Aims and values
Deliver a cost-effective business model to schools or buying groups joining an agreement so that consortia purchase will obtain higher discounts.
Allow schools and buying groups the flexibility to join agreements on an opt-in basis depending on their own individual teaching and learning requirements.
Manage intellectual property and make content available for educational usage through the JISC Collections for Schools licence.
Deliver online subscription resources to schools which are quality-assured in terms of peer review.
Allow teachers to personalise a quality- assured resources so that it can be used in their lessons in the teaching of a specific topic.
Encourage learner discovery and support independent study for eventual usage in GCSE and A-level coursework on a broad range of core subject areas.
Develop learner 'information literacy' so that learners are able to locate, evaluate, and use effectively information presented in an online context.
JISC Collections for Schools: Statement of Purpose