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Further support and CLPL sessions

Our Reading Schools team runs fully-funded training sessions for teachers and learning professionals to help guide you through your Reading Schools journey. At the moment all our training is taking place online through Microsoft Teams.

Your Reading Schools journey – CLPL online events

We recommend you attend all three of these if you are just starting with Reading Schools, or join at the appropriate place in your journey

Introduction to Reading Schools

Tuesday 29 August, 16:30–17:30

In this research-informed session we will introduce the Reading Schools programme; highlight the importance of reading for pleasure; share our journey so far; and explain how you can get involved. We'll also have an external speaker presenting on their experiences with the Reading Schools programme and inspiration for you to get started.

These sessions are recommended for Head/Depute/Principal Teachers or Literacy Leads/Champions and other interested learning professionals to give them an overview to bring back to their school.

The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams, with meeting details and a link to access the session shared in advance.

Watch a recording of this webinar

Reading Schools as it happens

Wednesday 6 September, 16:30–17:30

In this CLPL session we will share ideas for getting the most out of participating in our programme including how to involve all staff; working across the Reading Cluster; engaging with families and community partners; and how our fantastic online resources and opportunities might support you.

This session is recommended for all staff working in educational settings currently registered for our Reading Schools programme.

The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams, with meeting details and a link to access the session shared in advance.

This webinar has been recorded and will be available to watch soon.

Submitting your Reading Schools evidence

Thursday 28 September, 16:30–17:30

This CLPL is for all staff in education settings working towards their Reading School accreditation. It will cover the evidence submission process – from collecting your evidence to submitting it through our Reading Schools website. We will also share examples of WAGOLLs to ensure you are aware of the standard requirements for accreditation.

The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams, with meeting details and a link to access the session shared in advance.

Register for Submitting your Reading Schools evidence

Shared practice events

Hear from colleagues in Reading Schools across Scotland.

Shared Practice: Interdisciplinary book projects

Thursday 16 November, 16.30–18.00

Join us for an online shared practice showcase, full of presentations, breakout sessions, and the sharing of practical ideas and inspiration on how to engage families and communities.

This event is a great opportunity for schools at any stage of their Reading Schools journey to hear from Reading Schools who have been granted accreditation, as they discuss their learning, successes and challenges.

There will be opportunities to share practice together, speak to others across the country about their experiences, ask us questions, and come away inspired and enthused about Reading Schools.

Register for Shared Practice: Interdisciplinary book projects

Starting a paired reading project with Read, Write, Count

Monday 25 September, 16:30–17:30 and Monday 2 October, 16:30–17:30

Read, Write, Count is a national campaign to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of Scotland’s children. As part of the campaign, every child in Primary 2–3 receives a free bag with books and activities to support their learning. It aims to build parents' confidence, and encourage families to include easy and fun reading, writing and counting activities in their everyday lives.

In this CLPL session we will: explain how a paired reading project fits within the Reading Schools framework; share how the new 2023 Read, Write, Count book bags could be used for a mixed-level paired reading project; and highlight how our fantastic paired reading toolkit can support this activity.

The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams, with meeting details and a link to access the session shared in advance. This is a two-part offering – attendees should register and participate in both sessions.

Drop in sessions

Join us for a drop in session with the Reading Schools team for an opportunity to ask for any help or advice on your Reading Schools accreditation application. You will also have the opportunity to network with other schools working towards their Reading Schools accreditation.

These sessions are suitable for all schools and will be held as a meeting on Microsoft Teams. The link to access the session will be emailed close to the event.

Upcoming dates

Register for upcoming drop in sessions

Watch previous CLPL

You can watch recordings of our past webinars by searching 'Training videos' in the resources section of our website.

CLPL for learning professionals with Scottish Book Trust

Scottish Book Trust offers fully-funded online and in-person training courses for teachers and learning professionals including: Creating inspiring reading environments in your school, Gifting the Bookbug P1 Family Bag and Read, Write, Count bags, Book discovery sessions and more. You can find Scottish Book Trust online training dates for the upcoming school year and information on how to register on our CLPL for learning professionals web page.

Author events:

Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour

The Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour brings authors, illustrators and a variety of other creative practitioners to schools, libraries and public venues. Check out upcoming authors, tours and dates.

Authors Live

Authors Live is a series of world class children's author and illustrator events brought directly to your classroom, library or home for free, live on the web. There are over 90 live events available to watch on demand from world famous authors, including David Walliams, Cressida Cowell and Julia Donaldson. The on demand library can be filtered by age group, curriculum area and theme so check them out.

Live Literature

Live Literature is a Scotland-wide programme that helps fund and support author events in communities all over the country. Find out everything you need to know about applying for, running and making the most of Live Literature events.