Is listening the most underutilised leadership skill?
Hello everyone,
At the end of the week where the DfE didn’t listen to the advice they were given, the featured article in this edition seems particularly well timed. Perhaps more so for them than a community of leaders like you, who’ve gone out of their way to listen to how other schools do things. But either way it’s a great tool to help you make decisions over the coming weeks.
Wishing you a successful final term of the year.
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This week:
📝 Listening - what prevents it and what makes it good?
🎥 How to use stories to make knowledge stick - (part 1) the singular tale (take 2).
📅 Curriculum Thinking Week 2021 - save the date.
📝 Listening
“Listening is hard. An integral part of the leadership of change, listening is one of the underutilised, often forgotten “superpowers” of expert leaders. When speakers are heard by a great listener, they feel their thoughts are engaged with, their voice is in the room and that they have a say in the direction of the organisation.”
But how do we evaluate good listening? What prevents it? And what is good listening?
🎥 How to use stories to make knowledge stick (part 1) - The singular tale (take 2 🎬)
Those of you who registered for this masterclass before half term will know we had to end the broadcast due to power cut.
Thank for your patience and understanding. Fingers crossed things go smoothly this time!
If you missed it here’s what’s in store…
Direct instruction and knowledge rich curricula can be dry if done badly. But we know children learn better from them. That is a really difficult paradox you need to handle.
Telling stories helps you navigate that paradox.
Join Josh Vallance (National Lead Practitioner, Oasis Academies) to learn:
What the role of narrative in the classroom is.
What the telling of a great story (in the context of a History unit) looks like and sounds like.
Why narrative holds psychologically privileged status.
How to construct and tell brilliant stories so your students remember them.
📅 Tues 8th June
🕕 6.00-7.15pm
📅 Curriculum Thinking Week 2021 - save the date
With TAGs behind you, restrictions easing and a new school year ahead, it’s time to celebrate your great curriculum work. 🙌
Together with members of our Curriculum Thinkers Community we’re hosting our first online curriculum conference - Curriculum Thinking Week 2021.
Bringing together 100+ schools, across 15 subjects and 5 days.
Member schools have nominated an incredible 200+ subject leaders to present on every aspect of curriculum across all subjects.
To find out who’s presenting, what they’ll be sharing and on which days…
Working on something special curriculum wise? Want your school to join the line up? Click here.
Thanks for reading.
Speak soon.
@NiallAlcock and the We Are In Beta team
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