Implementing initiatives in school: A Headteacher Update Series
This five-part series has been inspired by the recent book entitled Making Room for Impact: A de-implementation guide for educators from Professor John Hattie, Dr Arran Hamilton, and Professor Dylan Wiliam (Hamilton et al, 2024).
So far, we have explored why before any initiative is implemented in a school, the de-implementation of other programmes must be considered. We then considered the book’s proposed 4D implementation model: Discover, Decide, De-implement, Re-Decide (I have tweaked the language to make these four steps Discover, Design, Deliver, Double back).
Last week we focused on Discover. In this third part, I will consider “Design” – designing the initiative you hope will bring about the impact that you want for your students. There are a few steps to this which will form the substance of this article.
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