Advocacy

 LETTERS & MEDIA RELEASES

• July 2023 - School libraries in Victoria suffer from shortage of resources, qualifications
• April 2023 - Annual Activity Statement of the Council of Professional Teaching Associations July 21 to June 22
• April 2023 - Joint Statement on school library inclusion in the National School Reform Agreement
• August 2022 - Support for School Library Workforce-School Library Coalition letter
• August 2022 - School Library Association of Vic Letter to Education Minister
• September 2021 - Uplifting books for all ages & booklist
  
• December 2020 - Awards & 60th Anniversary
  
• April 2020 - Online & Flexible Learning: The School Library
• November 2017 - Reading is Vital to Success

REPORTS

• Remote Learning 2020 - SLAV report
  

2019

ABC Radio - Afternoons with Richelle Hunt
Richelle Hunt interviews SLAV president, Di Ruffles. 

Segment 1:30-1:50 mins

'Afternoons with Richelle Hunt' 2019, Podcast, viewed 4 November 2019, <https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/afternoons/afternoons/11648278 >

Teacher librarian numbers are dwindling — should we be worried?

Research shows the number of specialist teachers in primary and secondary schools is decreasing, and those working in the field say when their colleagues retire or are made redundant, their roles aren't being filled.

Life Matters podcast with Lyndell Sellars, head of learning resources at Cairns State High School and Dr Margaret Merga, senior lecturer and library researcher at Edith Cowan University.

learn more

Crothers, J 2019, 'Teacher librarian numbers are dwindling — should we be worried?', in Life Matters, Podcast, viewed 11 October 2019 < https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/life matters/teacher-librarian-numbers-are-dwindling-%E 2%80%94-should-we-be-worried/11590334 >

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