Professional development, coaching, and consultancy

Category: Digital Strategy

  • From Purpose to Practice: Leading Technology Adoption in Schools

    Supporting schools, educators, and organisations to lead with clarity, teach with impact, and grow with purpose

    José Picardo

    From Purpose to Practice is the latest in a growing set of free resources designed to support school leaders and educators in making thoughtful, purposeful decisions about how technology is used in teaching and learning.

    Rather than offering a checklist or endorsing the latest tools, the guide sets out a framework for strategic reflection.

    It begins by reasserting a central principle: technology should serve pedagogy—not the other way around.

    From there, it explores what meaningful adoption looks like in practice, offering:

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  • AI Won’t Replace Teachers. It Will Reveal Them

    The irruption of AI in education sparks a predictable mix of excitement and anxiety. But as with every technological advance, the truth lies not in Disneyan notions of good or evil — it lies in how we choose to use it.

    When used well, AI isn’t about replacing teachers. It’s about supporting them — strengthening the very processes that make great teaching and learning possible.

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  • Bridging the gap: How Edtech companies can partner thoughtfully with schools

    Breaking into the education market can be an exciting opportunity for EdTech companies. Schools, after all, are places where innovation, once it takes root, can spread in deep and lasting ways. Yet the realities of working with schools demand a more subtle, more human approach than many anticipate.

    Drawing on years of leadership in schools and consultancy work with educators and organisations, I offer these reflections on how EdTech companies might bridge the gap between innovation and meaningful educational partnership.

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  • Why Every School Needs to Revisit Its Digital Strategy (and a Free Tool to Help You Do Just That)

    Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of leading digital strategy in schools where innovation is viewed not as a gimmick, but as a pedagogical imperative. In my role as Deputy Head and digital lead, I have worked to ensure that technology is not merely layered onto existing practice, but meaningfully woven into the fabric of teaching and learning.

    My focus has been twofold: to enhance pupil outcomes through thoughtful digital integration, and to support the professional growth of staff through coaching, collaboration, and sustained development. Throughout, I’ve remained committed to a central question: how might schools harness technology with both ambition and integrity—guided always by purpose, not novelty.

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