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…

Middle leaders play a crucial role in shaping collaborative decision-making processes. They look out from their ‘team’ as an advocate and look in to their ‘team’ as a shaper of collaborative processes. With an acknowledgement of perceived capacity levels (our last session of term one), we looked into three interrelated considerations regarding collaborative decision-making: classifying…

At the end of the second workshop, we asked how you get a ‘measure’ of well-being and capacity across the staff and students. Being well means we are more likely to learn well, individually, collectively and collaboratively. As we approach the latter part of the first term – How much ‘giving capacity’ is across the…

Over the last two years we have been learning to live with disruption. For many of us the degree of disruption is perhaps unprecedented. At times it may seem like we are continually in a storm of unpredictable and fluid events. We may not be able to control the environment around us, but one thing…

At the heart of wayfinding is focusing on all the signs available to you. With so many unknowns still around us as we venture into 2022, we will be weaving some of Professor Chellie Spiller’s work on Wayfinding Leadership into our workshops. We encourage you to watch her introduce Wayfinding Leadership here before this first…

We are in transition and possibly a critical juncture in world history. Netolicky (2020) uses the terms, old normal, new normal, and next normal. Some may be between the old normal and new normal as schools adapt once again. It is important we engage with each other in that space between old and new (current…

There is no doubt we are presently experiencing major disruption and the indications are that this will continue. As schools plan for a hopeful return of their students and staff sometime in term four, two foci become paramount; resilience and well-being. This pre-recorded workshop focuses on how can we possibly minimise ourselves adding to the…

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 will explore what genuine inquiry means, why it matters, and what makes it difficult. We will practice some strategies to help ourselves and others engage…

People resist change for a range of reasons; some logical and some not. Understanding where resistance comes from is the first step in developing a productive response to it. This workshop will look at three common forms of resistance to change and the best ways to engage with them. Click Here to download the Questions…

Making progress means making better use of time and data. What can schools do differently that allows more time for leaders and teachers to work together productively? How can you use data efficiently to support progress? Cathy Wylie shared insights from research. Click Here to download a pdf of the slides