Simon Breakspear, PhD

@simonbreakspear.bsky.social

I help educational leaders sustainably improve schools. Adjunct Senior Lecturer UNSW. Director, Strategic Schools. https://simonbreakspear.com/ Subscribe: http://eepurl.com/g07cuH

☕ When you're making a cup of tea, what's the first thing you do? Put the kettle on - it's the one step you can't hurry. Every improvement plan has kettle tasks too: slow to boil, and next year's progress can't start until you finish them. 👉 buff.ly/97OGZv6 #schoolleadership

Find the task everything else is waiting on

When you’re tired, you lose your judgement before your work ethic. Find the one task that decides next year’s improvement - the one nobody is chasing you for.

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Most of the changes we design for our teams are like Ottolenghi recipes. What they can fit into a real week looks more like Jamie Oliver. The changes that stick aren't the impressive ones - they're the ones simple enough for busy people to repeat. Read more here 👉 buff.ly/HKsTuXl #schoolleadership

Design change that fits a real week, not your best one

The outcome data comes late; the early signals come sooner. How school leaders can spot “rumble strips” and course correct towards the impact they’re after.

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