"If students don't write at least three times a week, they are dead". - Donald Graves
"Real writers are eager for collaboration. They use other people's brains to help them get their writing right". - Mem Fox
"You learn to write by grappling with a real subject that truly matters to you". - Ralph Fletcher
"If students don't write at least three times a week, they are dead". - Donald Graves
All About Mentors Series, 2025
We are excited to bring teachers and leaders from schools across Canberra together to learn...across a year!
Not only does this series model allow us to provide differentiated professional learning, but it also allows teachers and schools to develop literacy leaders through professional learning and mentoring, to then become mentors themselves.
Our All About Mentors series offers our Core PL Courses, alongside sessions for Digging Deeper, alongside sessions to address common needs at a School Level. There truly is something for everyone. Find more detail for each course on the registration page, then register for whatever you need. Access our handy Print and Plan doc to see all courses on a page, if you'd find that helpful.
All About Mentors Series at a Glance
Term 1
Thursday 13/2, 2-4pm (wk 2)
School Level
All About Writing, K-6
Friday 21/2, 9-3pm (wk 3)
Core PL Course, TQI
All About the Writers' Workshop
Friday 28/2, 9-12pm (wk 4)
Core PL Course, TQI
All About the Writing Process
Friday 28/3, 9-12pm (wk 8)
Core PL Course, TQI
Dig Deep into the Workshop
Friday 28/2, 1-3pm (wk 4)
Mentor workshop
Dig Deep into Process
Friday 28/3, 1-3pm (wk 8)
Mentor workshop
Term 2
All About Writing Resources
Thursday 8/5, 2-4pm (wk 2)
School Level
All About Writing in the Early Years
Friday 9/5, 9-11am (wk 2)
All About the Literacy Block,
K-2 (with Fiona Hamilton)
Friday 9/5, 11:30-1:30pm (wk 2)
All About Writing Planning
Thursday 19/6, 2-4pm (wk 8)
School Level
All About Writers' Craft
Friday 23/5, 9-12pm (wk 4)
Core PL Course, TQI
Dig Deep into Craft
Friday 23/5, 1-3pm (wk 4)
Mentor workshop
Term 3
All About Writing Conferences
Friday 1/8, 9-12pm (wk 2)
Core PL Course, TQI
Dig Deep into Conferencing
Friday 1/8, 1-3pm (wk 2)
Mentor workshop
All About Imaginative Writing
Friday 21/8, 2-4pm (wk 5)
Mentor
All About Informative Writing
Friday 21/8, 2-4pm (wk 5)
Mentor
Term 4
All About Reluctant Writers
Thursday 16/10, 2-4pm (wk 1)
Mentor
All About Persuasive Writing
Friday 23/10, 2-4pm (wk 2)
Mentor
Key
School Level Sessions
Considerations across K-6
Core PL Courses
For those starting out
Digging Deeper
To support school leads
In between, open to all
Explores a topic more deeply