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NEWS Next step for Super Searchers
A joint project between CILIP and Google that is designed to improve search skills is continuing to grow with a new offer to reach even more sectors.
SUPER Searchers was launched in the summer of 2025 and works on a train-the-trainer model, help- ing to quickly scale training. The initiative is focused on library staff and information professionals, and is designed to build a strong contingent of skilled staff who can help their users uncover the secrets of effective search. The latest phase is offering a £200 fee to a limited number
of trainers to seed the peer training through organisations. The offer is open to anyone working in a library or informa- tion setting and who is able to deliver training to at least 10 people within their organisation. The latest call for trainers is particularly focused on reaching information professionals and library staff working in further education, health, public libraries, and school libraries, to join the current cohort Developed by Google in 2022, Super Searchers is already active in North America, Europe, India, Japan, and Australia, and has reached more than one million people to date. It is a national training programme, designed by Google to strengthen information literacy and critical search skills across schools, libraries, and communities. At its heart, Super Searchers is about helping people feel more confident online. The initiative gives young people and communities practical tools to evaluate and contextualise online information, understand AI-generated content and build stronger information literacy skills. CILIP was chosen as the trusted partner to help deliver the training, drawing on the organisation’s strong cross-sectoral reach. It also aligns closely with CILIP’s Ethical Framework, which champions trust, transparency and equitable access to knowledge and information.
What’s involved? You are a library and information professional who is pas- sionate about supporting learners and staff with digital and information literacy. Join a Google-led training session on Thursday 23 July,
from 1pm to 2pm. You have until Wednesday 15 July to reg- ister your interest to be a Tier 1 trainer. The registration form will remain open for anyone looking
to participate in Tier 2 training (October–December 2026) or Tier 3 training (January-March 2027). These training ses- sions will be unpaid and delivered by Tier 1 trainers within their respective sectors. Those chosen to deliver Tier 1 training will receive £200 for approximately five to six hours of involvement. This is a great opportunity to develop your own skills, sup-
port your peers, and help strengthen digital confidence and information literacy in Further Education. Register your interest by completing the sign-up form. For further information, contact Matthew Dwyer, Projects and Programme Manager. This initiative forms part of CILIP’s wider mission to pro-
mote ethical, inclusive, and informed engagement with knowledge – from early literacy through to digital citizenship. By joining Super Searchers, trainers can play an important role in helping people navigate today’s information landscape with curiosity, confidence, and care.
Find out more about the Google Super Searchers programme
www.cilip.org.uk/page/SuperSearchers
Read the latest issue of CILIP’s Pen&inc. magazine
THE Spring/Summer issue of CILIP’s Pen&inc. mag- azine is out now, bringing you the latest in inclusive and representative children’s publishing. With features, interviews and hundreds of listings, Pen&inc.
is an essential guide for children and young people’s librar- ians, school librarians and teachers working in literacy and reading. Every issue is packed with insights and talking points, helping to shine a light on key topics and inspiration. This issue has a focus on early years reading, and opens with Camilla
Reid discussing the importance of building a strong foundation to help parents and young children connect with books from an early age. She looks at some of the techniques that help to foster engagement and grow confidence and a love books. Commissioning Editor with Tate Children’s Publishing, Cherise
Lopes-Baker talks about her own journey from human rights law to publishing and how that is informing the choices she makes now when looking for new titles. Long-time friends, artist Yu Rong and author and childen’s reading expert Jake Hope work together for the first time on a new book. In separate interviews they discuss how the project
June-July 2026
came together and what the experience was like for each of them. We also look at modern interpretations of fairytales that are bringing the stories up to date and introducing more representative characters. Jake Hope talks to Ella McLeod, Rachelle Falconer and Peter Bently about their own re-working of the traditional favourites. We also hear form Nathanael Lessore, who
looks at toxic masculinity and how connecting to a good book could offer a solution; and Alex Strick and Sharon King-Chai talk about their own techniques and inspiration when creat- ing books for young children. With features on this year’s Carnegies and Tir na n-Og Awards
and deep dive into the latest theory on the power of “slow reading” from CLPE’s Anjali Patel, there is plenty to inspire you and your users. And don’t forget every issue includes hundreds of listings of the latest inclusive and representative books. Read the latest issue of Pen&inc. at
https://tinyurl.com/Peninc15.
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