Targeted structured literacy approaches: Invercargill starting 12 Feb 26

Grow your expertise. Lift your learners.

Tāwhirihia is a fully funded, four-term professional learning journey for teachers in schools with a Year 0–6 literacy support FTTE entitlement. This structured literacy PLD helps you raise achievement and reduce disparity for your most at-risk learners.

Inspired by Tāwhirimātea, the atua of winds and weather, the course helps you notice what’s happening for your learners — then respond with the right intensity, direction, and support.

What you’ll learn

This programme will help you:

• strengthen structured literacy approaches described in the New Zealand Curriculum for English

• deepen your understanding of Te Tūāpapa o He Pikorua

• build practical knowledge of assessment tools and evidence-based practices

• design targeted interventions that make a measurable difference

• support learners with additional needs, including ELLs and neurodiverse ākonga

• grow confidence to influence practice across your school

How it works

You’ll build, apply, and refine your practice through:

• Five full-day workshops - dates below

• Eight online Communities of Practice (CoPs)

• Four small-group coaching sessions

Each strand builds on the last — turning evidence into action, and action into impact.

Online launch: 27 January: 1:00–2:00pm OR 4 February: 3:30 - 4:30pm - choose your preferred launch date in the registration form. A link will be sent to you a week before.

Invercargill workshop dates:

• Face-to-face workshop 1: 12 February: 9:00am-3:00pm

• Face-to-face workshop 2: 10 March: 9:00am-3:00pm

• Face-to-face workshop 3: 21 April: 9:00am-3:00pm

• Face-to-face workshop 4: 19 May: 9:00am-3:00pm

• Face-to-face workshop 5: 09 June: 9:00am-3:00pm

Schools will need to arrange teacher release for the five full-day workshops.

A minimum number of participants is required to proceed.