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CLPL for learning professionals
Scottish Book Trust offers fully-funded online and in-person training courses for teachers and learning professionals.
Our expert School Communities team runs fully-funded training sessions across Scotland for teachers and learning professionals.
We run online training through Zoom and Microsoft Teams, which are free meeting platforms that can be accessed via a computer or smartphone. You do not need to have an account to take part in online training. We are also open to requests for in-person training sessions for the new school year.
For more information or to request a training session, contact schools@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window) or call 0131 524 0160.
You can book all our Jan-March CLPL(this link will open in a new window) and April-June CLPL(this link will open in a new window) below or on Eventbrite.
Upcoming training sessions
- Book Discovery for primary schools - Non-Fiction(this link will open in a new window) – Thursday 16 May, 4.30–5.30pm
- Shared practice event: Supporting teens to read for pleasure(this link will open in a new window) – Wednesday 5 June, 4–5pm
Due to the popularity of our 'The Power of Sensory Stories' session in January, we have organised the above repeat session.
Training courses
- Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course – Endorsed by Education Scotland. Apply before 31 May 2024
- Book Discovery+ Learning for Sustainability(this link will open in a new window)
Please also check our programme-specific upcoming sessions listed below.
Programme-specific training sessions
Regional training
Upcoming events
- Supporting Author Engagement with Scottish Book Trust (East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire)(this link will open in a new window) – Thursday 2 May 4–5pm
Training is available on request for schools, school clusters and local authorities and can be booked for in-service days and twilights, as well as network meetings and other professional events. Training sessions can be adapted to suit the needs and availability of your group.
Contact your Regional Outreach Co-ordinator or the Scottish Book Trust office to book training or find out more about the support available for your setting.
- Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire contact Ella McLellan on ella.mclellan@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window)
- Perth and Kinross, Angus, Fife and Dundee contact Clare Fulton on clare.fulton@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window)
- Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Moray contact Christian Ritchie on christian.ritchie@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window)
- Highlands contact Jen Grainge on jen.grainge@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window)
- Edinburgh contact Maggie Still on maggie.still@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window)
- All other local authorities contact schools@scottishbooktrust.com(this link will open in a new window)