A map of Scotland, 1612.

Vignettes show “James, King of Britain, France & Ireland”, with the Queen and princes.

This map also includes dramatic touches, with several more sea monsters than are found in most of our maps and plans!

Get a close-up view 👇

bit.ly/NRSScotlandMap

Get in losers, we're gonna bust some corset myths. A🧵

Myth 1: not necessarily in so many words but visual! In the gif below we see a woman self-cinching a corset with, apparently, no chemise underneath (to protect the corset from sweat and to protect the skin from chafing)...

We recommend reading this fantastic article written by one of our funded PhD students, Emily Hay 📚

It discusses her findings after speaking to teachers about the benefits pupils experience from using Scots in the classroom ✏️
scottishbooktrust.com/articles/why-t…

Our wonderful research intern Emily Hay recently spoke to teachers about the benefits pupils experience from using Scots in the classroom. Take a look at the findings in her latest article: scottishbooktrust.com/articles/why-t… 📚💫📝

I wrote another article on Scots for Scottish Book Trust! This time its about how Scots can help open up a new world of multilingualism in your classroom- give it a read! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In the past year, I’ve sat through many interviews asking about the surge of great Irish writing. And while Irish writers are GREAT, it's also clear to me that Ireland understands that culture, people, & literature are her strength and they fund it like they mean it...

I’m not emotionally ready for this

Excited to get started with IASSL and to get to work with Leonie Jungen! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍

I’ll be speaking at this webinar on Monday - come along to hear about all things Scots in primary and secondary teaching! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Public libraries are essential! As well as offering support, community and vital services to people around Scotland, libraries and their fantastic staff are crucial to the impact of Scottish Book Trust's programmes. Read our new article to find our how: scottishbooktrust.com/articles/why-p…

My grandpa who is 85 started making this rock map of Scotland in 1992.He collected rocks during amateur geology trips over 30 years. He says it had to be geologically correct and also aesthetically pleasing.He asked if I could share online as He wants to go viral so please share

It's #InternationalMotherLanguageDay , so what better time to reshare this excellent #Scots Word of the Week written by Professor Jeremy Smith, all aboot the mither-leid! 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

heraldscotland.com/news/19096429.….

How can we encourage young people to read?

Explore the Reading in Scotland 2023 report, co-authored with National Literacy Trust, and gain insight into the habits and motivations of our nation's young readers.

See the full report: literacytrust.org.uk/research-servi…

Learning Professionals – enrich your classroom with Scots!

Register for our upcoming session with Robert Burns Birthplace Museum to get inspiration on how to introduce Scots language into your teaching.

📅 4:30–5:30pm Monday 18 March

eventbrite.co.uk/e/scots-in-the…

We are researching the types of Scots activities undertaken in classrooms across Scotland, as well as teacher views on teaching Scots in classrooms today.

Please take 15 minutes to complete our survey, if you can. 💻
surveymonkey.com/r/SBT-Scotsint…

I attended this session on Confronting Genocide in Palestine organised by Scholars for Palestine UK earlier this week - I’d urge all academic colleagues to watch it - brilliant, informative speakers, with content both deeply troubling but also offering routes to activism and change…

Teachers, we want to hear from you!

We understand that Scots in the classroom vary by school to school. Please fill in our survey and tell us about the benefits and barriers towards teaching Scots in classrooms today.

surveymonkey.com/r/SBT-Scotsint…