Training options include:

• 101 ways to a vibrant, inspiring and creative Primary School Library
• 101 ways to a vibrant, inspiring and creative Secondary School Library
• Baby, Bounce and Rhyme: a fun introduction
• Beyond behaviour management: effective engagement for learning in the Secondary School Library
• Children's reading: a practical introduction
• Children's [or family] reading groups: a practical introduction
• Children's [or family] reading groups: next steps
• Children's and young people's customer focus
• Creating a successful library for children and young people: a role for everyone
• Effective engagement with children and young people
• Getting the whole school reading: a practical approach for primary schools
• Getting the whole school reading: a practical approach for secondary schools
• Hitting the mark: planning, evaluation and advocacy for children's and young people's library services
• Include, engage, inspire: an introduction to working with Special Educational Needs Students
• Leading and being led: working with children and young peoplein promoting fiction and wider reading
• Leading and being led: young people as partners in service development and delivery
• Libraries inspiring young people: a role for everyone
• Libraries supporting learners: self evaluation in the school library resource centre [Scotland]
• Making them matter: effective school class visits - a practical approach
• Marketing and promoting public library services to children and young people
• Managing behaviour: making positive connections with young people
• More than just reading out loud: storytelling with books for public libraries
• More than just reading out loud: storytelling with books in school. Foundation to Key Stage 2
• Moving the library forward [school libraries]
• Planning for Improvement: an introduction to planning, evaluation and advocacy for schools
• Planning for success: self-evaluation in the primary school library
• Planning for success: self-evaluation in the secondary school library
• Public libraries for children and young people: issues of social inclusion
• Reader development, ICT and the new media: approaches with children and young people
• Reading the Future. Children & Young People, New Media and Reading: Creating and presenting a new library offer
• Reading for pleasure... it's a boy thing!
• Reading making connections: partnership working with looked-after young people and residential care staff
• Riding the tiger! Student involvement in school libraries and learning spaces in the 21st century
• Stronger together! Effective partnership working with schools
• Structure for learning: an introduction to the National Curriculum at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3
• The right stuff! Working with children and young people to create relevant and inspiring libraries
• School reading groups: a practical approach
• Stronger together: effective partnership working with schools
• Supporting learning: planning, running and evaluating public library-based homework support
• Teenage reading: a practical introduction
• Teenage reading groups: a practical introduction
• Teenage reading groups: next steps

'Jerry is a very professional trainer who delivers important messages in a fun way. He recently delivered Boys into Books training to 204 teachers across eight sessions. Everone found the style and pace spot on. From an organiser's perspective Jerry is very easy to work with. He is efficient and delivers exactly what he says he will.'
Susan McCulloch, Head of Young People's Library Services, Cornwall Libraries

'The training was exactly what we were after. The staff were highly motivated by Jerry and his approach. The content was not only appropriate but went beyond the parameters we had set and left us with real food for thought regarding reader development. It has given us some great ideas on how to take reader development forward as an authority.

The training was delivered in a fun way. Jerry’s enthusiasm shone through and the content was thought provoking, interesting and motivating.

Jerry had delegates eating out of the palm of his hand within minutes of starting. He is clearly an expert in the area and has years of practical experience he was able to pass on during the training day. The training style was easy going and fun. He built up a great rapport with the delegates, who all commented on how enjoyable Jerry had made the day.

'This was one of the best training days we have delivered in North Lanarkshire. This is down to Jerry and his approach. It was as close as you can get to a perfect training day; one that has already had impact, as we have seen how staff have begun to adopt approaches talked about during the day into their everyday reader development and book group activities.'
Russell Brown, Children's and Young People's Library Service Manager, North Lanarkshire Education & Learning Services.

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Jerry Hurst provides training courses, workshops and seminars for libraries, schools, museums, galleries, archives, youth services and other agencies. The focus can be work with children, teenagers or adults or the full range of service provision.

Training options are adaptable to the client's specific requirements. The content, level, approach and intended learning outcomes are always designed to reflect the client's brief. Jerry is also happy to create new courses to meet specific needs. This approach ensures that outcomes for participants are closely aligned with local service and staff development priorities.

If you need further information, or would like to discuss your training or consultancy requirements, please e mail jerry@jerryhurst.co.uk or telephone +44(0)20 8364 6166.