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Earn your

Foundation Certificate in Resonant School Change

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The challenge

Schools often struggle with the outsourcing of decision-making, leading to initiatives that fail to resonate with their unique needs and values. Without a strong sense of organisational confidence and a commitment to inside-out change, sustainable transformation remains elusive.

Join the Work Collaborative Movement

Create change that resonates across your education community.

Our immersive 3-month course empowers purpose-driven education leaders to develop the skills and confidence to drive sustainable, high-impact change in their school communities. Graduate as a Founding Associate of Work Collaborative.

About us

We’re Shane and Efraim, former school leaders, and we understand firsthand the challenges schools face when decision-making is outsourced. We believe that to achieve resonant transformation, change must be grounded in the unique needs and aspirations of each school community. That's why we've created this immersive 6-month course, where we'll share the transformative insights that have helped over 100 courageous education leaders successfully lead inside-out change that resonates throughout their organisations.

Why we made this course

At Work Collaborative, we are dedicated to empowering purpose-driven education leaders like you to amplify your impact by leading change from within your school communities. With a powerful combination of monthly workshops, ongoing peer coaching, and dedicated space for reflection, we will draw from our work to guide you in developing the organisational confidence and authenticity needed to drive meaningful, sustainable change that aligns with the deeper purpose and values of your school.

This course uses strategies from our best-selling book, Change Starts Here.

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In this course you will:

Ignite Inside-Out Change

Gain the tools and mindset to lead change from within your school community, ensuring alignment with your organisation's values, vision and people

Nurture Organisational Confidence

Develop the courage and authenticity needed to empower your school to make decisions with confidence and drive resonant change.

Join a Purposeful Community

Become part of the Work Collaborative movement, a community committed to inside-out change in education, and graduate with the title of Founding Associate.

Acquire Practical Skills

Learn and apply proven strategies and frameworks for leading sustainable, high-impact change in your school community.

How the Course Empowers You to Lead Inside-Out Change with Confidence

  • Engage in monthly workshops to deepen your understanding of inside-out change leadership, guided by Work Collaborative's groundbreaking approach

  • Reflect on your school's unique change goals with the support of a trusted peer coach, ensuring alignment with your organisation's deeper purpose and values

  • Develop a carefully considered action plan and receive ongoing guidance as you courageously navigate the challenges of driving resonant change in your school community

  • Graduate with the title of Founding Associate of Work Collaborative, joining a purposeful community committed to inside-out change in education

Here's how it works

Over three months, engage in monthly workshops to deepen your understanding of inside-out change leadership, featuring insights from Work Collaborative's transformative approach

Reflect on your school's unique change goals with the support of a trusted peer coach, ensuring alignment with your organisation's deeper purpose and values

Develop a carefully considered action plan and receive ongoing guidance from Work Collaborative as you courageously navigate the challenges of driving resonant change in your school community

Graduate with the title of Founding Associate of Work Collaborative, joining a purposeful community committed to inside-out change in education. Included is lifetime access to course materials and the Work Collaborative community

 FAQs

  • This course is designed for purpose-driven education leaders, including principals, headteachers, and senior leadership team members, who are committed to driving sustainable, high-impact change in their school communities.

  • This programme, based on the 8-Step Organisational Change Model, prioritises a community-driven approach to change, establishing trust and psychological safety as foundations this course utilises powerful questions to guide reflection and collaboration.

  • This is a 3 month course with weekly sessions and reflective activities. It starts in January 2025 and concludes in March. You will be guided to contextualise your learning between each session, so that learning is immediate and impactful.