Education Library Service – Gold Service

Gold Service Level Agreement

The Education Library Service is based on the Threemilestone Industrial Estate Truro TR4 9LD where you may come and view our extensive book stock, our topic box collections and talk to our experienced staff.

This premier service includes

 Hire of your 1000 book deposit *collection – a collection of books in your library which is kept fresh by the exchange service. *schools that have previously opted out of our service will not have this collection included.  Book Exchange – Resources to support reading for pleasure and purpose  Topic Box Loans – Resources to support curriculum needs  Advice and support – Advice and practical help on effective management, organisation and use of library resources  Book Purchase – Up to 25% discount

Service 1 – the Book Exchange

The exchange will be calculated at 1.5 books per FTE However schools that have 170 pupils or less will not see any decrease in their allocation.

Under 100 pupils = 150 books 101 - 150 pupils = 200 books 151 – 170 pupils = 250 books 171 pupils onwards will be calculated at 1.5 books per pupil

Any ELS book is eligible for exchange; i.e. if they have an ELS date label, there is no restriction on the balance between fiction and non-fiction; paperback and hardback. Schools will be notified by email a month in advance of their visit and a postcard sent two weeks later. Schools may request topics or particular books to be included on the van, subject to stock availability.

Delivery mechanism for the Book Exchange

Option A – Mobile library van visit to your school Option B – Personal visit by member(s) of school staff (and pupils if requested) to the ELS showroom at Threemilestone Option C – Pre-packed delivery service. Books are selected by ELS staff to meet your specific requirements, boxed and delivered to your school. NB Schools can opt for a combination of all 3 options. Schools with up to 400 pupils can opt to have up to 2 exchange visits per annum; those with 401 pupils or more can have up to 3 exchange visits per annum.

 In addition to the basic allocation schools may exchange up to:  10 group reading sets (4-6 copies of the same title)  10 CDs  10 dual language books, titles available on request.

Teacher Tickets Use exchange allowance or £30 per ticket – available throughout the duration of the SLA  transfer amounts of exchange allowance in units of 10  visit showroom to select books from shelves  books can be exchanged during the term

Service 2 – Topic Box Loans Topic Boxes are borrowed for a term and are ordered via the online order form on our website. They are delivered to schools by courier during the first full week of term, and collected during the penultimate week.

There is no longer a limit to the number of boxes you can borrow in each category, rather an overall limit of boxes that you can borrow from us each term. This limit is based on the number of FTE pupils at your school, as below:

Number of Number of Topic Boxes per Term pupils FTE <100 pupils 12 101-150 14 151-200 16 201-250 18 251-300 20 301-350 22 351-400 24 401-450 26 451-500 28 501-550 30 551-600 32

ELS has 5 different types of topic boxes for loan.

 Project boxes (pink boxes) contain 20 mainly non-fiction books, on a particular curriculum area.  Pick & Mix box. (Blue boxes) This is a customised box of up to 20 titles on topics not covered by the project loan (pink box) service. Due to capacity, only 1 Pick & Mix box may be ordered per school per term. Please try and order your P&M box at least 6 weeks in advance as we may need to purchase specific books for your request.  Fiction boxes (green boxes) contain 2 sets of group readers and 12 individual titles.  Language boxes (green boxes) in French and Spanish.  Artefact boxes (museum loans) contain a range of items on a theme, e.g African Masks. They are great for art lessons, subject based lessons and display. Most items are robust, so may be handled with care by the pupils.

Also available to borrow are Stuffed mammals and birds, excellent for art and nature studies. These are too delicate to be handled by pupils

Schools that have missed the deadline for ordering via the website may collect boxes from ELS at Threemilestone once all online orders have been satisfied. Schools can also visit the base once all orders have been satisfied to select additional boxes on top of their entitlement or to exchange those which they had ordered online.

Service 3 – Library Advice and Support Library advice and support is provided as part of the core service. Schools can request a visit at any time. Advice is provided on development plans, recognised guidelines, management and stock provision, design and planning of new library areas and other relevant library issues. Where agreed, stock weeding, library re-organisation or other work may be carried out as part of the SLA. We can also offer up to 1 day of support for schools who purchase Junior Librarian (a library management software package). Extra help will be offered to schools after a disaster such as fire or flood.

Service 4 – Book Purchase Library books and CDs are available for sale at 25% discount plus a 40p charge per item for full servicing (book jacket, barcode, date label) Items may be purchased at the ELS showroom at Threemilestone, during a mobile library van visit, or online via our contracted supplier’s website. Please phone to make an appointment for this service. Books ordered online may in some cases be subject to a slightly lower discount. All books bought through the purchase scheme are interchangeable with ELS stock and as such can be exchanged as part of the school’s exchange allocation.

Service 5 – Curriculum Vision on line

Your entire school can have access to hundreds of interactive books, videos and pictures. The site has about 500 non fiction books, but also over 800 videos, ten of thousands of pictures to copy and paste and much more. These can be used on computers, interactive whiteboards and some portable devices. In addition there are over 2000 lesson plans, worksheets, comprehensions and activities, all of which integrate with the books.

New for 2015 – 2016 WRD Magazine – A quarterly publication for 8-12 years-olds which promotes great books to entertain and inspire keen readers. Each issue is brimming with articles about new books, extracts, authors and illustrator interviews, plus competitions, quizzes and more. Nursery and Infant schools will be able to choose 5 extra books instead of the magazine.