Space to learn

The school library has been reimagined to

Reed’s School knows that developing good study skills allows pupils to improve their academic performance, manage their time more efficiently, and reduce anxiety levels. These skills are also transferable to life after school, at work, and in achieving personal goals, making them significant attributes to acquire for lifelong success. The Head of Library at Reed’s, Cathy Horton, refined these essential skills in her prior role in the Academic Support department. She also has repurposed the Library into an area that teaches pupils how to learn by bringing it into the 21st century with spaces to work collaboratively and independently and a host of digital resources alongside the traditional printed ones.
Pupils have a range of learning approaches to use, signposted in a programme called ‘Revision Hacks’, producing a set of cards that are clear, concise, colourful and easy to use. They’re available in printed format as well as via an app, which all pupils have on their iPads. Pupils also have a dedicated lesson each week, Study Skills, to fully immerse themselves in finding out which of the different 25 skills work for them.
An exhibition space at the back of the Library reinforces these skills and makes them relatable for pupils. reeds.surrey.sch.uk