We'd like to say a huge thank you to our friends at Imagination Library UK for their support and guidance and to all of our amazing programme Ambassadors in early years settings across Renfrewshire who bring Dolly's Imagination Library and the books children receive to life 😊🎂

In the past 5 years more than 200,000 books have been delivered to more than 10,000 children across Renfrewshire. Over 3400 children receive books from Imagination Library every month. That's over 40,000 bedtime stories every year!

🎂 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Renfrewshire turns 5! 🎂 We can't believe that today marks 5 years since our Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programme for all children aged 2-5 launched in Renfrewshire 😊📚🎂

Was a pleasure to be asked to come along to welcome everyone to Renfrewshire for the HITS conference. The young people’s performances were superb. Well done to Ash and to the Clarsach Ensemble, they did us proud. 😊

🌟Metaskills🌟 Today P6 developed their skills in collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity🧠 Each group were tasked with creating the largest paper chain possible using only 2 sheets of paper, one pair of scissors and one glue stick. As you can see their hard work paid off! 👏🏼💙

The Renfrewshire Schools Pipe Bands performing with The Red Hot Chilli Pipers at Paisley Town Hall 12/12/25. What a fantastic experience and event for all involved 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙌🏼🎶 @renfrewshire.gov.uk @whatsonrenfrew.bsky.social @oneilljdo.bsky.social

Members of St. Peter’s Primary School Choir performing and bringing Christmas cheers at the last full Council meeting of the year. This is what Christmas is all about!! 👏🏻🎄🎶 @renfrewshire.gov.uk @oneilljdo.bsky.social

Thank you to @westscotlandbsl.bsky.social who came to deliver a Christmas BSL workshop to our primary 5 children and parents on Friday afternoon.

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in THS 🎄🎄

Abbey Nursery in Houston welcomed a very special guest recently! Dolly made a visit to the nursery to support families to sign up to Imagination Library. With Dolly's music, masks (and even her hair style!), the event led to a huge increase in registrations. Well done everyone! 😊📚

Some great work being done in S2 Literacy today!

Today we welcomed a highland dance teacher into the nursery to help us celebrate St Andrews Day. The children loved trying the steps and moving to the beat. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 They also enjoyed watching children from the dance school perform.

What a milestone for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to achieve - 300 million books gifted and over 3 million books mailed each month. We're so proud to be part of this amazing programme which benefits over 3400 children across Renfrewshire every month 😊📚

Today marks the start of our Extreme Reading Challenge! check out the details attached and GOOD LUCK!📚⭐

Road Safety Week 2025 Our JRSO group presented at assembly about Road Safety Week. It runs from the 16th-22nd November and has the theme ’Safe Vehicles Save Lives’ #RoadSafetyWeek

Happy Halloween everyone! We hope you have a super spooky day 🎃👻🦇

Congratulations to the Maths Department Stars of the Month for October ⭐️

Our curious two year olds enjoyed some Halloween fun today. Exploring the enclosure schema as they filled,emptied and hid spooky surprises. 👻🎃

Primary 6 are very thankful to all of the World of Work visitors who came into our class this week. We were very inspired! We learned about the types of industries that we could go into, the qualifications required and the skills we need to develop.

Councillors are to be updated next week on work to identify options for the next stage of Renfrewshire Council’s ambitious multi-million-pound school investment programme. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2025/op...

Paisley has been named Scotland’s Town of the Year, at the Scotland Loves Local Awards organised by Scotland’s Towns Partnership. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2025/pa...

We’ve launched a childcare and nursery consultation to ask what parents and carers needs are in the near future. The consultation is open until Monday 29 September and takes place every two years. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2025/pa...

Wow! More than 500 children have been registered for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Renfrewshire over the past 6 weeks. Can we reach 600 by the end of this month??? 😊📚

Two of our Children’s Houses have received positive feedback following inspections by the Care Inspectorate. Beech Avenue achieve a good grade for it’s warm nurturing relationships and Barochan Road was praised for its supportive living environment. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2025/re...

Well done to everyone involved. 🎨👏

The next steps in transforming and modernising our schools through our biggest-ever long-term major investment have been revealed. Future options are being developed for all Johnstone schools and Trinity High, Renfrew. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2025/ne...

Gleniffer High School pupils are among thousands across the area celebrating Results Day. Keeley, Christopher, Wania, Olivia, Victoria and Lucy are excited to move onto college and university. Education Convener Cllr Emma Rodden congratulates all pupils. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2025/re...

Well done to all our @renfrewshire.gov.uk young people who received their SQA results today. As @trinityhighrenfrew.bsky.social have said below, whatever you achieved today you should be proud…and we are proud of you all! #resultsday2025 #proud

Young people gathered in Renfrewshire to talk mentorships in violence prevention with co-founder Jackson Katz. More than 200 young people from across Scotland attended the youth assembly, organised by us and Education Scotland. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1463...

Congratulations to Mossvale Primary School and Early Learning and Childcare Class for getting a positive grade from Education Scotland. Education Convener, Cllr Emma Rodden, said: "These grades reflect the dedication of staff and the enthusiasm of pupils." www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1463...

Well done to Kilbarchan Primary School for getting a positive inspection grade from Education Scotland. Education Convener, Cllr Emma Rodden, said: "This is well deserved recognition of the hard work of staff and pupils.” www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1464...

Nine Renfrewshire pupils went on a unique trip to the Arctic circle. Park Mains High are the first school in West of Scotland to take part in the Polar Academy's programme to build confidence and mental wellbeing in young people. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1456...

This will be a fantastic evening celebrating 50 years of school shows as well as looking forward to the future with performances from Primary 7 pupils!

Career Ready Renfrewshire icebreaker session this afternoon. Thanks to Invest@Renfrewshire for hosting us. We are on the countdown to summer internships!

Another fabulous show at St Anthony’s this afternoon - fabulous performances from P6! Well done to all involved. @renfrewshire.gov.uk 👏👏👏

Fantastic show last night at Kirklandneuk Primary School! Well done to the cast and crew and all the best for the next two performances @renfrewshire.gov.uk

The results of the vote to decide the name for the new primary school being built in Dargavel have now been revealed. The proposed name was chosen by local pupils and residents after a poll earlier this year—with nearly 2,000 votes cast. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1459...

We've launched a short survey on our outdoor play spaces. Feedback from Renfrewshire families will help shape future investment on play equipment and spaces. The survey is open until Friday 13 June 2025. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1458...

Well done to everyone 👏

Hundreds of kids took part in free Easter holiday camps across Renfrewshire, supporting their wellbeing with sports, dance and healthy meals. The programme is part of the Council's Fairer Renfrewshire initiative. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1457...

Thanks to our headteachers & heads of centre who attended our first Equity conference today ‘No Poverty of Aspiration’. Great keynote from Dr Neil Speirs of Edinburgh University and superb workshop input from colleagues. Thanks to all involved. @renfrewshire.gov.uk #wevaluelearning

Well what about that, our very own Cameron K from the Renfrewshire Schools Pipe Band with Paddy McGuiness and Sir Tom Hunter playing at the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity Kiltwalk 👏🏻🎶 @renfrewshire.gov.uk @scottishgov.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social

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The Renfrewshire Schools’ Pipe Band entertain the crowds at Bryant Park (NY25) as part of the Tartan Week celebrations with Flower of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗽🎶 @renfrewshire.gov.uk @scottishgov.bsky.social @johnswinney.bsky.social @nytimes.com @b

What a fabulous trip and incredible experience with this fantastic group of young people. A credit to themselves, their family and Renfrewshire. Tartan week, you’ve been unforgettable 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗽🎶 @renfrewshire.gov.uk @scottishgov.bsky.social

After their recent excellent inspection grade, Bargarran Primary were visited by interim chief inspector for Education Scotland, Janie McManus. She was treated to a tour by Primary 7 pupils Connor, Imogen and Charlie. #Education #School #OurRenfrewshire

Thoroughly enjoyed this event and delighted to see how Renfrewshire values our community members. Absolute stars.

Superb 👏

Brilliant experience for our wonderful pipe band. #TartanDay #NewYork #Renfrewshire