Using a staged approach to implementation

Using a staged approach to implementation is helpful for understanding implementation as a process that takes place in phases over time. The stages highlight a school’s key activities and considerations throughout the implementation of an evidence-based practice and demonstrate that no one stage is more important than another. Leaders can draw on stages to reflect on where they are in the implementation process and plan for what comes next.

This explainer is the second in a series of 5 on implementing evidence-based practices in schools. This includes outlining the 4 key components of a deliberate and structured approach to implementation:

• using a staged approach
• addressing enablers and barriers
• using key implementation strategies
• monitoring implementation outcomes.

School leaders can use these explainers to engage with the key research and ideas that underpin effective implementation.

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is working with schools on the Learning Partner project to learn more about implementation in different contexts. Our discussion paper, Insights into Implementation, shares some of our insights from this project.

Keywords: planning