2027 Professional Learning and School Support
Find the support that will make the biggest difference next
Explore flexible professional learning, coaching and implementation support for individual educators, teams, whole schools and clusters.
Shape your 2027 PLD calendar
Complete a short literacy improvement pathfinder tool to let us help you identify the learning, implementation and leadership pathways most likely to help you or your school move forward.
Build Knowledge
Deepen literacy knowledge, develop shared understanding and see effective practice and implementation more clearly.
Strengthen Practice
Translate learning into consistent, confident classroom and intervention practice.
Align and Sustain
Strengthen leadership, systems and coherence so improvement can be sustained over time.
Choose what fits
Explore 2027 Align and Sustain opportunities
8 of 20 offerings
Shape your 2027 PLD calendar
Our 2027 professional learning opportunities are designed to help educators and schools build knowledge, strengthen practice, and support sustainable literacy improvement.
The offerings below will be available during 2027, with dates and locations to be confirmed. Depending on demand and the nature of each offering, opportunities may be available as regional face-to-face workshops, online webinar series, professional learning delivered within your school or tailored delivery for clusters of schools.
Explore the options below and register your interest in those that align with your priorities for 2027. This will help you begin planning the time and professional learning your team may need, while helping Learning MATTERS determine locations, timing and delivery options.
Registering your interest is non-binding and simply helps us gauge regional demand and keep you informed as details are confirmed.
Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
Building Coaching Capability
Build the knowledge, tools and confidence needed to coach colleagues, guide reflective practice and support improvement without taking ownership away from teachers and teams.
Format: Tailored in-school programme or webinar series
Best for: Coaches, literacy leaders, team leaders and senior leaders
Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
Principals Leadership Series
A practical online series supporting principals to lead literacy improvement, build shared direction, guide implementation and sustain progress across their school.
Format: Webinar series
Best for: Principals and school leaders
Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
iDeaL Implementation Support
Targeted support to help schools use iDeaL effectively, translate learning and assessment information into practice, and strengthen implementation across classrooms and teams.
Format: Webinar series
Best for: iDeaL schools, teachers, leaders and implementation teams
Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
Classroom Modelling, Observation and Coaching
Practical support in the classroom, combining demonstration, observation, feedback and coaching to strengthen instructional decision-making and build confident, consistent practice.
Format: In-school or online
Best for: Individual teachers, teams and school leaders
Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
Leadership Mentoring
Individualised mentoring for those leading literacy improvement, helping leaders clarify priorities, respond to implementation challenges and strengthen the systems around effective practice.
Format: In-school or online
Best for: Literacy leaders, curriculum leaders, senior leaders and principals
Build knowledge Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
Tailored Teacher-Only Day PLD
A co-designed professional learning day built around your school’s priorities, context and existing knowledge, with content shaped to support the change you want to achieve.
Format: In-school
Best for: Whole staff, leadership teams or targeted groups
Build knowledge Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
In-School Implementation Support
Single or multiple half-day or full-day visits tailored to your school’s needs, context and available investment. Support can combine PLD, modelling, coaching, planning and leadership guidance.
Format: Tailored in-school support
Best for: Individual teams, leadership groups or whole schools
Build knowledge Strengthen Practice Align and Sustain
Delivery to a Cluster of Schools
A coordinated support solution for a group of schools, enabling shared learning, tailored implementation support and distributed cost while responding to the needs of each participating setting.
Format: Multi-school or cluster delivery
Best for: Clusters and coordinated groups of schools
Not sure where to start, or which option best fits?
Tell us what you or your school want to achieve. A member of the Learning MATTERS team can help clarify the most useful starting point and the options that fit your context.
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