Leading School-Wide Improvement in Writing
Free webinar for leaders

Improving writing school-wide is challenging. In this webinar, hear from two leaders who have transformed writing instruction across their schools. Discover how they implemented a research-based approach, supported teachers through change, sustained improvement over time and achieved stronger writing outcomes for students. 

Delivered as an in-conversation panel discussion, this session gives you practical insights and real lessons learnt to help guide your own writing improvement journey.


Who it’s for

Principals, deputy/assistant principals and literacy leaders who are leading or about to lead a whole-school approach to improving writing.

Details

  • Dates:
    • Wednesday 5 August: 4 – 5 PM (AEST)
    • Wednesday 9 September: 5 – 6 PM (AEST) 
  • Format: Delivered live, online via Zoom. 
  • Cost: Free

What we’ll cover

  • How to improve writing outcomes across an entire school
  • How to create consistency in writing instruction across year levels
  • How to sustain improvement well beyond the first year
  • How to gauge whether your writing improvement plan is actually working
  • How the Seven Steps approach makes a difference in schools.

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    Speakers

    Sarah Bakker
    Head of Education, Seven Steps to Writing Success

    Sarah is a passionate educator, dedicated to transforming the future of writing instruction. As Head of Education at Seven Steps, she leads the development of high-impact professional learning and teaching resources that make writing instruction more engaging, effective and accessible. Sarah will host this session.

    Rosie Russell
    Assistant Principal at a government school (WA)

    Rosie Russell is an Assistant Principal who has played a key role in driving writing improvement across multiple government schools in Western Australia. She brings first-hand experience of what it actually takes to lead whole-school change, build staff confidence and keep momentum going once the initial excitement wears off.

    Mary Semaan
    Head of Primary at an independent school (NSW)

    Mary Semaan is Head of Primary at Al Sadiq College, a K–12 school in Sydney where the majority of students come from non-English speaking backgrounds. She led the school’s shift to the Seven Steps approach, lifting Years 3–6 writing from fewer than 25% of students meeting a ‘satisfactory’ standard to 80% of Year 3 and 90% of Year 5 students now achieving ‘strong’ or ‘exceeding’ level in NAPLAN writing.

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