{"id":1200,"date":"2018-05-25T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T09:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LiteracyStrategy\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2018-05-25T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T09:41:15","slug":"interesting-update-2-from-the-last-national-literacy-network-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LiteracyStrategy\/2018\/05\/25\/interesting-update-2-from-the-last-national-literacy-network-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting update 2 from the last National Literacy Network meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottishbooktrust.com\/learning\/teachers-librarians\/first-ministers-reading-challenge\/evaluation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/scottishbooktrust.com\/files\/fmrc-superwoman-teaser.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of superhero made of letters\" width=\"295\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The First Minister&#8217;s Reading Challenge<\/strong> (FMRC) supports the Scottish Government&#8217;s ambition to tackle the attainment gap. It intends to encourage reading for pleasure and building a reading culture within schools and communities. An independent <a href=\"http:\/\/scottishbooktrust.com\/learning\/teachers-librarians\/first-ministers-reading-challenge\/evaluation\">evaluation<\/a> of FMRC yielded positive findings and recommendations for developing the Challenge. In September 2018 it will be rolled out to secondary schools after a successful pilot in 6 schools, public libraries and extra-curricular groups will also be able to register to participate in the Challenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A\u00a0National Strategy for School Libraries. <\/strong>The chief executive of the Scottish Library and Information Council gave an update on the progress of a National Strategy for school libraries in Scotland. The school library is seen as a resource at the heart of the school, supporting the curriculum, a gateway to information, crucial to reading for enjoyment and a space for exploration. There are 5 working groups contributing to the Strategy looking at the school librarians&#8217; impact on the curriculum, health &amp; wellbeing, digital literacy, family learning and standards. The National Strategy will be published in August 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UKLA prize winning school<\/strong>, St Anthony&#8217;s PS, Renfrewshire, spoke about the progress they have made in creating a reading culture in the school and the benefits which have resulted in pupils becoming enthusiastic readers.\u00a0You can read more about the great ideas the school implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/ukla.org\/news\/story\/ukla-literacy-school-of-the-year-2017-18-announced\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Minister&#8217;s Reading Challenge (FMRC) supports the Scottish Government&#8217;s ambition to tackle the attainment gap. It intends to encourage reading for pleasure and building a reading culture within schools and communities. 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