School rollout: from sign-up to whole-school running

A successful school rollout is less about technology and more about culture. Here's a four-week sequence that hundreds of schools have used to get play embedded, not just attempted.

Week 1: Leadership kickoff

• Principal or wellbeing lead completes the Welcome video on the dashboard.
• Invite all staff via Settings → School → Invite staff.
• Book a 20-minute staff briefing, not a training, a preview, show one lesson live.
• Share the Standards mapping so coordinators can see how it fits the curriculum.

Week 2: First lessons in classrooms

• Each teacher picks one lesson from their year level and runs it. Doesn't have to be perfect.
• Encourage staff to tap Mark as taught immediately after.
• Start a shared doc or Staff Room post collecting first impressions.

Week 3: Build the daily ritual

• Use Zone 2, Today's pick, as the default every morning. 5 minutes, same time, every day.
• Hold a 15-minute share-back at staff meeting, what worked, what flopped, what surprised you.
• Share the Send Home Today game to families, it's in Zone 2 on the dashboard.

Week 4: Go whole-school

• Run a school-wide play moment, whole school outside, same game, same time.
• Post a win in the Staff Room, tag your school.
• Book a check-in with the The School of Play team if you want to go deeper.