Written Question · S5W-04881 · Session 5
Which schools are not yet participating in the First Minister’s Reading Challenge, broken down by local authority.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government which schools are not yet participating in the First Minister’s Reading Challenge, broken down by local authority.
The answer
Schools in all 32 local authorities have now signed up for the Reading challenge.
Table 1 shows the percentage of schools signed up to the Reading Challenge, broken down by Local Authority.
Table 1
Local Authority
% Registered
Local Authority
% Registered
Aberdeen City
58%
Highlands
68%
Aberdeenshire
46%
Inverclyde
70%
Angus
53%
Midlothian
83%
Argyll and Bute
51%
Moray
34%
Clackmannanshire
100%
North Ayrshire
100%
Dumfries and Galloway
57%
North Lanarkshire
60%
Dundee
64%
Orkney
72%
East Ayrshire
67%
Perth & Kinross
73%
East Dunbartonshire
75%
Renfrewshire
78%
East Lothian
68%
Scottish Borders
63%
East Renfrewshire
87%
Shetland
74%
Edinburgh
76%
South Ayrshire
73%
Eilean Siar
69%
South Lanarkshire
91%
Falkirk
72%
Stirling
72%
Fife
76%
West Dunbartonshire
55%
Glasgow
74%
West Lothian
84%
The list of schools is changing on a daily basis and the data is not shared on a routine basis with Scottish Government. This means that it is not possible to provide details of individual schools as part of this answer. If you would like to find out more information about schools that have signed up to the Reading Challenge please contact the Scottish Book Trust at:
First Minister’s Reading Challenge
Scottish Book Trust
Sandeman House
Trunk’s Close
55 High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1SR
readingchallenge@scottishbooktrust.com
Table 1 shows the percentage of schools signed up to the Reading Challenge, broken down by Local Authority.
Table 1
Local Authority
% Registered
Local Authority
% Registered
Aberdeen City
58%
Highlands
68%
Aberdeenshire
46%
Inverclyde
70%
Angus
53%
Midlothian
83%
Argyll and Bute
51%
Moray
34%
Clackmannanshire
100%
North Ayrshire
100%
Dumfries and Galloway
57%
North Lanarkshire
60%
Dundee
64%
Orkney
72%
East Ayrshire
67%
Perth & Kinross
73%
East Dunbartonshire
75%
Renfrewshire
78%
East Lothian
68%
Scottish Borders
63%
East Renfrewshire
87%
Shetland
74%
Edinburgh
76%
South Ayrshire
73%
Eilean Siar
69%
South Lanarkshire
91%
Falkirk
72%
Stirling
72%
Fife
76%
West Dunbartonshire
55%
Glasgow
74%
West Lothian
84%
The list of schools is changing on a daily basis and the data is not shared on a routine basis with Scottish Government. This means that it is not possible to provide details of individual schools as part of this answer. If you would like to find out more information about schools that have signed up to the Reading Challenge please contact the Scottish Book Trust at:
First Minister’s Reading Challenge
Scottish Book Trust
Sandeman House
Trunk’s Close
55 High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1SR
readingchallenge@scottishbooktrust.com
In the Official Report
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