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Unleash the magic of books and reading

Reading Schools offers three accreditation levels designed to champion your efforts as you build and sustain a reading culture. The programme is brought to you by Scottish Book Trust.

Why become a Reading School?

Research proves that reading for pleasure supports equity and wellbeing, impacts learners' attainment, and encourages critical thinking, creativity, empathy and resilience.

Through Reading Schools, you can access practical resources and friendly support to help build your reading culture and connect with hundreds of schools across Scotland who have already seen transformational changes to their settings, staff and learners.

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Read news from across our community, access helpful resources and case studies, and find out more about how our community can support you to build a reading culture in your school.

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Getting started

Check out the articles and resources below, designed to get you started with the programme, our website and your reading for pleasure journey.

Resources

What is Reading Schools?

Watch our introductory video and share with your colleagues for a quick overview of the programme – the theory behind it, how it works and how to get started. Read more

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Articles

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'I can say with absolute certainty that the huge strides we have made in building our reading culture this year have been due to the focus we have on Reading Schools.'

– Principal teacher, secondary school

'Clear process, excellent support available, regular CLPL sessions offered. I always feel there's someone at the end of an email who'll help me with any queries I have!'

– Librarian, secondary

'It really did tie in with what we were doing in the school already not only in literacy but across the whole curriculum.'

– Depute headteacher, primary

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