Independent Schools are increasingly asking the same question...
How do we move beyond short-term literacy
initiatives and create sustainable, whole-school literacy improvement that endures over time?
We say, it's not about MORE, it's about COHERENCE
We're looking for independent schools
What is a "flagship school?"
We are seeking independent schools to partner with us to co-design, trial, refine, and evaluate a long-term literacy improvement model specifically for the independent school sector.
The flagship aims to:
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measure impact on learner outcomes
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evaluate teacher capability growth
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identify sustainable implementation conditions
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develop sector-specific evidence
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create scalable improvement models for ISNZ schools
Why become a flagship school?
Flagship schools will receive customised support from Coactive’s literacy specialist team while helping shape a sustainable literacy model for the independent school sector.
The partnership is designed to strengthen:
learner literacy progress, engagement and confidence
consistent, evidence-informed teaching practice
teacher assessment and instructional capability
leadership coherence and internal literacy expertise
sustainable systems that continue beyond external PLD
Schools will also receive reduced-cost partnership access, preferential pricing for selected literacy tools and early access to insights emerging across the flagship group.
What do we commit to?
Participating schools will work collaboratively with Coactive throughout the implementation and evaluation process. This includes discovery and strategic planning, staff professional learning, coaching, classroom implementation and leadership reflection. Investment is determined during consultation and is dependent on scope.
Schools will also contribute agreed baseline and end-point literacy data, teacher confidence measures, learner engagement indicators and implementation evidence. These insights will help evaluate impact, identify the conditions required for sustainable change and build sector-specific evidence for independent schools
Our Literacy Expert Panel
Yolanda Soryl
Canterbury
Dr Wayne Duncan
Southland
Trudy Francis
Manawatū
Anita Knight
Auckland
Adie Bonisch
West Coast & Canterbury
Ros Lugg
Canterbury
Michelle Nel
Auckland
Jacque Allen
Auckland
Apply to be a flagship school
What happens next?
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Express your interest
Complete the expression of interest form to tell us about your school, current literacy priorities and what you hope to achieve. We will send you our full prospectus document.
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Meet with our team
We’ll arrange a discovery conversation with your school’s literacy and leadership team to explore your context, goals and readiness for the flagship partnership.
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Confirm the right partnership model
Together, we’ll determine the most suitable level of support, clarify expectations and agree on the scope, timeline and reduced-cost flagship pricing.
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Begin planning
Selected schools will begin baseline data collection, a literacy audit and strategic planning in Term 1, 2027, followed by coaching, professional learning and implementation support across the year.