{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690a3141317c91fd9a268ee5/6923670375ae15fa66245bb3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Annual School Strategies Keep Letting You Down","description":"<p>This opening episode sets out why static, once-a-year strategies no longer cut it in the independent school sector. John Murphie and Elise Tonnard unpack what “agile strategy” really looks like in a school context: short feedback loops, digestible data, live risk conversations and plans you actually use between meetings. You’ll leave with a handful of simple moves to turn that glossy strategy document into a working tool for this term – plus a teaser for the next episode.</p><p><br></p><p>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO:</p><ul><li>Shift from an annual strategy cycle to a lighter, continuous approach that fits around term life.</li><li>Choose a small set of digestible, actionable data points to steer decisions.</li><li>Build real-time adjustments into your strategy so you can pivot mid-term when numbers or risks change.</li><li>Make risk assessment a frequent, live discussion rather than a once-a-year register update.</li><li>Prepare the ground for more focused, value-added conversations with your board or governing body.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR</p><p>Heads, bursars, business managers, governors and senior ops leaders in UK independent schools who are short on time but long on strategic responsibility.</p><p><br></p><p>RESOURCES &amp; LINKS</p><ul><li>https://theeducationperiscope.com/</li></ul>","author_name":"RAFIKI STUDIO"}