Invitation to Tender: Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians (ASCEL)
Title: ASCEL membership review
Deadline for receipt of proposals: 5pm on 30 June, 2018
Summary
The Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians (ASCEL) are seeking to carry out a review of the organisation that will ensure a robust children and young people’s organisation fit for the future. ASCEL is the national body which leads excellence in library services for children, young people and schools. However, a rapidly changing public library landscape means the organisation must reflect and adapt to ensure it remains relevant and the unifying voice of this part of the libraries sector.
Specification and scope
ASCEL is looking for individuals/organisations to research and produce a report on recommended operational models for future working of the organisation. The recommendations will be considered by ASCEL national committee. The suggested operational models should include recommendations on structure, membership make-up, subscriptions, governance, areas of work and expertise.
Methodology
ASCEL welcomes innovative proposals of how to achieve the above, but the following elements would need to be incorporated into proposals:
- Analysis of the findings from recent consultation with the existing membership and SCL
- Consultation with non-members and less engaged members of ASCEL
- Consultation with key stakeholders, including the Society of Chief Librarians, Arts Council England, BookTrust, The Reading Agency
- Consultation with key partners, including the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), Youth Libraries Group, The School Library Association, School Libraries Group, the National Literacy Trust
- Exploration of the work ASCEL undertakes, specifically in relation to the Children’s Promise
- Scoping of the work SCL undertakes now that it is an Arts Council England Sector Support Organisation