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An introduction to Action Learning Sets and how to use them An Action Learning Set is a group of peers, normally a team, who come together to solve a problem or challenge and improve their practice through active reflection. In this video Jo Small, who has been using and training Action Learning Sets for over twenty years (so is an expert in this sort of thing) provides a step-by-step introduction into how to use Action Learning. The video breaks down like this: 0:00 Introduction and What is an Action Learning Set? 0:14 Key Principles 0:32 The focus of and Action Learning Set 0:49 Who takes part? 0:57 The key benefits 1:18 Having a shared focus 1:50 The model 2:07 The three roles in an Action Learning Set 2:36 Bidding Round 3:13 Presenter Round 3:50 Open Questioning Round 4:41 Ideas and Suggestions Round 5:58 Actions and Reflections Round 6:41 The process and Action Learning Set timings 7:36 Ending The music track featured in this video is 'A Bright Future' and has been used under licence from Soundrangers. The photographic assets used in this video have been obtained under license from Shutterstock.

Really pleased with this.
Our new video on Action Learning Sets
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I enjoyed joining in virtually but it looks like you had a lovely bright sunny day there in person!

Participant quote: It gave me strategies to cope, empowered me to do what I had to do and say, and my confidence increased as a result"

Participant quote: It gave me confidence to try new solutions, with no judgement, and took me out of my comfort zone

Participant quote: Thinking time actually gave me more time

Participant quote: I'm a better leader and a better person for it

If you're in a college/school/ITP delivering or planning #TLevels, the fully funded ETF T Level Leadership Mentoring Programme can help you reflect and develop. For leaders, teachers, IP officers and more.

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I ended up spraying it into my hands then massaging in at first because the spray sound freaked him out, but then was able to part fur (lots of fur!) near key areas and spray directly (and still rub in a bit) 🐈‍⬛

And it was stress related so Zylkene capsules helped too 😻

Anicura Cat Spray for Dry & Itchy Skin Our Cat Spray was originally developed with the belief that the skin can overcome any problems when being given the right nutrients and care. Our Spray contains a multitude of natural oils that all ai...

This stuff worked wonders for us: anicura.co.uk/products/cat...

Good read and also great to listen to the livestream with Gavin, Vikki and Ben this morning on LinkedIn #FE #Skills

Excited for vague assonance 😂

A lady with glasses and pink lipstick looking through the middle of a Christmas wreath made of real spruce with a blue ribbon and cinnamon sticks and dried orange and pinecones.

Very pleased with my first attempt at wreath making. I’m not usually a practical crafty person but this was a really therapeutic evening out with a friend. Plus they gave us Christmas quiche and cranberry sausage rolls 🎄🥧

Charlotte Tilbury packaging is the worst for this so if you have anything of hers I’d blame that!

Making explaining less scary could boost learning | BPS Students who feel they don’t grasp material are often more hesitant to use certain highly effective learning strategies; the right framing could help them overcome those nerves.

Students who feel they don’t grasp material are often more hesitant to use certain highly effective learning strategies - but the right framing could help them overcome those nerves: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Absolutely, whilst trying to keep my own lasagne reasonably layered 😂 Shout whenever you want to sieve the bolognese 😂

Hope you’re well, good sir!

Was once blessed to meet Professor David Whitebread, who was the first Lego Professor. He said to me "The problem with the world today, is that there's not enough mucking about!"
And he was right.
Mucking about lowers cortisol and increases oxytocin & serotonin!
= Relaxation, connection & #JOY
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Loved David W. Whenever I ran an outreach event he was the first to ask for a t-shirt and get stuck in with whatever exciting nonsense I had planned! 🥰

Lessons Learnt? - Sutton Trust A brief history of school policy reforms going back to the 1980s and how these have impacted on performance and outcomes.

I have a report out today with The Sutton Trust looking back at the huge array of reforms over the past few decades and asking if they've made a difference.

What's got better, what's got worse, and what are the challenges for the new government?

www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

I think my worst ever was “Stop offering your classmates a lick of your Frube” in the dinner hall 😳

Fogo on Bold Street has always been tasty for me, and Mowgli, also on Bold Street 😊

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2024, Disco at the Proms Break out the sequins as Andi Oliver invites us to a night of classic floor-fillers.

BBC Disco at the Proms was a joyous and uplifting watch and listen last night. Recommended if you want a sofa boogie. I also enjoyed the zooming in on the percussionist playing the glockenspiel during ‘Heaven must be missing an angel’! 🎶🎺🎷

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

It’s true, so many in rescue, and apparently as well as the photo/Insta thing there’s also a lot of people still really superstitious about black cats too 😢 🐈‍⬛

Oh god, yes! Pretty sure I saw a Walliams once too!

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Hello #Edusky! Former teacher here, now work for the Education & Training Foundation. Particularly interested in FE and ITE. I currently coach and mentor T Level teachers and leaders.

a white cat is peeking out from behind a couch and asking how are you ALT: a white cat is peeking out from behind a couch and asking how are you

Hello!

Yay! Hope you’re well 💜

Beautiful, sunny, fragrant visit to the 100th Southport Flower Show 🌸 🌷 🌹 🌺🌼🌻🌿

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He knows it too! 😻

And you! 😻