You can explain expectations clearly. You can write them down, present them in briefings, and include them in training. The real question is whether they are being interpreted in the same way.

You don’t always need more. Sometimes you need better return from what’s already in place. Before adding another strand to your CPD plan or commissioning new training, it’s worth asking a harder question: are you getting the full impact from the development, expertise and resources you already have?

Meetings are full. Training is scheduled. Initiatives are underway. Updates are shared. From the outside, it can look busy and purposeful. But the real test of strategy isn’t how much activity is taking place — it’s whether the people doing the work understand what it’s all for.

You can read all the guidance in the world, but it won’t tell you what to do when a child with PDA freezes mid-lesson or when an EHCP doesn’