Literacy awards honour ground-breaking schools
Two Maidstone schools have received top honours at the Kent Literacy Awards for devising new and exciting ways to boost pupils’ literacy skills.
Championed for their dedication to supporting the next generation, the schools provide pupils with creative and innovative schemes to further their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, in Tovil and West Borough Primary School, in Greenway, Maidstone, were awarded Best Initiative to Encourage Speaking and Listening Skills, and Best Initiative to Support EAL Families respectively.
Nominations were received from parents, pupils and teaching staff across the county, showcasing the most successful projects at their schools.
Representatives from the winning schools were presented with trophies, certificates and prizes at a formal awards evening at Hempstead House Hotel and Spa, in Bapchild.
Roger Gough, cabinet member for education at Kent County Council, said: “The Kent Literacy Awards are a wonderful initiative.
“What I believe has been particularly impressive is the sheer range of innovative processes schools are applying to optimise learning and engagement, inside and outside the classroom.”
Simon Dolby, chief executive of the KM Charity Team which organise the awards, said: “As an educational charity, we are passionate about spreading best practice to all schools across the county, and shouting about schemes which are bettering the future generation.
“Our Kent Literacy Award winners are doing just that: innovating, experimenting, and going beyond the line of duty to improve essential reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.”
A detailed booklet featuring all of the winning initiatives will be published and circulated to schools in Kent, Medway and Bexley.
Businesses passionate about improving the literacy of the next generation can support next year’s Kent Literacy Awards.
To get involved, contact Mr Dolby on sdolby@thekmgroup. co.uk or call 07989 164 752.