Reading is at the heart of academic success and helps to develop a robust mental health amongst young people.\u00a0 Braidhurst has risen to the challenge of strengthening the literacy skills of our pupils in lower school by inviting them to participate in a \u2018Reading Championship\u2019.\u00a0 This program is run by the school library and delivered as part of the S1-S2 English curriculum.\u00a0 Pupils have good reason to get engaged with personal reading, as the more books they read will lead to certificates, badges, trophies, and a class rewards afternoon involving pizzas and a movie.\u00a0 Pupils have admirably risen to challenge with the majority taking their library book home to read in their spare time and visiting the school library on a very regular basis looking for their next book to devour.\u00a0 Mrs McKenna, Depute Head Teacher in charge of the Pupil Equity fund, remarked that \u201cthe \u2018Reading Championship\u2019 puts front and centre our belief that literacy goes beyond classroom based activities and assessments and is a skill which enriches our lives on a daily basis.\u00a0 Promoting reading for pleasure is an essential part of our strategy to raise literacy levels across the Broad General Education phase of the school and we are committed to encouraging our pupils by recognising their efforts in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reading is at the heart of academic success and helps to develop a robust mental health amongst young people.\u00a0 Braidhurst has risen to the challenge of strengthening the literacy skills of our pupils in lower school by inviting them to participate in a \u2018Reading Championship\u2019.\u00a0 This program is run by the school library and delivered … Continue reading S1-S2 READING CHAMPIONSHIP<\/span>