Craigroyston Community High School has been shortlisted for TES English Department of the Year.
The school has come a long way in the last decade as this excerpt from their application will show : “”Only eight years ago, just three pupils achieved a Credit in Standard Grade English and no pupils sat Higher; yet in the 2017/18 session the department helped 39 pupils achieve Higher qualifications in English or ESOL – the largest number to date – whilst a further two pupils passed Advanced Higher English.
“These excellent results can be attributed, in part, to a continuous push to embed literacy across the curriculum. Every junior pupil is involved in the ‘Reading for Adventure’ initiative which involves pupils spending one period of English a week in the library reading a book of their choice to encourage the idea of reading for pleasure. The school also has a number of volunteer ‘Paired Readers’, consisting of both senior pupils and volunteer adults from outwith the school, who spend time with vulnerable pupils reading one-to-one with them to help develop reading skills.”
We wish them well and wait to hear about the results!
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