During the last week of April three Literacy and English reports were released by the Scottish Government and Education Scotland:

3 – 18 Literacy and English Review (April 2015) – A report from Education Scotland which highlights the strengths and recommendations of recent observed practice.

I Read . . . Scottish Government (April 2015) – A report from the Scottish Government which highlights the strengths and recommendations made by the Standing Literacy Commission.

SSLN Findings (April 2015) – A report from the Scottish Government which highlights the results from the 2014 Scottish Summary of Literacy and Numeracy (SSLN) assessment.

CLICK HERE for a summary of each of the reports

Following the 3 – 18 Literacy and English Review (April 2015) an audit tool, organised into key themes, which includes the reflection questions from the document has been created to support self-evaluation of current Literacy developments. CLICK HERE to download the audit tool.

Following the SSLN Findings (April 2015) Education Scotland have published the SSLN – Literacy – Professional Learning Workshops resource on their website. This is a professional learning resource that can be used to support staff in the developments of group discussion, reading strategies and writing skills.