September 2024 Literacy News
Here is our September 2024 list of Literacy News items from your Falkirk literacy team: Once you’ve read this update, please browse this refreshed Literacy… Read more
Improving Spelling and Handwriting at Antonine Primary School
Clare Casey, depute head teacher at Antonine PS and her class teacher colleagues Lucy Dowds and Alison Todd have been trialling the Wraparound Spelling approach… Read more
Developing Writing at Larbert Village PS
As part of her Masters in Early Years Pedagogy, Frances McMahon, class teacher, led recent work to develop teaching of writing in Larbert Village PS… Read more
Developing Reading Fluency at Bonnybridge PS
Mark Finlay, class teacher at Bonnybridge PS has been studying children’s reading fluency within his Masters in Professional Educational Leadership enquiry. Using a critical collaborative… Read more
Rainbow Readers at Denny Primary School
Teachers at Denny PS have observed significant impact on pupil reading skills resulting from their use of the Rainbow Readers programme. They have been using… Read more
Literacy and Digital Tools Professional Learning Resources Now Available
Falkirk Literacy Team colleagues and Kerry Abercrombie, DigiLearn Falkirk Support Officer have been co-delivering professional learning about digital tools which support learners’ literacy skills since… Read more
Interdisciplinary Literacy at St Margaret’s Primary School
Megan Melrose, principal teacher at St Margaret’s PS, has worked closely with staff and pupils to develop and create a literacy progression planner that shows… Read more
Our annual Writing Week – Writing for Pleasure at Bonnybridge Primary School
Writing Week has been an annual event at Bonnybridge for the last four years. It has grown from an idea to encourage children to enjoy… Read more
Supporting Attainment in Literacy at Stenhousemuir PS – Our use of Read Write Inc
Catharine Gillespie is the raising attainment teacher in Stenhousemuir PS and, with the support of her principal teacher Dawn Easton, she is leading the use… Read more
Supporting Pupils’ Literacy Progress at Hallglen PS
Over the past 2 school years, staff at Hallglen PS have developed how they support children with their literacy progress. They have identified a selection… Read more
Antonine PS and their Reading Schools Journey
Setting off on our journey Antonine Primary School in Falkirk hit the ground running with their Reading Schools journey. They had a clear idea of… Read more
Brilliant P 5 & 6 Pupils Publish Bankier Banter Magazine
Primary 5 & 6 pupils at Bankier PS collaborated to create all of the copy needed for their latest school magazine – Bankier Banter. They… Read more
Bankier Brilliant Bairns Run Spring Event
Primary 7 pupils at Bankier Primary School are writing this post to share how they organised and hosted an event on Wednesday 29th March. They… Read more
English as an additional language – celebrating and supporting
Over 75 different languages are currently spoken by pupils in Falkirk Council’s Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Centres and Schools. The EAL team is part… Read more
Kickstart literacy for 2nd level pupils using brilliant NewsWise resources
Slide from Lesson 1 PowerPoint resource NewsWise is a free, cross-curricular news literacy project for 7-to-11-year-olds across the UK. It is designed to help children… Read more
News from our National Literacy Network Meeting June 2022
This blog post shares key information and opportunities from the last National Literacy Network meeting which took place on 8th June 2022. AGENDA: Welcome • Love… Read more
Coming soon to our FVWL RIC – Alex Quigley talks Literacy
We are delighted to have Alex Quigley, a renowned literacy specialist, contributor to Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF) research and publications and author of several best-selling… Read more
Connecting Parents & Carers with Literacy through Play at Maddiston Primary School
Primary 1 staff and Diane Russell (PT) at Maddiston PS created a video for their P1 parents and carers, who would usually visit the P1… Read more
