CIRPs 101: From Strategy to Action

In the first episode of Season 2, Ruth Appleyard (Marketing and Communications Manager) is joined by Julia Petrov (Strategy Implementation Manager) and Tom Sexton (Executive Director) to unpack Collaborative Innovation Research Prototypes (CIRPs) – and why they matter now.This conversation brings CIRPs back to basics, offering a clear, plain-language explanation of what they are, how they work, and why they are central to delivering on the DOBCEL Strategy 2035.Together, Ruth, Julia and Tom explore how CIRPs act as the engine of action and learning across the diocese – moving ideas beyond discussion and into real, testable change in schools. In this episode, you’ll hear a clear explanation of what a CIRP is, why prototyping is such an important approach right now, and the problems it is designed to solve. The conversation also explores what staff can expect to see, learn and achieve by the end of a CIRP, and how this work connects directly to Strategy 2035 priorities and system-wide improvement.