Come and Discuss...Thriving Schools and Trusts Bridget Harrison, Katrina Lambert, Antonia Spinks and Sam Compton

This Come and Discuss session is a chance to hear from network members on their approach to leading a thriving school or trust.

You will have the opportunity to hear from:

• How well do we really know the people we lead? — Bridget Harrison
  Drawing on both lived experience and trust-wide leadership practice, this session explores the often overlooked 'hidden layer' of staff experience, including long-term health conditions, caring responsibilities and other unseen challenges that shape how people experience work. Bridget will consider how leaders can create cultures where honesty feels safe, where assumptions about resilience are challenged, and where inclusion extends beyond pupils to encompass the adults who work alongside them. 
  

• Trust wide community collaboration — Katrina Lambert
  Harnessing the power of Communities of Practice (CoPs) to influence change at scale. Come and discuss: 
  - Leading CoP growth and development
  - Engaging CoPs to enhance domain specific professional development
  - Balancing the nuance of Trust priorities with CoP autonomy 
  

• Authentic leadership; inclusive cultures — Antonia Spinks
  Leadership and organisational culture are inseparable. Drawing on two projects within our Trust - a research study exploring organisational culture and the development of a Trust-wide leadership framework - this presentation examines how understanding culture can inform leadership, and how authentic, inclusive leadership helps create cultures where people and organisations can thrive.  It will offer practical reflections on using evidence to shape leadership and leadership to shape culture.
  

• Shared culture and a shared sense of direction — Sam Compton
  The Creative Learning Partnership Trust’s (CLPT’s) mission is to create transformational educational opportunities, promote social justice and unlock individual freedom. Guided by a clear set of values and beliefs, the Trust shapes its strategic priorities to ensure sustainable growth whilst keeping children at the heart of everything it does and ensuring its community-based approach & local partnerships remain fundamental to the children & communities served. Vision 30 positions the Trust at the heart of its communities - supporting every child and every family through every stage of life. Our mission remains timeless, but our vision is this five-year plan: to measure success by the impact we make.