IMAGINATIVE, innovative and inclusive are the three buzz words surrounding a Tullibody school after they won a prestigious award.

Abercromby Primary School is celebrating winning their Campaign for Learning award, with the school successful in the ‘family learning’ innovation category.

The annual awards celebrate schools across the country, with Abercromby winning the award for their Paternal Play project.

This project, formerly called Dads and Lads, aims to encourage more dads and male carers to attend events in school with their children.

The Abercromby winning project is run by Emma Craig, principal teacher with the school and Lindsay Patterson, family support worker.

Together, the two have been running the Link, a family room designed to support family learning at home since 2018.

A spokesperson for Clackmannanshire Council said: “A diverse range of activities both in and out of the classroom were offered including boxing, archery, a STEM challenge, coding, orienteering and pizza making, culminating in a final trip to Gartmorn Dam to make dens, build fires and pond dip.

“As a result of the project, more male carers, dads and family members are now attending school events and family sessions as well as engaging with staff.

“New skills have been learned, existing skills have been shared and firm friendships were formed.

“Parents who attended the previous programme are now keen to share their own skills, with the next sessions to be co-created with attendees.”

As a reward for their efforts, Emma and Lindsay were awarded a certificate detailing the school’s achievement.