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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

Starting your Reading Schools journey

In this CLPL session we will introduce the Reading Schools programme, our journey so far, evaluation of the pilot, how it works and how you can get involved.

The target audience for this CLPL are Head/Depute/Principal Teachers or Literacy Leads/Champions to give them an overview to bring back to their school and incorporate into their school improvement planning

You can watch a recording of the webinar.

Collecting and submitting evidence Q&A

A guide to collecting and submitting your evidence for your Reading Schools accreditation.

In this webinar we will give advice and share best practice examples of how to collect and submit your Reading Schools evidence. There will be lots of time for questions, so this session is perfect for anyone starting or are in the middle of their Reading Schools journey preparing to submit their evidence.

You can watch a recording of the webinar.

Key Area webinars

Leadership of learning

In this webinar we focus on the Leadership of learning key areas from the Reading Schools framework.

We will introduce the Reading Schools framework and cover the year-round work you need to be doing in order to achieve accreditation focusing on the Leadership of learning key areas, giving advice and sharing best practice examples.

The target audience for this CLPL are the lead contacts and other members of the reading leadership group.

You can watch a recording of this webinar.

Family learning and partnerships

In this webinar we focus on the Family Learning and Partnerships key areas from the Reading Schools framework.

We will introduce the Reading Schools framework and cover the year-round work you need to be doing in order to achieve accreditation focusing on the Family Learning and Partnerships key areas with an extra focus on how you can prepare for Silver and Gold accreditation, giving advice and sharing best practice.

The target audience for this CLPL are schools that are aiming for Gold or Silver accreditation.

You can watch a recording of this webinar.

Research-informed practice on reading for pleasure

In this webinar we will go into detail on why reading for pleasure is so important in schools and the benefits of a school reading culture using research-informed practice and evaluation of the Reading Schools programme to date.

The target audience for this CLPL are Head/Depute/Principal Teachers or Literacy Leads/Champions to give them an overview of reading for pleasure to bring back to their school and incorporate into their school improvement planning.

You can watch a recording of the webinar.

Shared practice events

Shared practice: engaging families and communities

Our shared practice showcase contains two presentations that share practical ideas and inspiration on how to engage families and communities.

  • A recording of this event is coming soon.

Shared practice showcase

You can watch the recorded presentations from our 2022 Reading Schools shared practice showcase:

You can also watch last year's pre-recorded case study videos made by accredited Reading Schools in 2021/22.

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.

View the dates and register for a drop in session

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.