Team Building

Andy Vass on the CPD Jukebox

As a leader, how can I improve the conversations in my school? We asked Independent Thinking Associate and education speaker and coach Andy Vass and this is what he suggested

Posted by Andy Vass on 18 Jan 2022

Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Questioning and Thinking Skills, School Improvement, Watch, Andy Vass, Coaching, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Restorative Practice, Teachers, Team Building, Read

Gill Kelly on the CPD Jukebox

As a leader, where do I start when it comes to whole-school change? We asked Associate, author and international leadership coach Gill Kelly. This is what she had to say.

Posted by Gill Kelly on 18 Jan 2022

School Improvement, Watch, Gill Kelly, Difficult Conversations, Governance, Leadership, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Schools, Teachers, Team Building, Read

Martin Illingworth on the CPD Jukebox

I am an NQT/ECT – what are the top three things I should do to be effective? We asked Associate, author and Senior PGCE lecturer Martin Illingworth for his thoughts. This is what he said.

Posted by Martin Illingworth on 18 Jan 2022

Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, School Improvement, Teaching and Learning, Watch, Martin Illingworth, Coaching, Personal Leadership, Teachers, Read, Team Building

A Conversation About Coaching, Coping and Better Conversations

A conversation about coaching, coping and better conversations in challenging times with Associates Gill Kelly, Andy Vass and Jackie Beere.

53-minute watch

08 Jun 2020

Jackie Beere, Gill Kelly, Andy Vass, Coaching, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Managing Workload, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Resilience, Teachers, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Team Building, Watch, What Now Week

A Conversation About Leadership, Bravery and Values in Challenging Times

A conversation about leadership, bravery and values in challenging times with Dave Harris, author of Brave Heads and Floyd Woodrow.

55-minute watch

02 Jun 2020

Dave Harris, Floyd Woodrow, Difficult Conversations, Education, Leadership, Personal Leadership, Relationships, School Improvement, Teachers, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Team Building, Watch, What Now Week, Values-based Education

Connectivity

Head of PE at Hartland International School in Dubai, Niall Statham, shares his thoughts on what it is that online education - indeed all education - has at its heart.

Five-minute read and watch

Posted by Guest on 14 Apr 2020

Education, Learning Technologies, Schools, Covid-19, Read, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Relationships, Team Building, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances

#elcolentucasa

We have a great friend and colleague in Madrid called Juan Carlos García and we asked him for his view of the educational landscape from, literally, his balcony in a city under siege.

Three-minute read

Posted by Guest on 07 Apr 2020

Schools, Teachers, Covid-19, Teaching and Learning, Team Building, Well-Being, Read

Observations

We asked Associate and Restorative Practice guru Mark Finnis what lessons he had gleaned, heard or observed about relationships, people and communities during this current crisis. Here are 43 truisms he has picked up. So far...

Three-minute read

Posted by Mark Finnis on 06 Apr 2020

Mark Finnis, Restorative Practice, Society, Covid-19, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Read, Difficult Conversations, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, ACEs and Trauma Awareness, Coaching, Education, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Peace Building, Resilience, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Values-based Education, Team Building

For What We Are About To Receive...

At a time when the whole country seems to be waiting, waiting... coach and Independent Thinking Associate Andy Vass shares a view on the important difference between anticipation and expectation.

One-minute read

Posted by Andy Vass on 28 Mar 2020

Andy Vass, Coaching, Covid-19, Relationships, Team Building, Read, Difficult Conversations, Growth Mindset, Resilience, Well-Being

Beyond the Bake Sale Pt II

How one small Barnsley primary school is demonstrating a genuine 'pedagogy of possibility' and making the world better in the process.

Three-minute read

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 09 Apr 2018

Ian Gilbert, Activism, Charity, Service Learning, Entrepreneurship, Poverty, Society, Read, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Team Building, Values-based Education, Schools, Relationships, Refugees, Peace Building

33 Ways To Build Better Relationships

Drawing on his experience working with schools across the UK to help them embrace restorative practices, these are 33 ways Associate Mark Finnis suggests will build better relationships to make everything better.

Three-minute read

Posted by Mark Finnis on 06 Apr 2018

Relationships, Restorative Practice, Schools, Mark Finnis, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Education, Personal Leadership, SEND, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Read, Leadership, Team Building, Values-based Education

The First 19 Lessons of Headship

Nothing prepares you for headship apart from headship. Based on his experience and close observation, Ian Gilbert suggests the first nineteen lessons a new head learns. And learns quickly.

Three-minute read

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 10 Feb 2018

Leadership, Schools, Ian Gilbert, Education, Personal Leadership, Team Building, Read, Coaching, Managing Stress and Mindfulness

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