Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 28716
School Libraries: Standards
Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Ofsted on the (a) availability and (b) quality of school library provision.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe department has not specifically assessed the impact of professional school librarians on pupils’ learning or outcomes. It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils, including whether to emp...
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