@samcrome.bsky.social I’m enjoying it 👍🏻

Looking forward to working with a new team @liftfirthpark.bsky.social in two weeks so thought I’d some prep. #AlwaysLearning

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
In recent blogs, I’ve written about playbooks, this blog discusses those foundations
paulkainsworth.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/w...

Cover of ‘The Checklist Manifesto’ which helped inspire this work on applying systems to school improvement.

➡️The Power of Checklists
‘I’d read The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande and had begun to apply those ideas to lesson design. In parallel, I worked with my Office Manager to build a bank of processes’
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This quote seemed pertinent as I begin a new project with the wonderful team @liftfirthpark.bsky.social ⬇️

Wise words 👍🏻

I’m always fascinated to see what questions @teachertapp.bsky.social are asking, what advice they’re suggesting and sometimes my blogs are included.

From checklists to playbooks
➡️ ‘These projects have reaffirmed for me that clarity, consistency and shared understanding remain the bedrock of sustainable improvement’ paulkainsworth.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/w...

Cover of ‘The Checklist Manifesto’ which helped inspire this work on applying systems to school improvement.

➡️The Power of Checklists
‘I’d read The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande and had begun to apply those ideas to lesson design. In parallel, I worked with my Office Manager to build a bank of processes’
paulkainsworth.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/w...

Blog: How School Leaders Build Sustainable Systems and Playbooks
‘Each person gave me a quizzical look and explained that it changed every year…, if they could remember’
📰 open.substack.com/pub/pkainswo...

Blog: How School Leaders Build Sustainable Systems and Playbooks
‘Each person gave me a quizzical look and explained that it changed every year…, if they could remember’
📰 open.substack.com/pub/pkainswo...

New blog: Why checklists still matter - Building sustainable systems and playbooks
‘I found her desperately trying to make sense of the hieroglyphics covering my desk’
paulkainsworth.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/w...

New blog: Why checklists still matter - Building sustainable systems and playbooks
‘I found her desperately trying to make sense of the hieroglyphics covering my desk’
paulkainsworth.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/w...

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
In recent blogs, I’ve written about playbooks, this blog discusses those foundations
paulkainsworth.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/w...

I know exactly what you mean. No Silver Bullets has been more successful than I hoped. Even providing a monicker’ The No Silver Bullets Man’ I rewrote it for the five year anniversary. 👌

@cmooreanderson.bsky.social Thanks so much for the repost. Much appreciated 🙏🏻

And this is why we write education books! We’ll never make out fortune instead we just want to help our colleagues like Simone 💛

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”
— Stephen Covey
For MATs, that means school improvement.
Not episodic. Not reactive. But written, shared, and lived.
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#StephenCovey #TrustImprovement #MATLeadership

New Blog - “What’s in your playbook?”
A Trust playbook isn’t just a document.
It’s a promise: this is how we lead, this is how we improve.
Here is one hand-drawn, co-constructed, and ready to live.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/pkainswo...
#SchoolImprovement #MATLeadership #TrustPlaybook

You have a lovely North East accent. That’s a shame it’s not you. If I was your publisher i would have insisted!

Ooh very cool. Is it all your dulcet tones. 👍🏻

New Blog including: “Better people make better All Blacks” James Kerr, Legacy
Better systems make better Trusts.
That’s why we’re writing it down—culture, behaviour, expectations.
A playbook for improvement that lasts.
🔗wp.me/p9tOLc-Iw
#Legacy #AllBlacks #TrustCulture #MATStrategy

“Strategy under pressure”
“You can only say a strategy is effective when you put it through the lens of a new location” Sir David Carter
That’s been our aim. A new Trust, a new challenge, and a new playbook.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/pkainswo...
#MATLeadership #DavidCarter #TrustImprovement

A Playbook for MATs: The School Improvement Handbook The success of Multi-Academy Trusts hinges on a coherent school improvement framework. A well-structured School Improvement Handbook fosters proactive support, early risk detection, and demonstrate…

New Blog:👨‍🚒“From firefighting to foresight”
Too many Trusts lurch from crisis to crisis, reacting instead of leading.
A School Improvement Handbook turns firefighting into foresight.
Build consistency. Spot risk early. Lead with clarity.
wp.me/p9tOLc-Iw

The Ofsted nominee: Who should your school appoint? - Headteacher Update What the Ofsted nominee does, who should take the role, and how they support inspection and leadership wellbeing

What does #Ofsted’s new nominee role actually involve, does your school need one & if so who should it be? @pkainsworth.bsky.social explores what the nominee can & can't do to support school inspection & who is best placed to take on the role: buff.ly/scFnv2S #schools #education

A Playbook for MATs: The School Improvement Handbook The success of Multi-Academy Trusts hinges on a coherent school improvement framework. A well-structured School Improvement Handbook fosters proactive support, early risk detection, and demonstrate…

New Blog:👨‍🚒“From firefighting to foresight”
Too many Trusts lurch from crisis to crisis, reacting instead of leading.
A School Improvement Handbook turns firefighting into foresight.
Build consistency. Spot risk early. Lead with clarity.
wp.me/p9tOLc-Iw

The Ofsted nominee: Who should your school appoint? - Headteacher Update What the Ofsted nominee does, who should take the role, and how they support inspection and leadership wellbeing

What does #Ofsted’s new nominee role actually involve, does your school need one & if so who should it be? @pkainsworth.bsky.social explores what the nominee can & can't do to support school inspection & who is best placed to take on the role: buff.ly/scFnv2S #schools #education

New OFSTED Toolkit, New Learning for Leaders The new OFSTED Toolkit has prompted extensive discussions through blogs, articles, and podcasts. This week’s blog highlights previous posts, articles, and podcasts relevant to school leaders …

Blog; New Ofsted Toolkit, New Learning for Leaders.
The challenge with big changes like these is knowing where to start… this blog gives 12suggestions to build your learning.
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The Ofsted nominee: Who should your school appoint? - SecEd What the Ofsted nominee does, who should take the role, and how they support inspection and leadership wellbeing

What does #Ofsted’s new nominee role actually involve, does your school need one & if so who should it be? @pkainsworth.bsky.social explores what the nominee can & can't do to support school inspection & who is best placed to take on the role: buff.ly/PD84kf6 #schools #education #edusky

New blog: New Ofsted toolkit, new learning for leaders
Read this compendium of blogs, articles and even podcasts to help you navigate the challenges ahead.
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