Leading the Shift: Structured Literacy and Assessment for School Leaders
School leaders carry the responsibility of turning professional learning into sustainable change.
This 3-week online course is designed to give you the clarity, confidence, and practical tools to lead your school’s Structured Literacy journey with impact.
Flexible, evidence-based, and grounded in real practice, this course helps you connect what your staff are learning with the bigger picture of change, assessment, and curriculum.
Lead with clarity. Build with confidence.
Shifting to Structured Literacy is about more than new programmes or practices — it requires leaders who can guide PLD, align assessment, and sustain change. This 3-week online course is designed with busy leaders in mind, giving you the essential knowledge and tools to lead the shift well.
What you’ll cover
Week 1: Leading PLD and Change – practical strategies for supporting teachers, managing the pace of change, and embedding learning.
Week 2: Core Knowledge of Structured Literacy – what leaders need to know about the "what", “why” and “how” of Structured Literacy.
Week 3: Assessment and Curriculum – choosing and using assessments that matter, aligning with Te Mātaiaho, and planning for impact.
Two flexible ways to learn
Self-paced course – $349
Work through the 3 modules at your own pace, with lifetime access to revisit the material anytime.
To sign up for the self-paced course, click the registration link below.
Take the course alongside your leadership team or Principal PL Group. A Literacy Connections facilitator will meet with your group once per week to debrief, connect learning to your school’s context, and support next steps.
