Leading Learning Out Loud

https://www.leadershipmatters.org.uk/articles/feeling-the-chill-with-your-team-try-warming-things-up-with-the-scarf-model/ Have you taken the temperature with your team recently?  Do you know how attuned they really are to your vision for taking the school forward?  Are they energised or drained by the work they do, day in, day out?  And do you know how they connect their values and aspirations to their role and responsibilities? The SCARF model was developed from the findings of neuroscience as to what drives human behaviour and how people interact socially.   The model is made up of five areas:  Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness .   S tatus – our sense of worth in relation to others C ertainty – our ability to predict the future A utonomy – our sense of control over events R elatedness – our sense of safety with others F airness – our perception of fair exchanges between people The working relationship a leader...

St Francis of Assisi (new build) Above: Books on moveable shelves to create flexibility Above: Recessed doors save space Below right: breakout space Above:Larger space - doubles as class/shared Below: Access to outdoor spaces From the Principal: Not liking where admin is.  Wishing this was placed more central to the learning. Like the upstairs spaces with recessed glass doors to create flexible spaces. Bag storage a problem.  Too many all together.  Congestion. Breakout rooms work well also.  Not specific large group area but the areas allow themselves to be used that way if desired. Two separate outdoor spaces with roofs allow for alfresco learning when weather allows. My wonderings: How can we replicate a similar design for our build?    The flexibility of the upstairs spaces would work well in our model of teaching and learning also. Wairakei School (remodel) From the Staff: Loving the way the building handles sound...