The Transforming Education Summit is a three-day leadership development programme for Headteachers, Senior Leaders, Policy makers, Governors etc. to come together to explore ideas for transforming education to best meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world.
Hosted in the beautiful grounds of Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking, this is an opportunity to meet with other colleagues working in educational leadership to share reflections, experiences, best practice and supportive approaches to enable a thriving future for the next generation.
ThoughtBox is one of the UK’s leading
transformative learning organisations.
DR MORGAN PHILLIPS | HEAD OF INSIGHT - GLOBAL ACTION PLAN | UK
ABOUT THIS GATHERING
Schools hold the power to transform communities by transforming the learning that happens within.
As we face growing levels of mental ill-health, inequality, polarisation and an increasing climate & biodiversity crisis, more and more young people are finding themselves adrift, and our education system is struggling to respond. A recent education survey of 7000 teachers showed that 85% of teachers in England are not confident that the current education system is preparing pupils well for the future, and schools are now struggling to recruit enough teachers to effectively run a school.
A growing number of leaders now recognise that something has got to give.
Whilst changes in governmental policy take time, there is now a great deal happening on the ground to both meet the symptoms and address the root causes of our nested crises. This summit is an opportunity to explore and share together examples of transformative practices, pedagogies and policies to help support and co-create healthier learning communities.
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Extract taken from The Rebooting Education Report 2023 from Reboot the Future and Cambridge University Press.
Across the three days, we will journey from What is… to What if… to What now… in our role as system-leaders co-creating a future-fit education. This unique leadership-development programme offers you the space and time to:
Come together with other leaders to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of education in a VUCA world
Examine the symptoms we’re addressing in our schools and explore the root causes
Share examples of current best-practice and opportunities for implementing positive shifts
Explore tools, strategies and practices to support Triple WellBeing within educational settings
Leave with tools, action-points, policy-mapping strategies
Join an ongoing collaborative community
Pause, reflect, connect and refresh in a beautiful part of the UK
This leadership-development retreat is designed to support you to grow resilience as a leader, share stories and strengthen practical experience alongside a community of supportive peers. It is an opportunity to step back from your context and take time to reflect, refresh and regenerate. At the end of this summit, there will be an opportunity to continue conversations by joining the Leadership Alliance and an ongoing community of practice.
KEY DETAILS
Dates: NEW DATES COMING SOON
Timings: COMING SOON
Location: The Centre for Future Thinking,
Hawkwood College, Stroud, UK. GL6 7QY
Cost: £900 per delegate (“a sliding scale of bursaries available up to 100%)
Cost includes all meals and refreshments, course materials and full access to the venue’s amenities and grounds, plus two nights bed & breakfast accommodation in a private room.
**NB: We never wish for budget to get in the way of good practice and have bursaries and lower payment options available should cost restrict your capacity to attend. Reach out and we’ll be happy to support.
LEARN MORE AND SECURE YOUR PLACE
This retreat is limited to 20 places only.
If you have any questions about the programme or would like a quick discovery call, please drop us a line at rachel@thoughtboxeducation.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
RACHEL MUSSON
Rachel Musson is an educator, Triple WellBeing facilitator, RSA fellow and thought-leader on regenerative education and holistic wellbeing in schools. As a secondary school teacher and curriculum designer with 20 years’ experience, Rachel has shared progressive, transformative and practical ideas through her work with students and teachers whilst living in the UK and across the global north and south. Rachel is currently working with global industry leaders and education ministers on education reform policy, hosting leadership trainings and teacher CPD and delivering keynote speeches on transforming education at international conferences.
HOLLY EVERETT
Holly is our new Director of Community, bringing a rich experience of working within education leadership and designing immersive programmes which inspire people to treat others and the planet as they would wish to be treated. After qualifying as a secondary school English teacher, Holly moved into the non-profit sector, where she has spent five years designing, developing and delivering education programmes and resources addressing issues from bullying to digital literacy, mental wellbeing and sustainability. Holly was the driving force behind the recent Rebooting Education teacher survey.
PAUL WARWICK
Paul is the Head of the Centre for Sustainable Futures at the University of Plymouth and a freelance member of the ThoughtBox team. Over his career, Paul has had leading roles in developing a variety of educational innovation and reform initiatives for learning communities, focused on Citizenship Education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). His work mainly focuses on curriculum development, pedagogic change and participatory research, working with a diverse network of educators to support pathways towards transformative learning.
ANNIE TEMPEST
Formerly a Principal Consultant for the International Education Agency as well as as Headteacher for over 20 years, Annie has had extensive experience in school leadership, both nationally and internationally. Annie has worked with government departments in the UK and abroad. She was an Associate of the Innovation Unit and was able to bring policy making at national level to impact at school level. She has led four schools to receive ‘Excellent’ Ofsted reports. Her most recent role was Director of Education for the Falkland Islands Government.