Have you ever wanted to introduce something new in your school but been faced with what feels like ‘resistance to change’. Do you wonder why people sometimes say they are keen to try something new but nothing actually changes? In this session we explored how perceptions of risk can get in the way of change…

We began by mapping your priority role and relational spaces for greater coherence and identifying where the point people for this are situated. These spaces bring our attention to the interface of Kāhui Ako and school-based practices. The session devoted the majority of the time for you to work in school groups to progress a…

ELN Team for this session: Deidre Le Fevre, Maggie Ogram  Creating coherence is an important part of leading an effective school however the multiple daily demands of school life can make this challenging to achieve. In the first half of this session we explored what coherence means and why it matters. In the second we…

Inquiry is something leaders and educators are expected to engage with yet it can be challenging. Humans are hard-wired to make assumptions and jump to conclusions. In this session we explored what genuine inquiry means, why it matters, and what makes it difficult. We practiced some strategies to help ourselves and others engage in genuine…

Part Two: Sowing bespoke ‘Gardens of Practice’ for 2021 This second workshop buillt on the review process of the first one and brought planning for 2021 to the fore. In addition to what needs to be ‘banked’ from 2020, continued and enhanced, what new practices and sub-culture associations are needed in your school and Kāhui…

Part One: Taking Stock: What needs to be ‘banked’ from 2020? This workshop was the first of two, connected to reviewing and planning for 2021. The recent past and the present becomes institutional memory in 2021, so what will you register in your ‘memory bank’ now for 2021? What significant learnings related to leading collaborative…

Cathy Wylie shares insights about the value of teamwork around what really matters, drawing on the recently released 2019 NZCER national survey of primary schools, and a forthcoming bibliographic overview of the research on scaling up innovation in schools. Click here to respond to the Workshop Forum Group Task for this session. Download a pdf…

This session picked up from the last one by exploring not just what worked well but why it worked. By looking at the principles behind the successful practices you have identified and by understanding any potential barriers that might be present, you will develop a plan for more wide-spread adoption of these promising practices amongst…

In the final workshop for this term our focus was in the context of coming out of the lockdown crisis. It was timely to investigate the need for consistency that feeds into leadership practices that bring a sense of well-being through stability. We took a pause to reflect on how we might bring a sense…