Everyone Succeeds Workbook
54 behaviours to transform your school
Understanding great leadership is only the first step. The harder work is turning that understanding into consistent action, especially in the reality of busy schools, competing priorities, and complex teams.
The Everyone Succeeds Workbook exists to bridge that gap.
Designed as the practical companion to Everyone Succeeds: 54 Leadership Behaviours to Transform Your School, the workbook helps leaders move from insight to implementation, one deliberate step at a time.
Where the book explains and codifies the behaviours, the workbook supports you to practise them, reflect on them, and embed them within your own role, team, and school context.
What each behaviour looks like in practice
Every behaviour in the Everyone Succeeds Workbook is broken down into a clear, practical structure that supports understanding, reflection, and action.
Rather than leaving leaders to interpret ideas in isolation, each behaviour is explored from multiple angles, helping you see not just what the behaviour is, but how it shows up in real schools, what to watch out for, and how to strengthen it over time.
Built for reflection, coaching, and sustained improvement
The workbook is designed to be written in, revisited, and returned to over time. It works as a personal development tool, a coaching resource, and a shared framework for leadership teams.
Used thoughtfully, it helps leaders slow down, reflect with purpose, and take small, deliberate steps that compound into meaningful leadership impact across a school or trust.
About the authors
Steve Margetts
Steve has been the Principal at Torquay Academy since January 2014. During this time, he has been privileged to work with exceptional leaders, teachers, and support staff who have helped to transform the school into the school of choice for the local community, while significantly improving outcomes for the girls and boys who attend.
His interest in leadership began early in his career. He completed a Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership before taking up his first leadership role and later returned to academic study to complete an MBA in 2023.
Steve has visited many schools across the UK and the USA, meeting inspirational leaders working at every level. Influenced by Doug Lemov’s approach to codifying great teaching, he set out to fill a gap in the literature by identifying, naming, and explaining the behaviours that define highly effective school leadership.
Alongside his leadership work, Steve continues to teach A level Economics, which remains the highlight of his week.
His work on Everyone Succeeds is driven by the belief that great leadership can transform schools and the lives of the students they serve. He is committed to giving leaders practical tools and a shared language that help them grow, collaborate, and create lasting change.
Sarah Pappin
Sarah is an Assistant Principal at Torquay Academy, where she has dedicated much of her career to building a culture of ambition, aspiration, and excellence. Since joining the Academy in 2012, she has played a central role in developing initiatives that raise expectations and unlock leadership potential among both staff and students.
An aspiring headteacher, Sarah is part of Cohort 5 of the SW100 Leadership Programme and holds an MSc in Education Leadership and Management, reflecting her commitment to thoughtful, values-driven leadership.
Sarah is passionate about helping others discover and develop their leadership potential. She believes that how ideas are communicated matters as much as the ideas themselves, and she has brought this belief to life in the Everyone Succeeds workbook – transforming complex concepts into clear, practical, and visually compelling tools. She believes that when leadership is guided by a shared vision, underpinned by a clearly articulated ‘why’ and rooted in place, it has the power to transform the lives of the young people and communities we serve. She is driven by the conviction that great leadership can be discovered, codified, and developed with intention – never left to chance – empowering teams, inspiring staff, and supporting students to reach their full potential.