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Leadership Team Effectiveness Report
Michael Fullan’s work, ‘Coherence’ identifies four drivers for school improvement, all of which are directly linked to the effectiveness of the school leadership team: Focused direction to build collective purpose, Cultivating collaborative
Leadership Efficacy & Development in School Leaders
A Summary Report of Educational Leadership How do teachers perceive leadership in education? How do school leaders perceive their abilities? What strengths and opportunities for development do our leaders in education
Schools Cultural Maturity Report
What is a positive, dynamic culture? And how do you know whether you’ve got a good one? Strong organisational culture resides beneath the readily observed systems and practices of organisations yet
Supportive Conversations Toolkit: Conversational Leadership
Sentis Education is proud to present our ‘How to Have Supportive Conversations’ Toolkit. This kit is designed to guide you through conducting a supportive conversation as part of your leadership role.The toolkit has
Emotional Intelligence in Schools Report
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage one's own emotions and those of others. EI is essential for school leaders facing complex and dynamic daily challenges. School leaders who have
Empowering Adult Learner Agency
HOW DO WE DEVELOP a school culture where the learning of every child and every teacher is a focus and a priority? Building learner agency is a vital foundation for creating an
5 Reasons Why Wellbeing Programs Fail
Wellbeing has become a priority for every organisation. There is no denying the importance of people having a strong sense of physical, social and psychological wellness. Clearly, the benefits to employers are great
‘The Five Practices of Resilience’
"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way
Sentis Education LEADQ Leadership Themes Report 2020
The Leadership Efficacy and Development Quotient (LEADQ 360) Leadership Trends Report is based on detailed interviews with 412 leaders who were asked to rate their own performance against eight leadership dimensions - the
You Can’t Always Protect Your Students From Adversity – But You Can Prepare Them For It
Building Student Resilience—A Research-Based Approach That Works. It’ll come as no surprise that resilience is a highly valuable trait to have. A key pillar for living a happy, fulfilling life, individuals with high
White Paper: Leading to Insight – The Science Behind Becoming an Innovative Leader
Implementing continual change. Providing world-class learning experiences. Developing new and improved systems. These are just some of the challenges that leaders face as they strive to improve results and sustain a robust
White Paper: The Seven Core Practices to Become a Resilient Leader
Why do some leaders crumble under pressure while others prosper during upheavals? Why is it that change or incidents send some leaders into a spin and others calmly dealing with whatever is
Ky’s Story promotes autism awareness in Australia and beyond
Ky has autism. He’s one of 230,000 in Australia. That’s nearly one in every 100 people. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex lifelong developmental disability. It affects a person’s ability to communicate,
Brain animations make big impact
In 2012, Sentis launched our Brain Animation Series, taking viewers on a tour of the brain by translating complex psychology and neuroscience concepts into plain English. Since then, the short and snappy animations
Do great leaders need to be great followers?
Anyone who’s ever Googled the term ‘leadership’ knows there are as many differing definitions as there are drops of water in the ocean. There are also a plethora of labels indicating an individual’s
Leaders identify key challenge to managing change
The first webinar in Sentis' Leadership and Learning series focused on what leaders can do whilst "Leading through change". We share some of the key themes identified by leaders during that forum, including
5 critical steps to wellbeing at work
Did you know that only 52% of employees believe their workplace is mentally healthy? Or that over 60% of employees needing time off for a mental health condition wouldn’t share the real reason
Rewiring the brain to build resilience and resolve
In these times of change and uncertainty, organisations which remain successful have identified and invited resilient and resolute employees to take their place as leaders within the business. The case for nurturing resilience
What is wellbeing at work anyway?
Work can positively contribute to your mental health and provide you with a sense of purpose. It can also make you sick and there is no shortage of people writing about the benefits of