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As the Chief Research and Development Officer at Captiva Learning, Ben Barton is a leading expert on the topic of recruitment and retention within schools. Join him and Nick as they delve into the complexities of this important issue and explore strategies for building and maintaining a strong, effective team of educators.

8Billionideas Founder and CEO David Harkin discusses performance and well-being, his new partnership with Sir Clive Woodward, and why he formed it. https://www.8billionideas.com/

Agnes is an #Executive and #Performance #Coach, #Leadership #Trainer and #SpeakerSubtract complexity to add value l Making leaders and organisations think differently. Join her and Nick as they discuss resilience in leadership.

Clemmie Stewart Director of Learning & Teaching & vice chair of governors, with 14 years of experience in the education sector, she is responsible for supporting schools in the UK and abroad. She also promotes educational staff to teach and lead with confidence.Dr Emma Kell has nearly 25 years as a teacher and school leader and currently teaches in Alternative Provision as well as working as a writer, speaker, governor, wellbeing trainer and coach.Discuss their new book, the guidance they give leaders, and Clemmie's experience on the Senior Leadership Programme.Their book "A Little Guide for Teachers: Engaging Parents and Carers with School" can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Guide-Teachers-Engaging-Parents/dp/1529796326

Andy Buck gives us his pearls of wisdom, what the current climate looks like after covid and the current issues leaders in education face. With questions from our live audience.#HONK #OurNCEJourney

Rachel and Emma explore keeping well being at the top of your list!

Rachel and Nick are joined by Columbia Business School Professor and author of Seeing Around Corners, Rita McGrath.They explore why it is fundamental for leaders to get to the edges of their organisations and how to spot inflection points, contexualising for education.Find out more about Rita here: https://www.ritamcgrath.com/ & https://www.valize.com/

Stephen and John explore Brand and Reputation Management and the implications for school leaders.

Stephen and John explore the The Art of Influencing and Negotiation

Sam shares the #Uncertainty Expert project and helps us come to terms with not knowing or being able to predict the future....!Find out more here: https://uncertaintyexperts.co.uk/

Stephen and John. explore the concept and application of disruptive innovation in school leadership and education.

John and Stephen share their insights on the Science of Change and what it means for leaders in school.

Amy kicks off Season 3 with Nick and Rachel exploring The Fearless Organisation, unpacking psychological safety and what that means in the work place.

Stephen and John explore the role that governance plays on effective school performance and the vital role they play as leaders in our schools, exploring how to maximise their input.

John & Stephen take us through understanding school finance and applying that to real contexts.

Sharath joins us to share his insights on what motivates us and how we can connect our intrinsic motivation with our purpose. We consider whether the pandemic has changed or challenged our 'purpose' as educators and whether this is an opportunity to reinvent educations purpose.Find out more about Sharath via his website: https://www.intrinsic-labs.com/aboutsharath and with the launch of his book 'Intrinsic' in Sept 2021. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intrinsic-re-ignite-inner-drive-rewards-based/dp/1913068382 Link to Sharath on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharathjeevan/Link to Sharath on Twitter account: https://twitter.com/intrinsiclabs

Stephen and John explore programme management and turning your development plans into action that has impact.

*Explicit Moment!Mary joins us to talk through her rationale for Myatt&Co and why democratizing access to CPD is so important and shares her views on the state of education. Listen out for Mary's legacy if she were to become the S.O.S for Education.... something for us all to aspire to!

We are joined by the co-founders of Menopoised - Nikki Gatenby & Jo Darling to explore why it is so important to consider how we support women during the menopause at work through raising awareness and well-being.Nikki & Jo share how they set up https://www.menopoised.co.uk/ during the COVID19 lockdown to support women with natural, Chinese approaches to holistic medicine.Resources and how to find out more:https://henpicked.net/ https://menopauseintheworkplace.co.uk/about-us/ -http://www.acupunctureinbrighton.com/ - Jo’s acupuncture clinic

Gem is the Founder and CEO of MiFuture, an innovative platform co-constructed with the young people she serves to match them with employment and training.Gem is an absolute inspiration and has developed www.mifuture.co.uk to be an incredible resource for young people in Wales and would love our support to make this happen in the rest of the UK. Enjoy!

David shares his insights on the importance of research and its impact on creating a high engagement culture.David shares the latest Teacher Development Trust research which can be found here: https://tdtrust.org/2021/02/24/our-working-paper-on-school-culture-and-working-conditions/

Dr Emma Kell joins us again to explore how & why well-being should be at the forefront of everything we are doing.

In the final Turning Theory into Practice session of Module 2, Stephen and John explore the science behind decision making.

Fantastic conversation with Alison and Rachel on coaching, reflecting on what it's like to be lead by you?Chat comments below:Evening everyone! Please put your questions in the chat for Alison. We are looking at the benefits of a coaching conversation.Nancy Kline - Time to Think: Listening to ignite the Human Mind.This is really useful! I feel uncomfortable with silence and often feel the need to fill it or answer for othersThere seems to be a really sharp divide between mentoring and coaching. Is a combination of both approaches suitable in some circumstances? I often feel that a combined approach feels right in an educational context. Am I just kidding myself?!https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coaching-Performance-PrincipleDiana Osagie told our group in the first session. If you are a 'fixer' people will come to you to get fixed. They will soak up all your time and you aren't able to lead because you can't get your head up. Good advice and a nice link to what Alison is saying.Ballmer video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WW2JWIv6G8Satya Nadella - Hit RefreshWe've just started a reverse mentoring programme involving our SLTTalent Angle Podcast I referred to: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-talent-angle-with-scott-engler/id1066056346?i=1000507429113We will send out the chat with the podcast on Friday as so many useful things on here this evening!Ben's article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminlaker/2020/08/05/this-is-what-leadership-will-be-in-2030/?sh=63d079a17722Leaders Guide to coaching in Schools - Campbell and Van NeuebergRebel Talent - Francesca Ginohttps://boxofcrayons.com/

John and Stephen explore Keeping People Happy in the latest Turning theory Into Practice session.Listen out for the Fish & Chips slide!

Stephen & John continue their Turning Knowledge Into Theory sessions exploring Market Strategies and exploring your next 'Big Moves' in terms of your strategic planning.Slides will be shared via the #FridayDispatches on the 5th Feb 2021

Ben and James talk through the NCE's innovative approach to teacher training funded through the #apprenticeshiplevy.Book a call with James to discuss here: https://calendly.com/thegtp Or visit https://www.nationaleducation.college/gtp/graduates to find out how this could benefit your school.

We are joined by Mary Myatt to explore doing fewer things in greater depth. Mary shares her thoughts on essentialism, the Pareto principal and how to de-clutter and spark joy. Mary also shares her thoughts on great leaders.Find out more : www.marymyatt.com

John unpacks the inner landscape of leadership following our Senior Leaders Masters Cohort 4 Professional Learning Days on the 21st & 22nd January 2021 - ably assisted by his glamorous assistant Stephen.

We explore the importance of language with Ade and the power of language. Ade talks us through how to 'connect with compassion' and the dangers of decision fatigue, as well as our fear and often inability to ask for help.Ade suggests some strategies to help, including trying to match energy levels required for each task, as well as developing 'accountability partners' as a conscious support mechanism.

Rachel and I are joined by Alex Barker, author of How to Be More Pirate and right hand pirate of Sam Coniff-Allende.Be More Pirate challenged us to think about how we can challenge the status quo and create small changes in our teams. How to Be More Pirate takes us through lived examples of where this has happened and the learning from it. We explore some of these stories with Alex in the podcast and relate to how, we as educators can create rebellion and improvement in our schools.To find out more about Be More Pirate and join the community visit www.https://www.bemorepirate.com/ and sign up!Alex can be found on Twitter via: @AlexandraBarke1 or @bemorepirate

Rachel and I are joined by Dr Emma Kell (@thosethatcan) to explore how we look after ourselves and others during the current crisis.Articles Emma refers to: https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/blogs/how-can-slt-effectively-support-staff-wellbeing-these-challenging-timeshttps://www.educationsupport.org.uk/blogs/avoiding-rock-bottomLinks to books here.https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1529730570?pf_rd_r=2DS33YRX5229PKX1K9GC&pf_rd_p=6e878984-68d5-4fd2-b7b3-7bc79d9c8b60https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075RTKQTT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

In this podcast we explored the ‘it’ of the I, We, It model. Dave Hughes and newly conferred Dr, Dr Matt Silver explored the key idea of ‘it’ through a focus on purpose in our work. In current times when resilience and human resources are so depleted focusing on purpose can help us to reflect on what we’ve achieved in our schools and teams and to celebrate what are colleagues have contributed and what we’ve collectively achieved.

Rachel and I are joined by Vivienne Porritt to explore the possibilities in school when we approach workload and staffing with a more flexible approach. Be this in how we tackle challenges to thinking through flexible approached to role design.Vivienne has shared some fantastic open access links from the Chartered College for you to find out more:The link to case studies and research is https://chartered.college/flexible-working/Case studies that reference financial benefits include:1.https://chartered.college/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Robertsbridge-Community-College-WomenEd.docx-1.pdf2.https://chartered.college/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Flexible-working-practices-case-study-John-Taylor-Free-School-FlexTeachTalent.docx.pdf3.https://chartered.college/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Flexible-working-practices-case-study-Bassingbourn-Primary-FlexTeachTalent.docx.pdf4.https://chartered.college/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Flexible-working-practices-case-study-Furzedown-FlexTeachTalent.docx.pdf

We explore Emotional Intelligence and how we as leaders can remain emotionally intelligent when under extreme pressure ourselves. Adeyinka shares some tools and strategies to help us do this!

People are at the centre of everything we do. We explore with Cody how to get the best out of them as part of a talent plan and a conscious effort to be better, referencing his time in Human Resources and experience as an elite coach.

John and Stephen explore the importance of being a Deliberately Developmental Organisation and the impact that this has on overall performance

John and Stephen explore coaching and mentoring and its relationship to improvement within schools.

A moving conversation with a dear friend, coach & mentor René Carayol, where we explore Why Black Lives Matter.

Stephen and John explore the impact of leadership style on organisational climate

Stephen and John lead a 'Turning Theory into Practice' discussion focused on Emotional Intelligence.

Matt, Rachel and explore the ‘We’ element of i/We/It and discuss relational trust and its importance, particular when building this working remotely.Dave is a highly experienced, senior supply chain executive who has recently transitioned into a new role in leadership development and coaching.Dave trained as an engineer and worked for Unilever for more than 30 years in a wide range of manufacturing and supply chain leadership roles. His last role with Unilever was Executive Vice President for Supply Chain for the South East Asia and Australasia Region, a 7.5bn Euro business. Dave has led and participated in Company Boards, Joint Venture Boards, Global and Regional Executive Leadership Teams, with responsibilities covering global strategy, local operations, pioneering new technologies and capabilities, building new factories and running multi country business transformation programmes. Dave has lived and worked in UK, Singapore, Russia and Saudi Arabia.Reach out to Dave via [email protected]/ or www.complete-coherence.com/leaders-in-education/

Nick & Rachel are joined by Nikki Gatenby, Founder of GatenbysConsulting. We explore how to put people first and use this to create super engaged and high performing teams.Nikki is an entrepreneur, best selling author and non-executive director. Her background is in building company culture and engagement to deliver world class results. She took her last agency from Brighton to worldwide, from marketing services to SaaS technology products (coveragebook and answerthepublic) whilst being one of the top 15 Best Places to Work in the UK for 8 years running.Nikki has recently during COVID19, founded a pioneering start up, Menopoised.co.uk. Focused on women's health, to enable women the world over, to have a positive menopause, naturally.Links to an extract of Nikki's book : https://static1.squarespace.com/static/590052031e5b6c2665ac6bdb/t/5adf3f286d2a730adc0a89ad/1524580146416/SuperengagedPreamble23April2018.pdfNikki can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter @NikkiGattenby

Turning Theory Into Practise: Matt and Stephen explore whether accountability has impacted on your moral compass?Link to Stephens blog post: https://leadinglearner.me/2020/09/15/the-impact-of-accountability-on-responsibility/Topic: Turning Theory Into Practise - Stehen Tierney - Has accountability impacted your moral compass?Recording of session:https://zoom.us/rec/share/bF6ZBFFXZhbGVuOGQKK_yKNhl21vgd3wGjIujiHZbUqJY3hPtEgp0ZLNuLGniK9J.zqcb_F4WASk-3CzMAccess Passcode: Le@ding2020

Turning Theory into Practise:Stephen and John talk through all things finance and school budget.Recording of session here: https://zoom.us/rec/share/NRPOdXucK7XwQbez_OIIR5nfqfgzvX9QmVZd2wSb4I6O82qgAuHsqyr0n7uy9Ak6.z673JfmEM2DI--SOAccess Passcode: Le@rner2020

Rachel and Matt explore coaching and self preservation with Dave Hughes, Executive Coach and Senior Practitioner at Complete Coherence. Dave's mission is to serve and help individuals and teams to discover things they did not know about themselves.Dave is a highly experienced, senior supply chain executive who has recently transitioned into a new role in leadership development and coaching.Dave trained as an engineer and worked for Unilever for more than 30 years in a wide range of manufacturing and supply chain leadership roles. His last role with Unilever was Executive Vice President for Supply Chain for the South East Asia and Australasia Region, a 7.5bn Euro business. Dave has led and participated in Company Boards, Joint Venture Boards, Global and Regional Executive Leadership Teams, with responsibilities covering global strategy, local operations, pioneering new technologies and capabilities, building new factories and running multi country business transformation programmes. Dave has lived and worked in UK, Singapore, Russia and Saudi Arabia.Reach out to Dave via [email protected]/ or www.complete-coherence.com/leaders-in-education/

Kicking off Season 2 with Agnes Cserhati, an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, consultant and a qualified coach with 25+ years of experience of working in both public and private sectors.She has been regularly featured in the media, more notably in The Forbes, BBC and The Guardian. Agnes dedicates her career to making people and organizations successful. Follow and interact with her on LinkedIn & Twitter : @AgnesCserhati

Insightful conversation with Vivienne Porritt and live session members on some (tip of the iceberg)of the challenges around women and equality in education and how men can be better allies!Video link to conversation: https://zoom.us/rec/share/w9VLdOHsqF9JQ43WwkH8ZL4tJ6fXT6a8gXIZr_sFxBpr-VOX08z9A01F2gSuHbbQAccess Password: ^Re8IMFUChat box notes: 00:20:52Nick Heard:Please feel free to post thoughts, comments and reflections here!00:35:42Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:as men, we should do that too.00:35:59Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:the issues faced by women in education are the issue for all of ua00:36:06Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:*us00:37:46Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:I’ve set myself the target of bringing 10 HeForShe me to womened events this year. COVID got in the way of the actual events next00:39:34Lucy Oragano:Timothee- I think the issue is also about the 'gaps' women experience; having children, going part-time etc. It can impact on women 'falling' behind. 00:40:09Lucy Oragano:Men don't tend to have those 'gaps' therefore they 'overtake' women in their careers00:40:09Nick Heard:Martyn - coming to you next!00:41:03Julie Stewart:I've been quite lucky in that both schools I've worked in have had a very good proportion of women leaders. I have noticed the pay gap in my own settings, however. I have only in the last few years found the confidence and knowledge to have discussions about my pay and negotiate in a way men seem more likely to do this.00:41:06Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:I often take over schools as HT where part time women are not allowed to apply for leadership posts00:41:09Laura Olley:There is a HBR article ( Olekains, Sept 2019) that suggests that women negotiate poorly, lack confidence and are too risk adverse when it comes to discussing pay. How do we help them to get better at this? 00:41:57Lucy Oragano:Characteristics of gender play a part- women much less likely to negotiate salary etc and lack confidence (generally) over men00:42:00Matt Silver:The internal and external sources. Self development and the system00:42:06Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:Women knowing and claiming their financial waste is a big issue00:43:13Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:3 of the women I’ve supported during the holidays is how to have the difficult conversation about pay!00:47:25Lucy Oragano:Leadership styles also play a part00:47:32Matt Silver:Psychological defences: denial, projection and rationalisation. How conscious are the individuals, the system and the culture? Support and challenge are the counter to entrenched behaviour as unconscious habits00:47:34Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:your example proves the point that you are a male head & the site manager is a male. even though only 2 men, both senior positions00:48:40Lucy Oragano:Its hard to be a woman leader and having to educate (not all) men on the issues women face without sounding like you're moaning!!00:49:16Matt Silver:Does unity of delivery overcome this Lucy??00:49:51Lucy Oragano:Time is also an issue- often promotion comes (in education) from those who have more time to volunteer for projects and can offer more hours- women don't always have this time00:50:23Timothee Nguessan:i am more than happy to join in the campaign00:50:28Matt Silver:What would your system design look like to overcome this?00:50:34Timothee Nguessan:please send details00:50:35Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:Exactly Lucy. That’s why men should do more of the moaning about inequality00:50:42Lucy Oragano:Agreed!!00:50:45Jason Oster:I think when equality doesn't hurt you in any particular obvious way it is easy to turn a blind eye to it and remain ignorant, so for me it's all about raising awareness of the issues. 00:52:06Julie Stewart:We must model equality for our pupils00:53:15Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:agreed Julie. we must model for everyone.00:53:18Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:yes00:53:43WomenEd:WomenEd would love some blogs from you all based on tonight. Send to [email protected]:54:10Lucy Oragano:happy to00:54:19Julie Stewart:definitely00:54:26Lucy Oragano:Gendered curriculums also play a part00:54:36Lucy Oragano:masculine and feminine subjects00:55:18Lucy Oragano:Good point Joan- many see education leadership as a race to the top00:56:53Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:Here is my #HeForSheAtHome blog that Vivienne published for me to coincide with WomenEd’s 5th birthday https://www.womened.org/blog/london-blogs/time-for-men-to-woman-up-the-heforsheathome-challenge00:57:18WomenEd:WomenEd would also love some punchy case studies if you have great examples of how flexible working benefits your staff, organisation and pupils. DM @ViviennePorritt for the short template. All case studies are hosted by Chartered College 00:57:48Lucy Oragano:Thanks Vivienne- I did a work share once (for a forward thinking head) and it was amazing00:58:53Laura Olley:Parents sometimes also reinforce the problem. In a predominantly female primary setting, it is not uncommon for parents to be heard saying things like 'so pleased he has a male teacher' or 'I think a male teacher would be good for them' even if they are a weaker member of staff because they are often few and far between at primary level and there is a misconception that their gender makes them stronger/firmer/stricter etc. 01:00:10Nick Heard:Welcome Chris101:00:13Nick Heard:Chris!01:00:23Lucy Oragano:It can be beneficial and not beneficial- sometimes hearing women have 'done it' with or without children can be motivational 01:00:59Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:A Talent development programme in school that is loud & proud about providing opportunities for women is a significant move for any school leader to make to encourage, engage & empower women01:01:18Lucy Oragano:But I think ultimately that women lack confidence is what makes other women want to hold them back01:01:32Lucy Oragano:Agree parents can also be part of the problem01:02:22Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:talent development is key to holding onto people01:02:31Matt Silver:A reference for your essays: https://hbr.org/2019/06/research-women-score-higher-than-men-in-most-leadership-skills01:02:43Lucy Oragano:Thank you Matt01:03:33Martyn Payne:Thanks Matt01:03:42Julie Stewart:thank you 01:05:16Lucy Oragano:flexibility - meetings/working hours01:05:17Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:find out what the issue is for the person...listen & actually hear the issue...ask how they would like to be supported. then actively help make it happen01:05:27Matt Silver:Susanne R. Cook-Greuter, Nine Levels Of Increasing Embrace In Ego Development:A Full-Spectrum Theory Of Vertical Growth And Meaning Making http://www.cook-greuter.com/Cook-Greuter%209%20levels%20paper%20new%201.1%2714%2097p[1].pdf01:05:36Lucy Oragano:Listen to women at all levels01:06:09Amalia Pickles:Lucy, absolutely!01:06:15Angela MURPHY:As leaders we can encourage women and BAME colleagues we lead to be 10% braver - have those conversations about long term career plans and provide opportunities, bolster confidence to put those achievements within their grasp01:08:24Lucy Oragano:Agreed Angela01:09:46Lucy Oragano:Ultimately we all need to help more women get to headship so other women can see it as a reality01:09:55Angela MURPHY:yes! agreed01:10:11Lucy Oragano:If that's what they desire of course01:11:13Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:I’ve supported 51 DHTs into Headship...35 of those have been women01:11:44Timothee Nguessan:Thank you!01:11:59Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:we need more people to step up to actively coach & support women as HeForShe01:12:25Joan Henshaw: Totally agree with you Vivian01:12:39Angela MURPHY:That's incredible Patrick - I do wonder how many of us avoid the aspiration altogether because of the confidence needed to aspire to it in the first place?01:12:54Martyn Payne:Thanks01:13:09Julie Stewart:thank you all. Fired up! 01:13:11Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:many talk about imposter syndrome &/or the inequalities they face01:13:24Elaine Martin:Thank you!01:13:25Angela MURPHY:Yes I can totally imagine that01:13:33Matt Silver:Understanding your own inner lines of development allow you to become more conscious of your behaviours but also enable you to understand the inner lines of development (or not) of others and how to connect with them on their level01:13:40Lucy Oragano:The book is brilliant01:14:00Angela MURPHY:I've got it next on my pile Lucy!01:14:00WomenEd:Martyn, send me an email - [email protected]:15:09Jason Oster:Really thought-provoking, thanks!01:15:15Laura Olley:Thank you.01:15:16Angela MURPHY:Thank you!! 01:15:18Martyn Payne:Thank you for this - it’s been great and I can’t wait to explore this further with my team. I’ll be in touch Vivienne.01:15:20Sue:Thank you.01:15:25Lucy Oragano:Its going to rain01:15:36WomenEd:Thank you everyone for joining in 01:15:36Matt Silver:Thank you for all of your contributions!01:15:40Patrick Ottley-O’Connor:thanks for hosting. good to see you again Vivienne 😀01:15:41Julie Stewart:enjoy your rest of summer! 01:15:52Joan Henshaw:Thank you . Great discussion and ideas.01:15:53Lucy Oragano:Sorry for dominating the chat!01:15:58Amalia Pickles:Thank you, Vivienne, always inspirational :-)

Great conversation with Sonia exploring why culture is critical to excellence.

Great discussion with John on the importance of coherence in your school's focus upon improving the quality of teaching, and that gnarly, difficult issue of succession planning.Access to the webinar video is here:https://zoom.us/rec/share/7-xccLugqH1JH4HRuHnvQIcDN4DbX6a8h3Ac-_UIzBuX4ijtOMIl7_2CZyaOeLSP Access Password: #NCELive25