Leading Literacy: What Every School and Trust Leader Needs to Know

Literacy is fundamental to culture, curriculum, and classroom practice, serving as the key to learning and social mobility for pupils across all phases. This handbook from Routledge offers essential guidance for leaders managing literacy development across schools and trusts, focusing on dismantling the 'knowing doing' gap using evidence-based strategies.

Drawing on extensive research regarding effective implementation, this resource explores the necessary roles, responsibilities, and practices for successful literacy leadership. It systematically guides readers through developing expertise, preparing and executing implementation plans, and evaluating sustained impact over time.

• Provides essential guidance for leaders responsible for developing literacy and learning across schools and trusts.
• Dismantles the 'knowing doing' gap through evidence-based strategies.
• Focuses on a phased approach: exploration, preparation, delivery, and sustainability.
• Includes practical strategies for developing literacy knowledge and leading professional development.
• Offers examples and case studies from experienced literacy leaders across different schools and regions.
• A go-to resource for primary and secondary school leaders aiming to improve literacy outcomes across all subject areas.

• Develop literacy knowledge and expertise
• Develop a literacy leadership plan
• Lead effective professional development
• Target intervention pathways
• Create a culture of literacy
• Evaluate and sustain impact

• Author: Sarah Green
• Edition: 1st
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 350 pages
• Publication Date: May 8, 2026
• ISBN-13: 978-1032994376
• Dimensions: 210 x 297 mm (Approx. A4 size)
• Weight: 1.05 kg

This book is an indispensable resource for any school or trust leader committed to enhancing literacy outcomes for every learner.