What is the DFQM?
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Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark standards
To achieve the DFQM, organisations needed to meet standards that measured their practice in four key areas:
- leadership and management
- the quality of teaching and learning
- the teaching and learning environment provided for learners
- the quality of the organisation's relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Organisations needed to submit documentary evidence that they had met the standards.
The DFQM WAGOLL provides examples of what a dyslexia-friendly organisation will look like.
For a deeper look at the evidence underpinning the DFQM, read the Literature Review.
Check out the DFQM flyer to read more about DFQM.
Supporting Documents
Information sheet
DFQM | Application Process
Diagram showing the application process for the New Zealand Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark.
(PDF, 518 KB)
- 14 April 2026
Information sheet
DFQM | Timeline Guide For Accreditation
A timeline for organisations to use in planning their DFQM journey. It shows the steps in the accreditation process and expected timeframes to complete them.
(PDF, 266 KB)
- 15 August 2023
Frequently asked questions about the NZ Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark.
(PDF, 329 KB)
- 13 December 2024
Literature review
DFQM | Underpinning evidence
Review of evidence underpinning the New Zealand Dyslexia-friendly Quality Mark.
(PDF, 818 KB)
- 14 April 2026
Information sheet
DFQM | WAGOLL
'What a Good One Looks Like' – the features of a dyslexia-friendly organisation.
(PDF, 302 KB)
- 14 April 2026
Flyer
DFQM | Find out more
Find out more about the New Zealand Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark.
(PDF, )
- 14 April 2026
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