was required to approach inquiry-based learning in two very different contexts. The first was as a Cycle 3 Montessori directress, where the entire educational philosophy and all associated pedagogy are groundedRead more…

On the 1st of May, Cumberland Council was asked to vote on the immediate removal of books about same sex marriage from the city’s library service. After a narrow vote (6-5) to proceed, less than three weeks later the motionRead more…

My first school librarian, in the first weeks of Kindergarten, told me off for drawing a heart next to my name and writing my N backwards on the card that I dutifully removed from the back of my chosen borrowingRead more…