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Implementation and improvement science: A new synthesis
The seed that led to the Making Change Stick programme was planted in 2014 when I attended a conference...


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Review of Making Change Stick by Paul Ketko
Change in schools is challenging. So many initiatives start with high hopes but fizzle out before they can make a real impact.

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The Trouble with Top-Down Change: Leadership Insights from Making Change Stick
There are many problems associated with top-down change, and this is itself is a problem because top-down change is our default model.

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BOOK LAUNCH - Making Change Stick: A practical guide to implementing school improvement
Here's a recording of the online book launch of Making Change Stick, featuring an interview of the author, Dr James Mannion, by Rachel...

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Why do so few school improvement initiatives achieve their stated goals?
Teachers and school leaders aren’t taught how to implement change effectively. And there are many problems associated with top-down change.

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The mind-blowing question
What proportion of school improvement initiatives actually improve pupil outcomes?


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Making Change Stick: The origin story
I’ve spent much of the last ten years researching and writing the Making Change Stick programme.
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