Leadership

Leadership Actions That Protect Reading Time

How headteachers and Directors of Studies sustain literacy implementation.

Leadership Actions That Protect Reading Time
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School Support Team

00010 February 2026

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Protect the timetable

School leaders should set and monitor daily reading blocks so literacy routines are not displaced by other activities.

A protected timetable gives teachers predictable time to teach, practice, and check mastery.

Coach with simple tools

Short lesson observation checklists and quick feedback cycles help leaders support teachers consistently.

When supervision is practical and regular, reading instruction quality improves faster.