#NCE Live

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 dave@complete-coherence.comwww.complete-coherence.com/ 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 dave@complete-coherence.comwww.complete-coherence.com/ 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

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

Thought provoking discussion with culture strategist Aga Bajer.Aga is a culture strategist and works with leaders and teams around the globe to help them shape a culture that brings their vision to life. Her mission is to help organisations harness the power of culture to create a world where people love showing up at work. Aga is an author and the host of the Culture Lab Podcast.Aga can be found at @coachAga and at www.agabajer.com

Chief Operations Officer and newly appointed Multi Academy Trust CEO, Claire Pritchard shares her experience of working in, and direction of the engine room teams that keep schools and MAT's functioning.Claire likens her role to being the 'roadie support' for the main act in schools!