One of the reasons why the skills you develop in English are so important is because they have real-world applications! Reading, writing, listening and talking are all vital when taking those next steps into Higher Education and beyond.

We LOVE our school librarian, and we are missing chatting about books face to face! Luckily, we can still catch up online! Why not follow their account? St. Margaret Mary Catholic Parish

This is a great resource to build your vocabulary each day. You could challenge yourself even more by putting the Daily Buzzword in a sentence! wordcentral.com/buzzword/buzzw…

It’s the start of another week of distance learning! Remember to keep checking your emails and Teams for work! BGE classes should be aiming to submit their Completion Records by Wednesday. 📝

This beautiful poem was written by one S4 St Margaret Mary's Secondary School YST pupil, for the people in her local care home. So thoughtful 🥰 and so talented too!👏

Dear Parents/Carers, Daily registration for school will take place starting Tuesday 12/5/20 – Please ask your child to register on their Ipad, using the registration form link below, before 11.30am every morning. The registration link is below: tinyurl.com/y8cudhyf 1/3

We’ve been inspired by St Margaret Marys PE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and their West Highland Way Challenge to create our own challenge! When you are recovering from the day’s miles, why not pick up a book and get reading! #keepmoving #keepreading

Fantastic idea for getting pupils to critically engage with film!

If you are a WEE bit crafty and love to write then this will be right up your street! Tiny books! theguardian.com/books/2020/may…

This could be a fun faculty link up! What do you reckon, St Margaret Marys ML ?

Some fun resources involving reading, writing, listening and talking to help those moving into secondary school! A great way to get ready to join St Margaret Mary's Secondary School

How do you know if an online report is fact or fake? Here's some simple steps and questions to ask when you're reading news stories (via @BBCBitesize) 👇

Hey, St Margaret Marys PE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, we've found something you might enjoy! Football AND literacy? Bring it on!

In honour of Refugee Week 🧡 we're teaming up with Modern Poetry in Translation to ask young people to translate a poem by Suhrab Sirat, a writer and journalist from Afghanistan now based in the UK. You don't need to know Persian or have translated anything before - dive in: bit.ly/ypnsirat

Being back in the classroom after a long time away can be very strange! Ms Rogers’ S2 class have been using this time to develop their reflective writing- they’ve been asking people older than them what advice they’d give their younger selves to get inspiration! ❤️📝

Even though we can’t be together, we can still access the library! Spending time reading for pleasure is a great way to continue to develop your skills. All you need is the Libby app on your iPad and your library card number- contact Ms Rogers if you need any help! 📖📚

Are you teaching ESOL? Don’t miss the CLPL ESOL CURRICULUM NETWORK MEETING on 27th January. Ann Morgan Thomas from SQA will do a short presentation with questions and answers. It is now on CPD manager.