Write a very short story featuring a blanket to enter our 50 Word Fiction contest for the chance to win great prizes from The Gaelic Books Council and The Literary Gift Company. Open to children, adults and children writing in English, Gaelic or Scots. Enter by 22 February.
More information can be found at Write a Story Featuring a Blanket
National Literacy Network Screen Scotland, with Education Scotland, have put together some fun and easy film literacy activities for children to do on their own or as a family. The link for this is here
Monday 6th December 1600 – 1700, led by Education Scotland
Its purpose is to raise awareness of the connection between Listening and Talking and current national priorities, share some practical approaches and stimulate dialogue about learning, teaching and assessment of listening and talking.
This webinar is suitable for all teachers in primary and secondary sectors including NQTS
To book, please go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/closing-the-gap-through-listening-and-talking-tickets-212488156797
Formerly known as holistic assessments, Education Scotland has given some advice and examples of high quality assessments in literacy, linked to the moderation cycle (now known as the learning, teaching and assessment cycle). I have attached a recent presentation on this below:
The National Literacy Network met on the 4th November and discussed the following:
Attached is the presentation used at the meeting which I hope might be helpful. If you have any questions about any aspect of this, I can be contacted at Clare.Bryden3@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Attached is a really good read about teaching writing in primaries and what we should be aware of, from the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. You can also find the document in the folder Staff / Sharing Good Practice / Writing.
Calling all writers – the National Trust for Scotland are inviting sumbissions from writers of any age in English, Gaelic or Scots. They are looking for poems or short stories based on photos from their historic collections. For more information, age categories and to see the photos, visit https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/morton-writing-competition?dm_i=LQE,69UZ3,OHH8ID,OR5PH,1
Why not check out the Scottish Book Trust’s selection of mange for teens: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading/book-lists/10-manga-titles-for-teens
The annual world book day is fast approaching. Resources and ideas to support activities at home and in the classroom can be found at https://www.worldbookday.com/
BBC Radio 2’s 500 words competition is back!
To launch it, there will be a live lesson screened at 11am on Thursday 7th February, where Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell-Boyce will share tips, answer questions & create their own story. For more info and to find the link go to https://www.bbc.com/teach/live-lessons/500-words-2019-live-lesson/z6ydscw
The free resource pack with posters, writing tips and activities can be found at https://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/oxed/secondary/english/2019_500Words_ResourcePack.pdf
You can order short story writing notebooks for kids for £1 with the offer code ‘500 words’ at checkout from https://global.oup.com/education/product/9780192771513/?region=uk
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