Literacy across learning

All practitioners are in a position to make important contributions to developing and reinforcing young people’s literacy skills.

The principles and practice document is essential reading for teachers as they develop their work with the experiences and outcomes.

All curriculum areas contribute to the totality of the experiences that make up the new curriculum.

Support materials

Literacy across Learning: Strategy into practice in Beeslack Community High School
A case study looking at the measures taken to raise the profile of literacy among the learners and staff at Beeslack Community High School in all curricular areas, by building on work already done over the past few years.
Active spelling strategies
A case study showing how Battlefield Primary School has created a whole school approach to developing spelling in a real, relevant, fun and motivating way for its pupils.
Creating links across learning with St Ninian's and Kirkintilloch High schools
Find out how these schools encouraged literacy across learning by using 20 strategies to create links across formative assessment, AifL approaches and literacy.
Writing across Learning in St Hilary's Primary School
In 2008 HMIE highlighted St Hilary's learning and teaching of writing as good practice. The school has since built on this success by focussing particularly on writing across learning.

Literacy across learning is one of the three areas which are the responsibility of all staff.

The others are:

Author Events Teacher Survey
A new survey, commissioned by LTS and Scottish Book Trust, is looking at the impact of author events on the confidence, enjoyment and attainment of young people's literacy. We want to hear the opinions of as many teachers as possible so please take a moment to complete the survey.