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North Lanarkshire school team up with storyteller thanks to new funding

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A North Lanarkshire school are getting a helping hand from an author to inspire kids to have a love of reading and writing.Scottish Book Trust has announced ten schools who will receive fully-funded author residencies this school year.The residencies will also give professional writers the opportunity to build relationships with the school and work together on a creative project.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Newarthill Primary School was one of the lucky schools in Scotland judged a worthy recipient of a Live Literature Residency.This was for their application detailing their idea about inspiring pupils in a local outdoor story-telling and writing project in the woodland area next to the school over this school year.The school’s principal teacher Lindsay Davidson said: “The staff are delighted to have been awarded a Live Literature Author Residency by the Scottish Book Trust.“We are excited that our pupils will have the fantastic opportunity of working alongside story-teller, Jane Mather, on our outdoor literacy project, using the local area to inspire them to create their own stories."The residencies will run across the 2021-22 school year and finish by May.The Walter Scott Giving Group has funded the Live Literature School Residencies Programme for six years, and the Mohn Westlake Foundation

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