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Transform your practice – free digital CPD
Be the change-maker your school needs. We’re thrilled to relaunch the Literacy Leaders Programme, a completely free digital CPD course designed to equip educators across England with the tools, insights and confidence to lead literacy in their setting.
Run by the Transforming Education Alliance in partnership with CPD UK, this 5-week course gives you everything you need to become your school’s literacy expert – improving outcomes, raising attainment and leading real, evidence-informed change.
Whether you're an early career teacher or a seasoned senior leader, this programme will empower you with proven strategies to embed literacy across the curriculum. And it’s all available 100% free, with self-paced online content and live expert support.
Course overview: why join?
If you’re passionate about unlocking learning through language, this course is your opportunity to:
- Build deep literacy expertise rooted in the latest research
- Drive whole-school improvement through evidence-based strategies
- Boost your CV and professional confidence as a literacy champion
- Make a lasting impact on learners in every classroom
What you’ll gain
- A literacy leader certificate from Bedrock Learning, a CPD UK member
- A powerful, practical literacy reflection pack to use in your school
- Live support and guidance from national literacy experts
- Connection to a vibrant network of like-minded educators
- Access to the Transforming Education Alliance and its exclusive events
What previous participants say
Educators across the country have completed this course and gone on to lead powerful, school-wide change. Here’s what some of them told us:
“I loved the variety of different speakers from different contexts and the variety of expertise they provided.”
“It was brilliant to be able to engage with interesting and research-backed sessions at my own pace.”
How it works
Starts: Thursday 5th June
Online | Flexible | Self-directed
- Kick off with a live virtual onboarding event to meet your tutors and hear what’s ahead
- Complete 10 pre-recorded lessons (around 30 minutes each), at your own pace
- Work through your literacy reflection pack to apply your learning in context
- Submit your reflection to receive your certificate and join the awards ceremony
Course timeline
- Thursday 5th June (4:00–4:45pm BST): Live onboarding session
- 6th June – 9th July: Self-directed learning and reflection
- Thursday 10th July: Submit your literacy reflection pack
- Tuesday 15th July (4:00–4:45pm BST): Live awards ceremony
Session overview
The course structure:
- Session 1: Why language matters with Andy Sammons
- Session 2: Vocabulary development: Driving best practice across the school with Sarah Eggleton
- Session 3: The Science of Reading with Professor Jessie Ricketts
- Session 4: Reading for learning: improving comprehension with Andy Sammons
- Session 5: Disciplinary literacy: subject specific literacy skills with Sophie Joyce
- Session 6: Teaching writing: strategies to improve academic writing across the curriculum with Dr Tim Mills (MBE)
- Session 7: Developing learners' ability to break down complex writing tasks with Dr Tim Mills (MBE)
- Session 8: How can we nurture reading for pleasure and independent reading? with Andy Sammons
- Session 9: Developing Oracy: in research and in practice with Morgan Arthur
- Session 10: A summary and next steps with Morgan Arthur
What is the Transforming Education Alliance?
The Transforming Education Alliance is a free professional community powered by Bedrock Learning, bringing together educators who are committed to evidence-led, meaningful change.
Join us and you’ll not only get access to the Literacy Leaders Programme, but also a wealth of exclusive events, leading research, and a WhatsApp community of forward-thinking teachers and leaders.
It takes two minutes to join
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to transform your practice – and your students’ futures. The deadline for registrations is Tuesday 3rd June, ahead of the kick-off event on Thursday 5th June.