Shared Practice: Achieved gold - what next? - how to stay shiny!

Join Scottish Book Trust for a shared practice event, looking at ways for schools to continue their Gold-level Reading Schools journeys after accreditation and how to keep in touch with us during the accreditation period.

If you are a school that has already achieved their Reading Schools Gold accreditation, or perhaps you are considering applying for Gold and are wondering what the future of your reading culture might look like, come and hear from showcase schools for ideas, inspiration and support.

We will speak to Gold accredited Reading Schools about their experiences, the activities they undertook to achieve their award and what they did to make this sustainable. We will look at the legacy of Reading Schools accreditation and how your school can continue building, promoting and supporting positive readership across your whole community after achieving your Gold award. During a school’s three-year accreditation period, we will explore ways to continue capturing evidence of ongoing activity and ways to share that evidence with us in readiness for renewal.

We're also delighted that one of our Reading Champions will be joining the conversation at this session: Depute head teacher Caroline Tonner has transformed the way that reading is approached within Annbank Primary School, fostering a culture of reading and a passion for books throughout the school.

As well as hearing from Scottish Book Trust colleagues and guest schools, there will be the opportunity to share ideas and discuss your ongoing reading adventures in an interactive session, with fellow learning professionals and education colleagues.

This session will be held on Microsoft Teams with joining details sent in advance.

Reading Schools is a national accreditation programme for schools which are committed to building a reading culture with and for their learners and communities. Research indicates that reading for pleasure positively impacts on learners' attainment across the curriculum, supports wellbeing, critical thinking, creativity, empathy and resilience.

NB: We have two self-directed e-learning modules containing curated elements to help give programme participants the relevant knowledge to commence and achieve their Reading Schools accreditation. These can be found here.