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School events and opportunities
We offer lots of events and resources that help learning professionals and schools throughout Scotland engage with our programmes.
To keep up to date with our news, opportunities and resources for learning professionals, sign up to our schools newsletter or contact us at [email protected](this link will open in a new window).
You can also find information on all of our learning programmes and how they can support you and your learners in our schools guide.
January–March 2026
17 March: Book Discovery: Great books for topics (Primary/ELC Early Level)
Tuesday 17 March, 4–5.15pm
At this Book Discovery session, we’ll explore a range of contemporary texts you could use as part of an interdisciplinary play-based approach to learning with children at Early Level. The topics we’ll look at are: Space, Minibeasts, Forces, People who help us and Festivals.
Book Discovery: Great books for topics (Primary/ELC Early Level)
31 March: Sharing Stories with P1 for Nurture and Emotional Regulation
Tue 31 March, 4-5.15pm
This workshop explores how nurture plays a crucial role іn the development оf children. It supports their social, emotional, and cognitive growth, setting the foundation for successful learning and overall wellbeing. Join our Early Years Trainers in this hour-long interactive, informal workshop to explore how stories, songs and rhymes can support emotional regulation.
Sharing Stories with P1 for Nurture and Emotional Regulation
April–June 2026
21 April: Shared Practice: Supporting Reader Identities
Tuesday 21 April, 4-5.30pm
In this webinar, we will share practical and inspiring ways in which our programmes and resources can help support staff to nurture children and young people’s emerging and evolving reader identities.
22 April: Championing Reading for Pleasure: Practice, Impact and Possibility
Wednesday 22 April, 4.30-5.15pm
Join Scottish Book Trust’s 2026 Reading Champions and hear their experiences of supporting children and young people to read for pleasure.
Championing Reading for Pleasure: Practice, Impact and Possibility
28 April: Shared Practice: Sensory Stories
Tuesday 28 April, 3.30-4.45pm
Join Scottish Book Trust for an engaging and insightful online shared practice session to learn more about sharing sensory stories.
6 May: Reading Schools Start and Spark: Evidence Plans and the Road Ahead!
Wednesday 6 May, 4.30-5.30pm
In this drop-in session, we will be exploring how best to approach evidencing your Reading Schools adventures and supporting you with identifying next steps after accreditation.
Reading Schools Start and Spark: Evidence Plans and the Road Ahead!
12 May: Creating a Book Trailer with Into Film
Tuesday 12 May, 4.15-5.30pm
Join Scottish Book Trust for the first of two standalone sessions with Into Film Scotland exploring activities and advice for using film to support your reading for pleasure journey.
19 May: Vlogging and Vox Pops with Into Film
Tuesday 19 May, 4.15-5.30pm
Join Scottish Book Trust for the second of two standalone sessions with Into Film Scotland exploring activities and advice for using film to support your reading for pleasure journey.
Ongoing opportunities and support
Reading Schools
Bring the magic of books and reading to your school – become a Reading School this year! The program provides practical resources, friendly support and a variety of accreditation levels designed to help you succeed and celebrate reading for pleasure in your school.
Explore our resources and apply now at readingschools.scot
Live Literature
Through Live Literature part–funded sessions we contribute over half the fees to run in-person and remote author sessions and events.
Apply for Live Literature funding
Stock up on Read Write Count resources
Equip your classroom with free Tangrams, Beastie Battle cards and Shape Shuffle cards from previous Read Write Count Bags.
Please note shipping is not included.
Awards, support and funding
Reading Schools Fund
Applications for the Reading Schools Fund 2025/26 are now closed. The following information is for reference only.
We fund projects and purchases that will help your school achieve Reading School accreditation. Grants of up to £500 are available to purchase:
- Books or reading materials for your school
- Furnishings for reading spaces
This competitive Fund aims to allocate awards to 40 successful applications.
The Reading Schools Fund is open to all state funded schools and grant-aided specialist provisions in Scotland that are working towards Reading School accreditation. In order to be eligible for funding you must have a submitted and approved action plan, and be actively working towards Reading School accreditation at Core, Silver or Gold level.
Reading Champion Awards
Applications for the Reading Champion Awards are now closed.
Our new Reading Champion Awards want to recognise the reading role models out there whose fantastic work inspires others to read for pleasure.
Is there someone you know who inspires children and teens to get into reading? If so, please nominate them for our brand-new Reading Champion Awards, in association with Browns Books, and they could win £250 worth of new books.
Courses open for applications
Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course
Applications for the 2026–2027 Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course are now open. The closing date is Friday 3 April 2026 at 23:59.
This is a national online programme for primary teachers aiming to enhance their professional knowledge and practice of reading for pleasure pedagogies to support children to become frequent regular readers. This course is run by Scottish Book Trust and is endorsed by Education Scotland.
Participants will learn the essential pedagogical practices associated with developing and sustaining a reading for pleasure culture in the primary setting. They will gain the skills, knowledge and expertise to lead on the enactment of this, tailored to the needs of the pupils in their own unique context.
Find out more about the Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course