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Welcome to the Scottish Attainment Challenge in East Ayrshire Literacy Site 

Welcome to the East Ayrshire Literacy and English site.

Literacy is fundamental to all areas of learning, as it unlocks access to the wider curriculum. Being literate increases opportunities for the individual in all aspects of life, lays the foundations for lifelong learning and work, and contributes strongly to the development of all four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence.

Literacy and English: principles and practice paper (Education Scotland 2009)

The East Ayrshire Literacy strategy aims to:

  • ensure that all learners develop the literacy skills required to be successful in all areas of life, learning and work
  • raise attainment and close the poverty related attainment gap in relation to literacy.

This site has been created to support all practitioners in meeting these aims within the East Ayrshire Literacy and English strategy.

This site will also provide information on professional learning opportunities in Literacy.

A GIGLETS free live storytelling event for schools

A free live storytelling event for schools

Dear teacher,

As summer approaches and the weather is just right for outdoor adventures, Giglets are delighted to be hosting a special online event with storyteller Elaine Truckell.
Elaine will deliver a wonderful live and interactive reading of Going Camping for teachers and pupils in classes across the UK.
There are two sessions to choose from: 2 pm on Thursday 9th June or 9.30 am on Friday 10th June. The story is appropriate for pupils in lower primary school and the event can be joined on a computer and shared on your classroom display board.

Register for 2 pm on Thursday 9th June

Register for 9.30 am on Friday 10th June

No preparation is necessary but as a Giglets subscribed teacher you can already access the story. This Giglets original story is a fun but simple, rhyming text following two children on their camping adventure.

 

This storytelling event will be recorded as we plan to share the video with teachers and pupils who cannot attend on the day. If you want to enjoy the fun but do not wish to be seen, then please join us but make sure your camera and microphone are turned off. You can still participate in the activities and a Giglets Goodies Giveaway using the chat box and social media.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us on support@giglets.com.

We hope to see you soon!

Best wishes,
Seona MacRuary
Head of Education Engagement

 

 

INTRODUCING SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST’S READING SCHOOLS

East Ayrshire schools will be able to embark on their ‘Reading Schools’ journey in session 2022/23. Reading Schools replaces the First Minister’s Reading Challenge.

Scottish Book Trust is planning a date specifically for East Ayrshire and SWEIC senior leaders/Literacy leads over the next term but if you are interested in hearing more about the ‘Reading Schools’ accreditation programme, there are two alternative dates available on Eventbrite – Wednesday 27th April at 4-5pm or Thursday 5th May 4-5pm.th May 4-5pm. The content will be very similar to the planned SWEIC event.

Wishing everyone a good break when it comes.

Online Giglets Training for East Ayrshire Practitioners

Seona from Giglets has organised a webinar for East Ayrshire staff. This training will take place on Teams on Thursday 03/02/2022 from 3:45 pm. It is scheduled to run for an hour and a half and accounts for 15 minutes of questions at the end.

Training is suitable to those who have some, little or no experience of using Giglets and those who would like to become more confident using Giglets. To sign up for this event click here:  Register for this event.

Seona MacRuary is hosting the event. Seona is Head of Education Engagement at Giglets. She was a primary teacher in Glasgow before joining the Giglets Team in 2018. In the Giglets Team, Seona supports teachers with initial training and throughout their Giglets subscriptions. She can be contacted on seona@giglets.com.

EA Literacy Newsletter for November

Our East Ayrshire Literacy Newsletter for November is available. It has a focus on the work of our SAC Speech and Language team. The SAC literacy teaching team share information on on-going, daily assessment in literacy. There is a round up of  regional and national literacy news too.

 

Giglets Training for EA staff

Hello,

We’re delighted to offer another Giglets online training session for East Ayrshire Council staff. This training will take place online via Teams on Tuesday, 30/11/2021 from 3:45 pm.

You can register for this session here.

Who is this training for?

If you are new to East Ayrshire and using Giglets, this training is for you! Training is also suitable for those who have some, little or no experience of using Giglets and those who would like to become more confident using Giglets. This training is aimed at schools who have not been able to arrange whole school Giglets training.

In this session you will learn about the key features of Giglets, how to navigate the platform and how to use Giglets in your classroom.

Please circulate this to all staff who may be interested.

Giglets is a great tool for supporting the delivery of East Ayrshire Active Literacy and your literacy curriculum and can also enhance other curricular areas. All learners, including those with Additional Support Needs and English as an Additional Language, benefit from Giglets.

The Giglets online library gives you access to over 1000 texts across 37 different languages, almost 400 of which are in English. We have thousands of resources ready for you to use including sets of higher order thinking skills questions and automatically marked reading test questions. Reading on Giglets is accessible and engaging as children and young people can change the font, size and colours as well as watch fun animations and listen to theme music.

For more information or to arrange a chat about Giglets in your school, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Seona

 

East Ayrshire Giglets Leaders Event

We are delighted to invite headteachers, senior management and literacy leaders to our first East Ayrshire Giglets Leaders Event.

There is a choice of two dates and times: Thursday 10th June, 4.00 pm or Tuesday 15th June, 3.30 pm.

In this session, we’ll let you know what is new at Giglets, some top tips, and have a focus on how to develop key reading strategies in the classroom. Gail Elder, Literacy Education Manager with the East Ayrshire Scottish Attainment Challenge team will also talk about how Giglets fits with East Ayrshire Literacy priorities.

We’ll have the opportunity for some professional dialogue, discussing our successes and challenges in teaching reading.

To guarantee your place please follow this link.

Scroll to the date (10th or 15th June), select the time, insert your details and select ‘Book’. You will then receive an email with the Teams link to attend the event. If you have any problems with this please feel free to RSVP to us by replying to this email.

If you are unable to attend, please do feel free to forward this invite to any staff who may be interested.

As part of our partnership with East Ayrshire, we also run termly reviews to discuss implementation, successes and challenges with using Giglets. You can also book a 30-minute call to discuss Giglets in your school for a time that best suits you.

I look forward to speaking to you soon and if you have any questions before the event, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Seona

Seona MacRuary
Head of Education Engagement

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