{"id":9,"date":"2022-11-09T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:45:42","slug":"literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-2 layout-8\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Literacy development<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"605\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p>Programme<\/p>\n<p>Title<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"320\">\n<p>Description<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p>Target Group<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SBCway\">An introduction to Literacy the #SBCway<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"320\">\n<p>Exploring the theory and approaches that underpin the #SBCway \u2018breakthrough\u2019 Literacy curriculum.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p>Teaching staff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rcAkT7h1o88&amp;list=PLwtMgjCaNpk95W5GOhchC8bOHgQJlw3Sw\">#SBC Way<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scene\/2006397201047093925\">Listening &amp; Talking<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"320\">\n<p>#SBCway ORACY (Listening &amp; Talking) approach online series:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overview<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is oracy and why do we need to teach it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A culture for talk<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understanding word-level learning<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing the skills of talk in learning<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assessment &amp; moderation of oracy skills<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p>Teaching staff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scene\/2006397201047093925\">#SBCway Reading<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"320\">\n<p>#SBCway READING approach online series:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overview<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Building a reading culture &amp; environment<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing skills for reading and writing<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understanding word-level learning<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The role of fluency<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing comprehension skills in reading<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assessing reading<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Creating independent and engaged readers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p>Teaching staff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scene\/2006397201047093925\">#SBCway Writing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"320\">\n<p>#SBCway WRITING approach online series:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overview<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Building a writing culture &amp; environment<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing skills for reading &amp; writing<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understanding word-level learning<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Building sentence level instruction in the primary classroom<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing skills for writing: paragraph level<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing independent &amp; engaged learners<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assessing writing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p>Teaching staff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p>Phonics Training<\/p>\n<p>(Phonics International)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"320\">\n<p>Online training licence<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:CLPL@scotborders.gov.uk\">CLPL@scotborders.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are 20+ hrs of video\/audio \u2013 each with tests\/quizzes \u2013 so the minimum time to complete the course would be around 22 \u2013 24 hrs. This doesn\u2019t take into account recommended further reading\/downloads etc.<\/p>\n<p>Accounts remain active for as long as it takes you to complete the course \u2013 and for at least 12 months thereafter \u2013 and may only be deleted if they have been dormant for 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">\n<p>Great resource for new P1 teachers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Phonics Online Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have an additional 50 phonics online training licences. Please consider this in PRD discussion and when allocating new classes. This is a great resource for new teachers into P1. If you have any staff who would like a licence, please ask them to email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:chowieson@scotborders.gov.uk\">CLPL@scotborders.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0and instructions will be sent on how to register.<\/p>\n<p>This course is divided into 14 \u2018modules\u2019. Each module is sub-divided into lessons, or \u2018parts\u2019. Each \u2018part\u2019 contains a video tutorial, printable notes\/video slides, links to downloads, additional video, resources, research papers and further recommended reading. Each \u2018lesson\u2019 in Modules One to Twelve should be completed systematically and the \u2018quiz\u2019\/progress check completed before the student proceeds to the next lesson\/part.<\/p>\n<p>At any point during the course, the student may click on the \u2018Contact Lesson Teacher\u2019 or \u2018Contact Course Teacher\u2019 button for email support.<\/p>\n<p>Please note: There are 20+ hrs of video\/audio \u2013 each with tests\/quizzes \u2013 so the minimum time to complete the course would be around 22 \u2013 24 hrs. This doesn\u2019t take into account recommended further reading\/downloads etc.<\/p>\n<p>Accounts remain active for as long as it takes you to complete the course \u2013 and for at least 12 months thereafter \u2013 and may only be deleted if they have been dormant for 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><small><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside id=\"ttfmp-post-list-17\" class=\"widget ttfmp-widget-post-list\"><h4 class=\"widget-title\">Literacy Updates<\/h4>\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list columns-1 thumbnail-top has-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/09\/03\/education-scotland-pl-offers-update\/\">\r\n\t\t\tEducation Scotland PL Offers Update\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/09\/03\/education-scotland-pl-offers-update\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tSeptember 3, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>PLL programmes currently open Building Racial Literacy\u00a0\u2013 closes Friday 04 September Pedagogy in Practice\u00a0\u2013 Glasgow venue almost at capacity, so will be closing that option in the next day or so but we will keep Dundee option open until Friday 11 September or until it reaches capacity \u2013 whichever comes&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/09\/03\/education-scotland-pl-offers-update\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/26\/building-racial-literacy-2\/\">\r\n\t\t\tBuilding Racial Literacy\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/26\/building-racial-literacy-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 26, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Building Racial Literacy\u00a0\u2013 applications\u00a0open now, and close Friday 04 September! For all professional levels The national Building Racial Literacy programme promotes anti-racism as a baseline professional value, empowering educators to identify and implement anti-racist behaviours and processes in their everyday practice. The ultimate goal of the Building Racial Literacy programme&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/26\/building-racial-literacy-2\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/20\/ai-and-data-literacy\/\">\r\n\t\t\tAI and Data Literacy\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/20\/ai-and-data-literacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 20, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Our hugely popular AI and Data Literacy 4-day courses are kicking off again from September, for their fifth and possibly final year!! (We&#8217;re awaiting the decision on our project funding continuing&#8230;cross your fingers for us!) &nbsp; What previous cohorts have said about the course: \u201cI\u2019ll struggle to find more enjoyable,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/20\/ai-and-data-literacy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/stem-ai-data-literacy\/\">\r\n\t\t\tSTEM: AI &amp; Data Literacy\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/stem-ai-data-literacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tAugust 14, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Our hugely popular AI and Data Literacy 4-day courses are kicking off again from September, for their fifth and possibly final year!! (We&#8217;re awaiting the decision on our project funding continuing&#8230;cross your fingers for us!) What previous cohorts have said about the course: \u201cI\u2019ll struggle to find more enjoyable, worthwhile&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/08\/14\/stem-ai-data-literacy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/05\/13\/emotional-literacy-support-assistant-elsa-training\/\">\r\n\t\t\tEmotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) Training\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/05\/13\/emotional-literacy-support-assistant-elsa-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tMay 13, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Strengthening the Universal Plus Level supports for pupil resilience and wellbeing in mainstream schools is a key priority within education in the Scottish Borders, in response to nationally increasing need. As part of this, the Educational Psychology Service is pleased to be able to offer training and coaching in the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/05\/13\/emotional-literacy-support-assistant-elsa-training\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<header class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-header\">\r\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-title\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/05\/12\/upcoming-ed-scot-offers\/\">\r\n\t\t\tUpcoming Ed Scot Offers\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-date\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/2026\/05\/12\/upcoming-ed-scot-offers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\tMay 12, 2026\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"ttfmp-post-list-item-content\">\r\n\t<p>Equity The second online information session regarding the national Equity: Mitigating the impact of poverty on Scotland\u2019s children and young people\u00a0professional learning programme, will be taking place on Monday 1st June. 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