ZF2 module title in layout - layout

Question

I'm having trouble with my layout and viewModel
My design requires that the title set in my viewModel, eg 'blog categories' to be pushed to the layout.
I'm using $this->headTitle() to set the title of the page but i can't get it anywhere else.
because of a lot of changes in the layout per page, i have been forced to use partial in the layout.
single.phtml
<?php echo $this->partial('lendstudy/partial/basic/top'); ?>
<div class="container_12 clearfix">
<div id="content_wrapper">
<?= $this->partial('lendstudy/partial/basic/title'); ?>
<?php echo $this->content; ?>
<?= $this->partial('lendstudy/partial/sidebar/left'); ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php echo $this->partial('lendstudy/partial/basic/bottom');
I'm setting the header title in the view
index.phtml from category in a blog module
<?php
$title = $this->translate('Categories');
$this->headTitle($title);
?>
<h1><?php echo $this->escapeHtml($title); ?></h1>
<p>Add new category</p>
<table class="table table-bordered table-hover">
<tr>
<th>Category</th>
<th> </th>
<th> </th>
</tr>
<?php foreach($categories as $category) : ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $this->escapeHtml($category->getName());?></td>
<td>
[Edit]
</td>
<td>
[Delete]
</td>
</tr>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</table>
it would then need to be outputtet in the partial/basic/title.
title.phtml
<div class="grid_12 page_title">
<h1><?= $this->headTitle(); ?><span class="subtitle"><?= $this->translate('More information about the Lend Study association') ?></span></h1>
<div class="page_navigation">
<?php $partial = array('lendstudy/partial/basic/breadcrumbs', 'default') ?>
<?php $this->navigation('navigation')->breadcrumbs()->setPartial($partial) ?>
<?php echo $this->navigation('navigation')->breadcrumbs()->render() ?>
</div>
</div>
how do i do this?