Learning for Transformation
Enabling organisations to transform learning culture.
This is a boutique consultancy that specialises in enabling an organisation to transform its learning culture. Whilst there are set courses on offer, other courses can be developed reflecting the needs of the organisation. Courses can be delivered in person, by zoom or a combination of both formats. There are set hours for some courses, however, the courses can occur over one day or a combination of shorter time periods. Some courses are provided in small group format or individually whilst there can be negotiation with other courses.
Book a consultation if you are interested in one of the courses or would like to discuss a combination of courses on offer or other options.
Services
Middle Leaders
The course is developed from the needs of Middle Leaders specifically in secondary schools but can be adapted to Middle Leaders in primary schools.
Some of the options are:
- Improving student performance through student-centred leadership
- Developing a cohesive subject team
- Strengthening interpersonal relationships in a collegial environment
- Having challenging conversations whilst keeping the relationship in tact
- Strengthening resilience and well-being whilst leading
- Dealing with a range of complex people- staff, students & parents
Developing Collective Teacher Efficacy
Recent research has shown that collective teacher efficacy is a component in improving student performance.
This course uses the Collective Teacher Efficacy to gauge the current efficacy of teachers in a subject department then workshops how to improve this efficacy. It examines the components of CTE and the conditions & practices that need to be in place to develop CTE. The course workshops practical ways that CTE can be strengthened at the whole school level and subject department level.
Building Positive Relationships
This course is aimed at leaders as well as classroom teachers. Teachers initially complete a Teacher Efficacy survey to gauge their current efficacy then workshops how to improve their own efficacy and build a cohesive classroom.
The course involves workshops with practical ways about how to build positive classroom relationships by developing a relationship with every student in the class by understanding them as people, establishing classroom norms that involve honesty & trust together, giving students choice in their learning, by flipping language from negative to positive, knowing each as a learner, by strengthening student internal motivation & engagement and more.
Strengthen Staff Well-being
6 hours | Fee: $1200
Offers insights and skills that can be implemented immediately. Participants are presented with a framework and a process for making more effective choices in life. The purpose is to strengthen staff wellbeing in these difficult times. Small group.
Instructional Leadership
Fees: $1200 (6 hours) + 3 x $200(per person)
6 hours with 3 video or phone coaching sessions. Based on the five dimensions and 3 capabilities of Vivianne Robinson’s Best Evidence Synthesis published in 2009. Input, discussion, developing a plan for implementation with the purpose of improving student learning outcomes.
Leading With a Difference
6 hours | Fee: $1200
Offers insights and skills to lead more effectively. Participants are presented with the 6 L’s of Lead Management with active participation in how to implement each.
A Whole School Approach to Positive Student Well-being
Fee: $200 per hour as required
With anxiety and mental health issues becoming more prevalent in schools, there is a need for schools to plan and implement an approach to student wellbeing that is based on student motivation and engagement. A framework and process are presented for this whole school approach. A plan is developed with ongoing support provided.
Dealing with Conflict
Fee: $800 + 4 x $200(per person)
Short term and long term- 4 hours with 4×1 hour coaching sessions.
A framework and process are modelled. The purpose is to enable people to deal more effectively with conflict and maintain the relationship with the person in the conflict situation.
Team Building
6 hours | Fee: $1200
It is widely accepted that an effective team is a team who has clarity of vision and direction, has an agreed approach to working together, works collegially and values relationships whilst at the same time, valuing individual gifts. Team members are presented with a framework that will build or strengthen the team.
About the Director
The Director of the company is Debbie Buscall. She has extensive experience as a senior leader in education. She held the position of the principal of a large co-education secondary school for 9 years. During her leadership the College was awarded an Australian Award for Teaching Excellence in the Category of School and the Community. Below is an extract from the award:
“The success of the College’s wide-ranging reforms is evident in significant and sustained improvement in academic performance. Student engagement and retention has increased..with students seeing their education as more meaningful, interesting, challenging and worthwhile, and student behaviour reflects a positive learning environment.”
Debbie held the position of Secondary School Consultant, being responsible for 10 secondary schools. She has also held the position of Director of School Performance where she was responsible for 40 schools both primary and secondary schools. She is widely read on leadership, staff and student wellbeing, instructional leadership, student motivation and engagement, teacher efficacy and collective teacher efficacy as well as building quality relationships in an organisation. She has implemented a whole school positive approach to student wellbeing.
She has led professional learning to develop the instructional leadership of subject coordinators in numerous secondary schools.
She is a Basic Intensive Training Instructor in Dr. W. Glasser’s Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, Lead Management. She is qualified to run Basic Intensive Weeks, Basic Practicum, Advanced Practicum. She has implemented Choice Theory as the underlying platform for a whole school approach to student and staff well-being.
She is currently doing her PHD through Newcastle University exploring collective teacher efficacy in subject departments in secondary schools.
NB: If non-Sydney Metropolitan travel is involved then the cost of travel and accommodation is in addition to the fee for the course.
