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The behaviours that drive effective implementation
Implementation is fundamentally a collaborative and social process driven by how people think, behave and interact. The following three behaviours are at the heart of effective implementation so should feature across your implementation projects.
Engage
In this short video, Professor Jonathan Sharples outlines how you can engage people so they can shape what happens while also providing overall direction.
Unite
In this 2-minute video, Professor Jonathan Sharples explains how you can unite people around what is being implemented, how it will be implemented and why it matters.
Reflect
This 2-minute video outlines the importance of reflecting, monitoring, and adapting to improve implementation.
Blog reads
Engage and Unite: moving beyond buy-in.
Greenshaw Research School blog by Phil Stock.
Implementation: united we stand, divided we fall.
Durrington Research School blog by Chris Runekles.
Why uniting the whole school community around disadvantage matters.
An EEF blog by Stella Jones, Director of Town End Research School.
Make your Pupil Premium strategy everyone’s responsibility.
An EEF blog by Jenn Sills, Deputy Director of Gloucestershire Research School.