The Data Education in Schools team are have jointly won the 2024 Information Literacy Award, announced as part of the LILAC conference held in Leeds on the 25th March.
The Award is organised by the CILIP Information Literacy Group (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) and the Information School at the University of Sheffield. Tommy Lawson, Schools Technology Advisor, collected the award on behalf of the Data Education in Schools team alongside joint winners from the University of the Arts London (Digital Learning Practice Team -Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange).
The Information Literacy award recognises an outstanding contribution to the field of information literacy, defined as “the ability to think critically and make balanced judgements about any information we find and use. It empowers us as citizens to reach and express informed views and to engage fully in society”.
The award comes with a prize for the team and for a nominated charity.
Find out more
Data Education in Schools award announcement
LILAC | Information Literacy Award (lilacconference.com)