A PRIMARY school in the Wee County has been rewarded for promoting a positive reading culture.

Tillicoultry PS has received a gold accreditation from Reading Schools, a Scottish Book Trust programme designed to champion the efforts of those who build and sustain a culture of reading.

As part of that journey, the Clacks primary welcomed various inspirational children's authors, including Stuart Reid, with pupils and staff taking part in a range of related activities.

These included a podcast, book swaps, children being encouraged to bring a book to lunch, the Tales at Two initiative and reading flash mobs.

Another activity was dubbed The Masked Reader, which saw children and their families guessing which teacher was reading a bedtime story.

Pupil reading ambassadors also took their love of reading into wider Tillicoultry through reading cafés, where members of the community had the chance to bring a book along and join them for a cuppa and a cake.

The young people also worked in partnership with Ben Cleuch Burns Club while reading areas in the school were also developed to include a reading café, a well-resourced library, book nooks and classroom libraries.

The local authority said the school was delighted and proud to receive the award.

According to the Scottish Book Trust, research proves that reading for pleasure supports equity and wellbeing, raising attainment, encouraging critical thinking, empathy and resilience.