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iResearch Centre

The iResearch Centre was opened on 12th July 2012 by Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for Schools. It is comprised of two adjoined work spaces. The first room is a computer suite with PCs and study desks with power socket access for students to plug in their own devices. Chromebooks and iPads are available from the library desk. The second room is a bespoke library of contemporary teen fiction, A Level texts, information books and reference materials, alongside comfy seating and study tables. Students may also use their smartphones as research aids in our high speed wireless environment. The iResearch Centre, managed by school librarian Miss Cowley, operates as a Sixth Form quiet study area and a whole school resource, supporting curriculum learning, independent projects and reading for pleasure.

iRC User Guidelines

• The iResearch Centre is open daily from 8.30am to 4.30pm from Mondays to Thursdays and from 8.30am to 4.00pm on Fridays.
• Sixth Form students will have priority use of the iResearch space and its facilities during their free periods for quiet study and reading.
• Sixth Form students will have exclusive access to the iResearch collection of Chromebooks that can be checked out for loan at the main desk.
• Lower school students may use the iResearch during their break and lunch times to borrow library books, use the PCs and print off homework.
• During Break & Lunch periods, we will admit as many students as possible, given the capacity of the space and its seating areas.
• Students in all year groups may use the library for reading and homework after school until 4.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays to Thursdays, and until 4.00pm on Fridays.
• On Wednesday afternoons, the iResearch Centre is open from 2.00pm-4.30pm to all students for reading, research and homework.
• Years 7-11 may borrow up to three books; Years 12-13 and keen readers may borrow up to six books. The loan period is three weeks.

Contact details

Miss K Cowley
01244 335843 (Extn. 3078)

Downloads

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