Planning and Implementation Masterclass

Strong literacy has always mattered. It remains the most essential priority for school improvement, and what has changed is the scale of the challenge, and the level of leadership required.

Across phases and subjects, leaders are navigating ambitious curricula, increasing learner diversity, and a renewed focus on how well all pupils, particularly the most vulnerable, can access learning through reading, writing and talk.

While many schools have long recognised literacy as a shared responsibility, leaders are now being asked to move beyond isolated initiatives and towards a coherent, strategic approach that strengthens inclusion, supports teachers, and secures consistent practice across the school.

In this intensive masterclass, literacy expert Alex Quigley supports leaders to refine and align their whole-school literacy strategy, ensuring it improves curriculum access, supports pupils with SEND, and delivers sustainable impact over time.

What leaders will learn

Essential knowledge for today's literacy demands

• Understand the current national literacy landscape and leadership expectations
• Explore how reading, writing, talk and vocabulary form the foundations of curriculum success
• Examine how an effective literacy strategy strengthens inclusion and equity
• Rethink assessment to focus on diagnosis, response and impact, not data compliance

Essential practices to lead literacy with confidence

• Plan a manageable, whole-school literacy strategy that respects teacher workload
• Embed reading, writing, talk and vocabulary across subjects and phases

Implement the Literacy Leadership 5-Step Cycle:

1. Assess literacy barriers
2. Observe literacy practices
3. Support and scaffold high-quality teaching
4. Select and sustain effective interventions
5. Monitor, evaluate and refine impact

Select evidence-informed professional development that drives improvement over time.

Practical tools leaders can use immediately

Delegates will receive:

• A literacy leadership planning template
• A literacy observation tool with clear guidance
• Sharable literacy strategies for teachers and teaching assistants
• A signed copy of Alex Quigley's new best-selling book, plus a bonus 11-page Transformative Talk guide

Everything is designed to support confident implementation, meaningful monitoring, and clear evidence of impact over time.

Who should attend?

This day is designed to be practical, active and implementation-focused, supporting leaders to plan, refine and enact a whole-school literacy strategy with confidence.

• Literacy leaders and coordinators
• Middle leaders and curriculum leads
• SENCOs and inclusion leaders
• Teaching and learning leads
• Senior leadership teams

Suitable for primary schools, secondary schools and colleges.

Prices

• 1 delegate place £279 + VAT (Physical Venue)
• 1 delegate place £269 + VAT (Live & Online)