NPQSL Practice Activities: Implementation
Internalise expertise
Select one of the following three activities to submit to your leadership development coach.
Choose an activity based on your areas of interest and the results of your LDR review undertaken at the start of the course.
Activity 1: Reliable data
In the self-study pack lesson Make the right choices on what to implement, Anouska Patel explained how she used a range of internal and external data sources and triangulated data to ensure she could confidently diagnose a need for implementation.
What can you learn from the case study about using a robust diagnostic process?
How can you ensure the reliability of data and evidence you use to inform your own implementation project?
Submission
Submit a summary of your response to your leadership development coach (maximum 200 words).
Activity 2: Collective understanding of the core components
The EEF’s School’s guide to implementation includes guidance on identifying and prioritising the core components or ‘active ingredients’ of a project. Read the guidance on pages 28 to 39, paying attention to the case studies and examples.
What key learning can you take away from the case studies?
How will you apply what you have learned to your own project planning?
Submission
Submit a summary of your response to your leadership development coach (maximum 200 words).
Resource
EEF (2024) Schools' guide to implementation report
Activity 3: Supporting implementation through professional development
The EEF's 'School's guide to implementation' includes guidance on supporting implementation with professional development on pages 38 to 43. Read the guidance, paying attention to the recommendation to reinforce initial training with expert follow-on support. Consider the implications of this for implementation activity in your school.
How will you apply what you have learned to your own practice?
Submission
Submit a summary of your response to your leadership mentor (maximum 200 words).
Resource
EEF (2024) Schools' guide to implementation report