Library – Learning Resource Centre (LRC)

Here at Strood Academy, we are proud to have a library and learning resource centre equipped with the best resources to enable our students to better themselves in both their learning and in their own personal lives. 

Currently in our LRC, we stock over 7500 physical and 6000 digital resources covering all manner of subjects and genres, with an aim to always encourage students to challenge themselves to find their next favourite book. We also host a wide array of non-fiction titles, paying particular attention to linking in to their subject specific learning, to enable all our students to build their own base of knowledge outside of lessons as well as in. 

Magazines and Modern Foreign Language texts are not forgotten either as we subscribe to many requested by the students (Horrible Histories, National Geographic, etc.) and have an ever-growing stock of physical texts written in French and Spanish to challenge our students to apply their language learning in a practical way for enjoyment. 

Accelerated Reader

The Accelerated Reader Programme, or AR for short, is another way we aim to improve literacy amongst our students here at Strood Academy. The programme begins with STAR testing in Year 7 where students go through some basic tests to establish their current reading ability and ends with the test generating their own reading score.

Students then have the choice to match this score to the books in our library, as well as our online library myON, to ensure that they are reading at the correct level in order to enjoy what they are reading and to challenge themselves to improve going forwards.

If you would like to know more about the Accelerated Reader Programme, then further information can be found in this guide for parents and guardians.