Gold Standard Reading Award for Carnock Primary
- Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-13657
That the Parliament congratulates Carnock Primary School on becoming the first school in Fife to achieve the gold standard reading award from the Scottish Book Trust; recognises the hard work of pupils and staff in creating a better reading environment and taking part in a number of long-term initiatives to help promote a love of books; welcomes that the school placed reading at the centre of the school community and worked towards the award through whole school projects, author visits, paired reading and other activities, including a Big Book Festival in the local park, and notes that book recommendations from the pupils can currently be viewed in Waterstones in Dunfermline.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Maggie Chapman, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Roz McCall, Stuart McMillan, Paul O'Kane, Alex Rowley, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Tess White