About José Picardo

José Picardo

José is an experienced school leader, consultant, and coach with a background in academic strategy, digital transformation, and organisational improvement. As a former senior leader at leading UK independent schools, he brings deep expertise in curriculum leadership, staff development, and the intelligent use of technology in education. He now works with schools, education businesses, and organisations beyond the sector to support meaningful, sustainable change.

Leadership School improvement

14 May, 2025

How Learning Really Happens: Unlocking the Power of Cognitive Science in the Classroom

What if we could teach more effectively by understanding how learning truly works? That was the guiding question behind a recent McGraw Hill webinar led by Dr Carl Hendrick, a…

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Digital Strategy Leadership School improvement

13 May, 2025

Beyond the Device: Prompts to Guide a Digital Strategy that Puts Learning First

This downloadable resource is designed to help school leaders and digital strategy leads take a clear, structured approach to aligning technology use with teaching and learning priorities. Too often, digital…

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Digital Strategy Leadership

9 May, 2025

AI Is Changing Education (Again)

The recent Your Undivided Attention podcast, featuring Tristan Harris, Daniel Barcay, Maryanne Wolf, and Rebecca Winthrop, explores the challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence presents to education. It is a…

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Leadership School improvement

6 May, 2025

Ten Signs of a Truly Healthy School Culture — Not Just a High-Performing One

I find it peculiarly ironic that institutions devoted so passionately to the development of young minds can, all too easily, lose sight of the conditions that nurture the adults who…

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Leadership School improvement

2 May, 2025

Beware the Octopus Head: Why Control Isn’t the Same as Leadership

While this reflection is grounded in school leadership (where I have worked and coached for many years) the dynamics described here echo more widely, across organisations, sectors and hierarchies. Wherever…

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Digital Strategy Leadership

1 May, 2025

Teaching at the Speed of Hype: What AI can learn from Web 2.0

Every so often, education is promised transformation. Not reform, not improvement — but revolution. I’m just about young enough to remember the mid-2000s, when Web 2.0 arrived with all the…

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