We are thrilled to be delivering the Leading Literacy Academy program on behalf of the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership.
IN THIS PREMIER LITERACY LEADERSHIP COURSE, in partnership with the Academy, we have designed this comprehensive course for vertical school leadership teams ready to lead literacy across their whole school—because reading and writing underpin every subject.
I am proud to be working alongside my colleague and dear friend Alana Semerjian to bring this to life.
SYD Event!
📍 Stanmore, Sydney ☑️ Register here
This full-day professional learning event with Dr Nathaniel Swain focuses on how teachers can strengthen daily instruction by embedding powerful reading and writing teaching techniques directly into every lesson—supporting disciplinary literacy and deeper thinking in every subject.
2 days. Deep dive. Built for leaders and teachers ready to sharpen classroom practice and align whole-school approaches.
📍 Designed for international contexts
📅 9–4 both days (full immersion)
This full-day professional learning event with Dr Nathaniel Swain focuses on how teachers can strengthen daily instruction by embedding powerful reading and writing teaching techniques directly into every lesson—supporting disciplinary literacy and deeper thinking in every subject.
📍 Melbourne, VIC
This full-day professional learning event with Dr Nathaniel Swain focuses on how teachers can strengthen daily instruction by embedding powerful reading and writing teaching techniques directly into every lesson—supporting disciplinary literacy and deeper thinking in every subject.
QLD EVENT! JAN 2027
📍 Sunshine Coast. QLD ☑️ Register here
This full-day professional learning event with Dr Nathaniel Swain focuses on how teachers can strengthen daily instruction by embedding powerful reading and writing teaching techniques directly into every lesson—supporting disciplinary literacy and deeper thinking in every subject.
Suitable for primary and secondary educators and leaders and hosted by Pacific Paradise State School in the beautiful Sunshine Coast, you will learn how to:
* embed reading, writing and oracy instruction into everyday lessons in your subject area
* explicitly teach the literacy demands unique to each discipline
* support students to engage with complex texts and concepts with greater understanding
* improve the quality and depth of student writing within subject contexts
* structure classroom talk to strengthen reasoning and conceptual understanding
* reduce cognitive overload while increasing high expectations
* apply evidence-informed teaching techniques to strengthen daily teaching practice
Experience a day with Dr Nathaniel Swain on the key issues in mathematics teaching and learning. ‘Whole class teaching is not one size fits all. By building in layers of challenge within the whole class experience all students can go further with their learning’ - Dr Nathaniel Swain
What does school improvement look like in action? At the Australian School Improvement Summit 2025, I’ll join fellow school leaders to discuss what it really takes to implement evidence-based change - from curriculum and instruction, to building community and culture. - Dr Nathaniel Swain
The 2025 summit will feature world-class keynote speakers, powerful workshops, and rich networking opportunities - all designed to help educators sharpen skills, grow confidence , and celebrate the teaching profession. - Dr Nathaniel Swain
This milestone event, aligned with the MACS 2030 strategy, bought together educators and leaders from across over 290 schools to explore how we can deliver equity and excellence in education. - Dr Nathaniel Swain
Starting 1 September 2025, this four-month program empowers school teams to lead evidence-based literacy improvement aligned with English Curriculum 2.0, VTLM 2.0, and the Big 6. Using the Academy Leadership Excellence Framework, teams will evaluate practice, analyse data, and design a long-term literacy strategy for measurable, school-wide impact. Applications now open for the Term 3, 2025 intake of Leading Literacy. - Dr Nathaniel Swain
A conference exploring how we design curriculum that sparks curiosity and fosters deeper learning. - Dr Nathaniel Swain
A full day professional learning experience exploring how to build decoding, fluency and comprehension through structured, evidence-informed instruction, practical strategies to take straight into the classroom, and how to embed explicit routines that free up cognitive load and enable deeper learning. - Dr Nathaniel Swain
