In 2026, join Michael from Evidence Informed Education and Susannah from Implement.ED to bring focus and energy to your school improvement priorities through a year-long implementation project.
Throughout the year, your school team will explore educational evidence, look at behaviour and practice change through an implementation science lens, and enact your plans for change and school improvement.
What you will learn and do
You will:
- Refine and tighten the focus of your priority project
- Engage with quality evidence relevant to your priority project
- Explore factors that contribute to effective implementation in schools
- Develop a plan to implement your project
- Explore concepts for understanding behavioural change
- Consider impact and how to measure and communicate change and improvement
- Connect and engage with other school teams with shared contexts or priorities
- Build confidence in leading change
Who should attend?
We welcome anyone to attend this professional learning program in 2026. It has been developed with middle leaders and school leaders in mind, but the concepts explored will have relevance for all teachers who are engaged in school improvement.
While it is excellent to come with a focus and priority, you should expect to tighten and refine this during the process. No matter what your focus is, we expect that it is tightly aligned to your school’s improvement priorities.
What alumni are saying
Implementation Leadership is a fantastic program for middle leaders wanting to implement change, a new initiative or a new strategic direction.
Susannah and Michael guided us to develop a really strong roadmap including a precise focus, resources, timeframes, monitoring and outcomes. It kept us focussed on the end goal and helped us maintain momentum across the year.
The Implementation Leadership program helped me to put the brakes on and be really clear about the why, what and how before jumping into action.
Details
Format
Six one-hour sessions will be delivered live and online across the school year, starting in February 2026.
The half-day session in March 2026 will run in-person in Melbourne or online for participants from other locations (in-person sessions may be offered in other locations based on demand).
Cost
$1,100 + GST per person if joining individually
or
$3,200 + GST per school (3 – 4 staff)
Small schools (fewer than 15 staff) and networks of schools are eligible for adjusted rates, please contact us using the form below.
Your facilitators
Susannah Schoeffel
Implement.ED
Susannah’s expertise bridges the gap between evidence and practice, focusing on supporting schools through thoughtful and practical translation of policy and research.
She began her career in education as a teacher of science, physical education, health and outdoor education. Over the past decade Susannah has worked with school, government, not-for-profit and corporate partners as a trusted advisor, and has supported a range of education, implementation and evidence projects. Her work focuses on three core pillars – implementation, impact and insights. Susannah has extensive experience working directly with individual schools, networks and education jurisdictions in supporting change management and school improvement.
Michael Rosenbrock
Evidence Informed Education
Michael is an experienced educational leader, education consultant and a teacher of physics, science, mathematics and multimedia.
A former Assistant Principal, he has worked with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and Evidence for Learning (E4L), contributing to curriculum development and putting evidence into practice. Michael now focuses on improving educational outcomes through implementation support, professional learning facilitation, and tailored in-school assistance. With a background in aerospace, automotive, and software industries, he brings a unique perspective to his passionate advocacy for disadvantaged students and those in rural, regional, and remote settings.
Program calendar
| Session 1: Introduction and onboarding | Wednesday February 11, 2026 (online) 3 pm – 4 pm AEDT |
| Session 2: Aligning your focus with priorities and evidence | Wednesday February 18, 2026 (online) 3 pm – 4 pm AEDT |
| Session 3: Understanding behaviour change and designing an implementation process to guide your initiative | Tuesday March 10, 2026 (Melbourne*) Wednesday March 11, 2026 (online) 9 am – 1 pm AEDT |
| Feedback on implementation plans | March 2026 (via email) |
| Session 4: Culture and momentum | Wednesday May 6, 2026 (online) 3 pm – 4 pm AEST |
| Session 5: Adaptation and fidelity | Wednesday July 22, 2026 (online) 3 pm – 4 pm AEDT |
| Session 6: Understanding impact | Wednesday September 9, 2026 (online) 3 pm – 4 pm AEDT |
| Session 7: Share-back, reflection and next steps | Wednesday November 11, 2026 (online) 3 pm – 4 pm AEDT |
* In-person sessions will be held in Melbourne and other locations based on demand
Next steps
Get in touch if you have a question or register your interest here.