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The Readiness Scan

This 5-minute scan helps you see whether your school is recognising and responding to the readiness gap, the distance between a student's potential and their capacity to act on it.

1. Do you have students who are clearly capable but consistently underperform relative to their potential?

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2. When staff discuss a capable student who is underperforming, does the conversation go beyond surface observations like behaviour or effort, to the underlying drivers like avoidance, perfectionism, or difficulty starting?

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3. Is there a consistent school-wide approach to supporting these students, or does it depend on the individual teacher?

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4. Do your teachers feel equipped to support these students, in terms of knowledge, tools, and time?

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5. Does your school actively review how well it is supporting these students, and adjust based on what it finds?

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