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How Do They Do It? is the leadership manual every school leader will wish they had on the desk during strategic planning conversations. Drawing on their unique vantage point as senior leaders and former HMIs, Mark and Zoe Enser distil hundreds of school visits into a clear, evidence-anchored blueprint for sustainable improvement and outline what makes great schools thrive. Chapters aligned to the education inspection framework (EIF) provide instant familiarity, yet the authors move well beyond compliance: they challenge leaders to craft a purposeful curriculum, build truly distributed leadership and embed a culture where high ambition is the norm for every pupil and every member of staff. What makes this book stand out is its blend of big-picture vision and granular, do-it-tomorrow advice. Reflection questions, myth-busting insights about inspection and vivid case studies give school leaders practical tools for galvanising teams, sharpening self-evaluation and protecting staff workload while raising standards. Whether you lead a single school or a trust, this is an indispensable companion for navigating today’s accountability landscape while staying true to the core mission of education.