Read to Succeed

On the morning of Thursday 26 September, nine S1 pupils attended a North Lanarkshire wide event in St. Ambrose High School, Coatbridge. They heard speeches from Master of Ceremonies, the author and publisher Keith Charters; Head of Service Anne Munroe; and Terry Cowan from the Literacy and Numeracy base. They were also treated to music from St. Ambrose pupils. The main event was a talk from Dan Freedman, author of the Jamie Johnson football fiction series and more, in which he described how he struggled with reading at school, and got into writing because of a frustration with the lack of sports fiction for young people. His message to our young people was not to be disheartened if English and reading are not particular strengths – persevere and a career in writing is still very much an option. He also answered some audience questions, and each pupil in attendance received a signed book from him. Thank you to the NLC Read to Succeed committee for organising – it was a fantastic morning and our pupils had great fun!