Leading system redesign: the road to transformation
Many countries are exploring how their school systems might need
to be redesigned in order to meet the changing societal demands of
the 21st century.
This conference will share the varied ways in which
different countries approach the redesign of schools and education
systems.
Day one: redesigning learning
A full day focused on classroom practice. Explore student
leadership, formative assessment or competency-based learning in a
workshop format in the morning. In the afternoon the spotlight will
be on creativity,
Day two: redesigning schooling
School leaders and practitioners from around the world will
showcase how they are redesigning their schools with examples
including merging of phases, ‘stage not age’, flexible time
schedules, curriculum redesign, smaller units within schools and
vertical tutoring.
Day three: redesigning leadership
The focus will be on school, and system,
leadership. In England, school leaders are redesigning school
leadership – often including students – and taking on broader,
system leadership. What does this look like? Is it happening in
other countries? What are the implications for the future?
What is system redesign?
System redesign is an approach to schooling, and in particular
to the transformation of education, based on the belief that
individual schools and educators are not only the appropriate
source of systemic change in education, but the best source. It
turns the traditional top-down approach to education design on its
head and asserts that by designing every aspect of a school to meet
the needs of the community it serves, an education system that is
truly personalised to the needs of learners is possible.
This is an ambitious agenda but it is already happening around
the world, as schools individually address the challenge of meeting
learners’ needs. At the heart of all system redesign is the
question, what can we do differently to raise student
attainment?
As the conference approaches we will post case studies of system
redesign in action on this site.