External Partners

Working in Partnership

The Education Authority (EA) has a statutory duty, as outlined in the Shared Education Act 2016, to encourage, facilitate and promote Shared Education. To support this the EA works in partnership with a range of external agencies which have made significant contributions to the development, expansion and embedding of Shared Education across the system.

This section, of the Shared Education Hub, will provide leaders and practitioners with details of external agencies who may be able to support Shared Activity within their own partnerships. 

EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS

Controlled Schools' Support Council (CSSC)           

                                                                                    

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) is a voluntary body with a charitable status which was set up in September 2016 to represent and support the interests of the controlled sector in Northern Ireland.  CSSC  supports controlled schools, which are open to all faiths and none, in providing high quality education for children and young people to enable them to learn, develop and grow together, within the ethos of non-denominational Christian values and principles.

As a sectoral body, CSSC has a power to encourage and facilitate shared education, as set out in the Shared Education Act 2016. The organisation seeks to raise awareness of shared education amongst controlled schools, encouraging and facilitating their participation, assisting with funding applications. 48% of schools actively involved in Shared Education Partnerships are controlled schools. CSSC also represents the controlled sector on shared education strategic groups.

CSSC endorses The Executive’s support for “educating children and young people of different backgrounds together in the classroom.” The controlled sector has and continues to contribute significantly to this aim and has much to contribute to building a shared society. CSSC’s report, ‘Learning from each other’, provides a snapshot of shared education practice across the controlled sector and the partnerships that exist. It showcases the actions some schools have taken to develop shared education projects.

 https://www.csscni.org.uk/publications/learning-from-each-other-sharing-in-education

Key Contact

Jayne Millar Jayne.millar@csscni.org.uk 

Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS)


The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) was established under the auspices of 1989 Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order, the Council’s primary purpose is the provision of an upper tier of management for the Catholic Maintained Sector.

 

Catholic schools throughout Northern Ireland are part of a global network of Catholic education, where 60 million pupils of all faiths and none are welcomed, cherished, and supported to realise their potential and to contribute positively to the Common Good.

 

CCMS has a statutory duty under the 2016 Shared Education Act (NI) to encourage and facilitate shared education as such they actively engage in:

 

 

Catholic Schools contribute to the success of Shared Education Partnerships through their ethos, vision, and distinctive voice. Catholic Schools inspire students to listen, encourage constructive dialogue, and support the development of mutual understanding; in so doing they enhance communities and provide the opportunity for holistic growth.

 

CCMS is committed to supporting DE in the delivery of the draft Programme for Government (PfG) Strategic Priority 5:” Improve the learning environment.” In particular, the progression of the associated action 5.5 “deliver effectively a prioritised capital works within timescale and budget, including progressing Shared Education Campuses by March 2022” to enable children and young people to meet their full potential, through access to a high-quality education irrespective of location, faith, culture, socio-economic background, ability, or gender.

CCMS fully endorse the promotion and development of Shared Education programmes and recognises the educational and social benefits to learners; the promotion of equality of opportunity, good relations, equality of identity, respect for diversity and community cohesion which Shared Education can provide.

 

For further information on the education policies and work of CCMS visit

 

www.ccmsschools.com

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)


The NI Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) was formed in 1987 and has a vision of a society where children are educated together; confident to express their own identity and culture; and respectful of, and prepared to engage with, the identity and culture of others. We promote reconciliation in NI through Integrated Education. We do this by working with our staff team of 13 people , funded largely by the Department of Education (DE), to Grow, Promote and Support Integrated Education.

 

Our work contributes in significant ways to all eight of DE’s Strategic Priorities and we see our contributions most closely aligned to Priority 5: ‘Improve the Learning Environment- We promote equality of opportunity, respect for others, good relations and inclusivity and we provide modern, sustainable educational settings which are fit-for-purpose and facilitate shared learning.’

 

The intentions of Shared Education to educate those of different religious beliefs and socio-economic backgrounds together to promote equality, good relations, and respect for diversity, whilst delivering educational and resource benefits are whole-heartedly endorsed by NICIE.

 

Integrated Education and Shared Education share similar aspirations, as you can see by reading the NICIE Statement of Principles:

https://www.nicie.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Statement-of-Principles.pdf

 

NICIE have collaborated with Shared Education on the writing of the Pupil Pathway resource (https://www.eani.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-11/A_Pupil_Pathway_Shared_Education.pdf) and more recently, in 2022, on the delivery of our Bias Busting for Beginners programme, enabling teachers to learn about and reflect on the theory, ideas, and practice of Anti-Bias in Education (https://www.nicie.org/schools/anti-bias/).

 

Without the resource from the Shared Education team, which enabled sub-cover costs to be provided, we would have been unable to run this Anti-Bias in Education programme. We want to continue to develop our collaborative work with Shared Education in relation to Anti-Bias in Education and we know that there are exciting opportunities for us to collaborate further in the future.

Watch this space!

 

Key Contact

For further information about our collaborative work with Shared Education, please contact Lynn Johnston, Development Officer with NICIE: ljohnston@nicie.org.uk

 

Website: https://www.nicie.org/

 


Governing Bodies Association (GBA) 


The Governing Bodies Association (GBA) is the sectoral body for the 50 voluntary grammar schools in Northern Ireland. The GBA provides policy information, advice and support for schools in the voluntary sector and presents their views to the Department of Education, educational stakeholders, politicians, and the media. The GBA aims to promote, foster and develop close working relationships amongst voluntary grammar schools and with other schools and educational partners.  

Voluntary grammar schools include some of the largest schools in Northern Ireland, attracting pupils from a large catchment area and a wide range of backgrounds and communities. The sector educates over a third of the post-primary population and employs over 3000 staff. Voluntary grammar schools are diverse and inclusive institutions, committed to leading young people in a spirit of mutual understanding and respect while providing a high quality, value-added education to pupils.

The GBA receives funding from the Department of Education to facilitate our work which includes the encouragement and facilitation of Shared Education as set out in the Shared Education Act (2016).

We actively encourage Shared Education through our promotion of funding opportunities and the supporting of schools in forming effective partnerships and relationships. Around half of the schools in the sector are involved in a shared education partnership. The GBA welcomes funding opportunities to further develop shared education projects to improve the educational experience of all pupils.

 Key Contact

Dr Helen McNally Helen@gbani.org 

Queen's University, Belfast (QUB)  

The Centre for Shared Education is an applied and interdisciplinary centre for research and practice in shared education at Queen’s University Belfast. It brings together academic and research specialists in intercultural education, school collaboration, teacher education and the curriculum to develop, support and evaluate shared education in Northern Ireland and other divided societies.

The Centre’s work is organised around three interconnected strands of activity: research to increase our understanding of school-based sharing; programme activity to develop and extend the model of shared education; and training to support practitioners and foster expertise in collaborative and intercultural practice. Locally, the Centre provides two modules on behalf of EA to schools participating in shared education initiatives - ‘Diversity in the classroom’ and ‘Making your shared education partnership work’ - and offers evidence-based guidance to networks of schools seeking to advance their shared provision. The Centre has also conducted several major research studies, including projects examining the delivery and outcomes of the Shared Education Signature Project and the experiences and impact of shared education among teachers.

Beyond Northern Ireland, the Centre works with partners in other divided societies, including Israel, Kosovo and North Macedonia, to support the development of shared education in these settings and engage in reciprocal learning. In recognition of this work, the Centre hosts the UNESCO Chair in Globalising a Shared Education Model for Improving Relations in Divided Societies. More information on the Centre and its work is available at: 

https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreforSharedEducation/.

Key Contacts

Professor Tony Gallagher am.gallagher@qub.ac.uk 

Professor Joanne Hughes joanne.hughes@qub.ac.uk 


Ulster University


Professor Roger Austin has been involved since 2017 in supporting schools through a course called Collaborative Learning for Shared Education and Reconciliation (CLOSER). This course, based on a 2 day intensive workshop helps teachers learn how to extend their face to face work by using online interaction in both real time, through video-conferencing and through the use of asynchronous  discussions.

Teachers put together a plan for a 4-6 week classroom based project with their partner school and then come together for a final day of reflection and shared insight into how blended learning can sustain partnerships in a very cost-effective way.

The course has been run using originally Fronter and Collaborate and more recently both Google classroom and Office 365 with the help of colleagues in the C2K team, Eamon McAteer, Esther Woodhouse and Donna Vaughan.

Evaluation of the impact of CLOSER on the first phase of Shared work, the Shared Education Signature project, by Roger Austin and Professor Rhiannon Turner (QUB) in 2019 showed that the use of online work had been strikingly successful in helping schools build trust and working partnerships with their pupils. A second evaluation by Austin, Turner, Taggart and Davidson in 2020 covered the next phase of the Shared Education policy, (CASE) through a study of teachers’ use of blended learning following their professional development in CLOSER. Findings from this research, published in Blended and Online Learning for Global Citizenship (Hunter and Austin 2021) showed that teachers had found the course highly effective in helping them extend the ways that their pupils interacted and in building far more frequent interaction than was possible in face to face settings. Frequency of interaction was seen as critical to building trust between participants.

Insights from the work in Shared Education are feeding through to a new Erasmus project, which is examining the impact and legacy of the pandemic on teaching and learning. This project, Repurposing Education through Blended Learning (REBEL) is currently working with teachers of A level to extend classroom discussion into an online environment to increase levels of active and thoughtful participation by all pupils. Updates on this work will be provided in due course on the REBEL website ( http://rebelproject.eu)

Key Contact

Professor Roger Austin rsp.austin@ulster.ac.uk 

Contributors to Shared Education

Social Change Initiative (SCI)


Social Change Initiative (SCI) is an international organisation based in Belfast. We collaborate with activists, policy makers and funders to deliver lasting social change. Peacebuilding is a key theme of SCI’s work - we enable inclusive discussion, collaboration and good practice to support peace building across the world.  

 

The Atlantic Philanthropies, whose interests in Northern Ireland are overseen by SCI, invested over £30m in the development of shared education in Northern Ireland, to provide more opportunities for children, teachers and communities to build relationships by learning together. Among its final investments was a partnership with the NI Executive that included the Shared Education Signature Programme - a collaboration between the Department of Education, The Executive Office and The Atlantic Philanthropies.  

 

SCI took on responsibility for the Shared Education Signature Programme from Atlantic Philanthropies when the latter concluded its work in Northern Ireland in 2015.  SCI continues to follow the progress being made in mainstreaming shared education across Northern Ireland’s schools, to explore the lessons learned from its partnership with government and to offer advice and support to the partners involved.  

 

https://www.socialchangeinitiative.com

 

Key Contacts:


Padraic Quirk p.quirk@socialchangeinitiative.com 

Angela Hodkinson a.hodkinson@socialchangeinitiative.com  


Belfast City Council


Belfast City Council is currently working in partnership with the Education Authority’s Shared Education Team on a project involving nine schools across four partnerships in the Belfast area. This project is co-funded by the Council and Stena Line is being delivered over a four-year period. We are currently in year three of this project, which is a key programme in the Council’s Good Relations Action Plan. This Action Plan is supported by The Executive Office under its District Council’s Good Relations Programme and is a key T:BUC programme. You can find out more information about the work of Good Relations on the Belfast City Council website.

Key Contact

David Robinson  RobinsonDavid@belfastcity.gov.uk 


Community Relations Council (CRC)


The Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (CRC) was established in 1990 to lead and support change towards reconciliation, tolerance and mutual trust. CRC is an Arm's-Length Body of The Executive Office (TEO), a Department of the Northern Ireland Executive, and a catalyst for good inter-community and inter-cultural community relations work in the region.

CRC has been involved with Shared Education to encourage participation in, for example, Good Relations Week, the Good Relations Award, and by profiling notable Shared Education projects on our social media and monthly newsletters. CRC funded groups have also produced resources that they make available to Shared Education Partnerships.

We have also developed a new digital resource OurPeaceOurStories.com which tells the continuing story of the striving for a more peaceful and shared society within Northern Ireland.

Read more about the Community Relations Council: www.community-relations.org.uk 

Key Contacts

Peter Day  PDay@nicrc.org.uk 

Michael McGlade  mmcglade@nicrc.org.uk 


Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council


Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Good Relations Team is committed to promoting positive relationships between people of differing religious belief, political opinion and racial group. As part of this important work, and inspired by progress achieved in other areas, the team began working with the Education Authority in 2018 to add value to Shared Education activities within the borough.

Collaboratively we planned our first conference for teachers which took place in 2019. This provided an opportunity for schools to learn from each other and also to visit a ‘Marketplace’ of organisations which felt they had something to offer to SE schools in terms of facilitating sessions when pupils come together. The conference was well-received and valued, so Council and EA worked together again the following year and held their second conference in 2020.

Plans for 2021 were interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead of a teachers conference, Council set about producing the Community Connections booklet which contains information about the Marketplace organisations, together with details about funding organisations and other useful resources. The Community Connections booklet was distributed to schools throughout the borough and is available in digital form on the SE Hub. EA and Council are currently developing a new project for 2022.

The Council’s Good Relations programme, has on occasion, also made some funding available to school partnerships for projects which would allow them to further develop their relationship.

We hope to continue to support Shared Education in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area and build on progress made so far.

This project has received financial support from The Executive Office through the District Councils Good Relations Programme

Good Relations - Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council (causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk)

Key Contact

Joy Wisener Joy.Wisener@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk 

Into Film

 

Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education. We support educators to unlock the power of film to deliver transformative learning outcomes for children and young people aged 5-19 in class, extra-curricular settings and in cinemas. 

As part of our commitment to Equity, Equality, Inclusion and Diversity, we have developed a range of resources and activities specifically suited for use within the Shared Education framework. Through our free offer teachers have access to:  


We work with teachers involved in shared education partnerships to create bespoke activities incorporating the use of our free educational resources.  These curriculum linked activities include review writing sessions, shared screenings and interactive virtual projects using our Story Builder and Film Buff Challenge resources, all of which can be adapted for both primary and post primary. We are building on the success of these sessions with our new Story Builder for KS3 resource and our Prisons Memory Archive resource for post primary developed in partnership with Queen’s University. These resources will also be accompanied by free sessions delivered by Into Film staff, and again will draw on the power of film in facilitating open and constructive conversation between pupils from different schools/backgrounds.  

 

We know that the use of film can be extraordinarily beneficial in helping to break down barriers and encourage pupils to open up and express themselves more freely, so we are excited to support its use within the shared education context. 

 

“Honestly – I cannot thank you enough for everything. Your sessions were just fantastic. Our children are just buzzing and I know everyone involved left feeling so, so pleased.”  -  Teacher using Into Film for Shared Education. 

 

For more information about Into Film and to create a free account please visit www.intofilm.org

 

If you'd like to find out how we can support your shared education partnership please complete this short expression of interest form or email us at intofilmni@intofilm.org


Peace Players NI

PeacePlayers International - Northern Ireland (PeacePlayers) is a cross- community charity that uses the game of basketball to unite young people from the two historically divided traditions: British/Unionist/Loyalist, commonly generalised as Protestants; and Irish/Republican/Nationalist, commonly generalised as Catholics. Founded on the premise that children who play together can learn to live together, PeacePlayers facilitators leverage sport and its inherent lessons of teamwork, cooperation, communication and determination as a means to promote peace and reconciliation in the areas that suffer most from continued sectarianism and division. 

PeacePlayers also aims to better equip those working with children and young people to understand and teach about the dynamics of conflict through the lens of sport. PeacePlayers equips teachers, sports coaches, youth/community workers and volunteers with the skills and tools to take on an enhanced role in delivering and designing sports-based community relations activities. Through these capacity building programmes, formal and informal educators gain innovative community relations through sport ‘tools’ and offer outlets for them to apply what they’ve learned to the children and young people with whom they work.

Website:  https://peaceplayers.org/

Key Contact

Gareth Harper  gharper@peaceplayers.org 


Saphara


Saphara is a Shared Education charity whose vision is to inspire and equip young people to become the leaders of a peaceful and compassionate Northern Ireland where difference and diversity are celebrated and where the marginalised are valued, both locally and globally. Since 2009, the Saphara NI school programme has enabled over 1000 young people and their teachers to encounter each other in safe and authentic spaces, enabling deep transformation and growth.

Saphara additionally partners with schools in India bringing transformational education to 5,000 children from marginalised communities and supporting their teachers.

The innovative Saphara Be the Change Award for Year 13 students adopts the Head, Hands & Heart Model for Transformational Learning engaging young people though: 

• Learning together – workshops are held in NI partner schools, giving young people the chance to visit & work in each other’s schools. Schools will be able to partner with Indian schools through digital links.

• Acting together locally – young people, in small groups from 3 schools, will carry out practical activities such as helping with English support for newcomer children in local primary school. Responsibilities for planning & delivering these activities enable deeper relationships to develop.

• Advocating together globally – young people will plan & run joint activities including event involving NI schools & Indian schools. Developing relationships globally enhances ability to see others as agents of their own empowerment.

The Be the Change Award is supported by the Reconciliation Fund, Dublin and currently involves 138 Year 13 students and teachers from 12 schools in Northern Ireland.

For more info see www.saphara.org 

Key Contact

Paula Stronge paula.stronge@saphara.org 


The Playhouse 


The Playhouse is one of the most vibrant and loved arts centres in Northern Ireland.

Established in 1992 we are here to create community, celebrate diversity and empower people through the arts.

•          We are a global leader in using the arts to build peace, an award winning producing theatre pioneering and showcasing new work across both real and virtual worlds

•          We use the arts and education to address deep rooted social issues and promote personal development and wellbeing.

•          We matter to our locality, to the global communities we connect with, and the many diverse groups and individuals we engage with.

•          We work as a community, for the community, employing our creativity and imaginations to continually innovate and give of our best in order to offer a space to make meaning and a space that’s here for good.

 

We can assist educators with a number of programmes that can help young people explore the conflict, sectarianism, identity, human rights etc, through the medium of the arts:

 

Theatre of Witness is a form of testimonial performance performed by people sharing their personal and collective stories of suffering, transformation and peace. The work brings people together across divides of difference to bear witness to truth, healing and reconciliation.

 

In The Playhouse, or at your school as part of Shared Education, students can engage with performers and storytellers from all sides and realties of The Troubles to explore the path to healing from conflict. Workshops enable the performers to screen video footage of their original Theatre of Witness production and talk about their experiences. The workshops also give the opportunity for participants to ask questions about things that are rarely spoken about.

 

Who are the performers in TOW? Performers include former police officers, paramilitaries and relatives of those killed or injured.

What age are the workshops for?  Age 14+

How long do they last for? Approx 2hrs

Group Size? Preferably, approximately 50 pupils (one class from each school) but TOW can be adapted to meet the needs of the group

Workshops: Free to residents of Northern Ireland

Curriculum link:  History, LLW, RE, Drama, English, Government & Politics

 

 

Street Talk is a cross community art programme that engages groups of young people through exciting programmes of art workshops in a wide variety of art forms.  The project enables young people to creatively address issues including youth justice, crime and the impact of crime, citizenship, identity and human rights and the rights of a child.

 

·       Young people work with professional artists and learn a variety of skills, design their own pieces of artwork and organise their own showcase events.

·       The programme empowers young people to make positive life choices and helps to raise their aspirations by introducing them to the creative industries.

·       Young people explore positive pathways and progression routes into adulthood.

·       The programme also provides the opportunity for young people to undertake Open College Network courses including Young People and Youth Justice, and Crime Justice and Citizenship.

 

Street Talk is in a new and exciting developmental stage, to add new elements to the programme.  We are hosting a programme of creative hands-on exploratory art and research projects.  The main areas of interest that we are further exploring with young people include;

 

·       Young people and human rights

·       Identity

·       New and emerging issues since COVID – 19 Lockdown

 

Key Contacts


Kieran Smyth kierans@derryplayhouse.com 

Website: https://www.derryplayhouse.co.uk/


Politics in Action


Politics in Action seeks to amplify the voices of young people on current political and social issues by ensuring their voices are heard. We provide a structured programme for sixth formers from different religious and socio-economic backgrounds to assist them to discuss and research the issues which matter to them and to recommend how these could be addressed. We help to prepare young people for the challenges of leadership in whichever career or profession they chose to follow

How we are involved in Shared Education and help schools to deliver the SE curriculum:

Politics in Action (PIA) supports young people to learn how to listen to debates as well as contribute to discussions, to demonstrate respect for those who hold opposing views and to develop the key skills necessary to reach a mutually beneficial solution. Our structured programme for KS4 achieves the learning objective stated in the Shared Education Curriculum and also enhances teacher professional development in this area.

  Politics In Action – Northern Ireland 

Key Contact

Paul Smyth -  paul@politicsinaction.org 


Co-Operation Ireland


Co-operation Ireland is the leading peacebuilding charity on the island of Ireland, and now delivers over 30 programmes annually between communities in Northern Ireland, on a cross-border basis with people in the Republic of Ireland, and internationally with global partners in Great Britain and the USA. Most of these programmes are targeted at the young people who will decide our future. 

Our vision is a peaceful and stable Ireland where people of all backgrounds live and work together for a better future. Co-operation Ireland is committed to peace and stability through strengthening and deepening relationships between Britain and Ireland, across the island of Ireland and between communities in Northern Ireland.

All-Island Schools for Climate Action (Pilot Programme)


Co-operation Ireland is working with the Education Authority of Northern Ireland and our partners, Alison and EcoEd4All, to enhance environmental education, foster cross-border collaboration and to implement seemingly impossible actions through changing mindsets, policies and results. Teachers and students in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will not only engage in cross-border collaboration around climate action; they are going deeper and leading by example through social action. Students will take a minimum of 3 courses (Climate Change - the Facts, Transportation, Circular Economy, Biodiversity, and Water) and be assessed on their knowledge. They will then go on to put their learning into action by working together to design and execute their own social action campaigns that will address one of the environmental themes.

To learn more please visit https://alison.com/media-centre/news/all-island-schools-4-climate-action 

Amazing The Space: 

Amazing the Space is a schools-based programme which seeks to give young people a voice as they work in partnership together on peacebuilding projects which promote good relations and nurture respect among students and their schools across Northern Ireland and the border counties.

The programme began in 2016 with the creation of Peace Pledges from over 400 schools across Northern Ireland and the border counties. In 2019 a Peace Pledge Tree was unveiled in Ebrington Park overlooking the River Foyle in Derry-Londonderry, celebrating our young people’s aspirations for a peaceful future together. To date Amazing the Space has involved over 10,000 students with initiatives that provide young people with a voice in peacebuilding. We have worked with Schools across the country including Ballycastle, Ballymena, Ballynahinch, Bangor, Belfast, Derry-Londonderry, and Newry and South Armagh.

Students undertake projects relating to the themes of peacebuilding through the Arts, understanding Cultures and Traditions, through Sport, and engaging with Authority. In previous years Schools have worked together to enhance their student’s experience through interactive workshops, field visits, and presenting their projects to their school communities. Amazing the Space provides a great opportunity for our young people to meet new peers and build positive friendships together through this engaging education programme.

If you would like to know more information about Amazing the Space check out our website – https://cooperationireland.org/projects/amazing-the-space/

Key Contacts

Morgan O-Toole motoole@cooperationireland.org 

 Andrew McAnallen    amcanallen@cooperationireland.org 

The Rainbow Project 

The Rainbow Project is a health organisation that works to improve the physical, mental & emotional health and well-being of Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, queer, intersex and asexual people in Northern Ireland. They are the foremost LGBTQIA+ organisations and have two centres: one in Belfast city centre and the other in Foyle, L’Derry. 

The Rainbow Project supports staff to deliver hate crime advocacy and relationships and sexuality education across Northern Ireland. They worked to understand the needs of the community through listening and research, this is then translates these needs into organisational priorities for engaging with government and statutory services.  They have worked with Shared Education for a number of years to improve education settings and major focus of their work has been to make schools safe and welcoming for LGBTQIA+ young people and providing support and training of educators.

https://www.rainbow-project.org/ 

Key Contact

Aisling Twomey  aisling@rainbow-project.org 


Leon Edu


The Leonedu Team brings a wealth of experience to the Shared Education platform. With a genuine commitment to change, excellence, learning and growth, Leonedu facilitators design programmes which

·         build on existing strengths

·         inspire and transform thinking and behaviours

·         connect people to the strategic vision and purpose of learning organisations

·         challenge beliefs and capability to promote greater confidence and lasting change

Leonedu has been involved in developing and delivering TPL modules for Middle and Senior Leaders of Shared Education since 2019.Our aim is to provide participants with an understanding of the leadership features and strategies necessary to lead a Learning Organisation into partnerships and wider networks.


We actively promote understanding of the shared education ethos and the opportunities that partnership working can bring to organisations. We draw on a wide range of research to identify and explore the appropriate conditions to create a culture of collaboration.


The theme of wellbeing runs through all our work. We believe people learn best when they are psychologically safe, healthy and happy. Consequently, our courses are designed to offer a balanced blend of support and challenge and there is a sustained focus on experiential learning.

Our facilitators bring a high level of emotional intelligence and a generous amount of good humor to curate nurturing learning spaces in which participants feel at ease to explore and share best practice. The tools we provide for school leaders to embed shared practice include clarity on values and vision; understanding of purpose; effective communication skills; emotional intelligence and leadership agility in an evolving educational landscape.

 

https://weareleonedu.com/

 

Key Contact

Nichola Lynagh nicholalynagh@weareleonedu.com