Learning Professional Award Winner 2024: Lorraine McAdam

Lorraine McAdam, a classroom assistant from St Anne’s Primary, Erskine, has won the Scottish Book Trust’s Learning Professional Award 2024 with Browns Books for her phenomenal championing of reading in her school.
Lorraine has not only transformed the reading culture at St Anne's but has become a beloved figure in both the school and the local community for her dedication and compassionate support of every child to find pleasure in reading.
This award recognises the inspiring teacher or librarian who has made a powerful impact on the reading culture of young people and adults in their community.
Lorraine has been instrumental in St Anne’s Primary achieving the Silver Reading Schools accreditation and she has introduced new libraries within the school that every pupil and their parents can access. She has also brought great confidence to the pupils in her classroom as she encourages them to share their love of reading with one another.
As part of her award, Lorraine will receive £500 worth of books from Browns Books to help continue her outstanding work.
Film by Jonathan Ley.
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