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OFSTED and libraries in first and primary schools

Some observations on expectations

Andrew K. Shenton

92 Claremont Road Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear NE26 3TU UK, ashenton1{at}hotmail.com

Little research has investigated the treatment of school libraries in OFSTED reports. This paper is devoted to a recent study that has examined the conclusions reached by inspectors visiting first and primary schools in a metropolitan borough in northern England. Forty-four reports relating to schools of these types were subjected to rigorous content analysis. Libraries were not given great prominence in the reports. Indeed, in 41 percent of them the school library was not referred to at all. Where the library was mentioned, inspectors typically emphasized the need for the organization to make a significant contribution to pupils' wider educational achievement.

Key Words: library provision • OFSTED • school inspections • school libraries

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Vol. 39, No. 2, 99-111 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0961000607077580
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