Ep4: Peace Building in Schools with Roy Leighton

02/15/23 • 30 min

Welcome to the Principled podcast.

In this episode, Matt Hall and Gill Kelly of Making Stuff Better talk to author Roy Leighton.
They discuss various topics based around the theme of belonging, including: why inclusion is so vital but belonging can potentially be dangerous - in a certain context; why he's always been fascinated by the work of Johan Galtung; and how safe, sacred spaces can be truly transformative to a school.

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To find the resources Roy mentioned, look here:

Positive Peace Cambridge: https://www.positivepeacecambridge.org/

CPERG: https://www.cperg.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-leighton-mphil-cantab-frsa-6b0254/?originalSubdomain=uk

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To get in touch, please find us online here:

Website: https://makingstuffbetter.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/makingstuffbetterltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Makstubet/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingstuffbetter/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stuff_better?lang=en

Additional links to follow:

Matt Hall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hall-msb/

Gill Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillkelly/

Naomi Ward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-ward-098a1535/

Welcome to the Principled podcast.

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To find the resources Roy mentioned, look here:

Positive Peace Cambridge: https://www.positivepeacecambridge.org/

CPERG: https://www.cperg.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-leighton-mphil-cantab-frsa-6b0254/?originalSubdomain=uk

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To get in touch, please find us online here:

Website: https://makingstuffbetter.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/makingstuffbetterltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Makstubet/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingstuffbetter/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stuff_better?lang=en

Additional links to follow:

Matt Hall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hall-msb/

Gill Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillkelly/

Naomi Ward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-ward-098a1535/

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Ep3: What Can A Folk Festival Teach Us about Belonging?

Welcome to the Principled podcast.

In this episode, Matt Hall and Gill Kelly of Making Stuff Better talk to Joe Heap, the Festival Director of the Towersey Festival.
They discuss various topics based around the theme of belonging, including: why there is so much to learn about a sense of belonging from a long-running festival; the role that ancestry and history can potentially play in helping to foster a sense of identity within schools; and how people can feel the spirit of belonging in vastly different ways.
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To get in touch with Joe, you can find him online here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-heap-3650092/
Towersey Festival: https://www.towerseyfestival.com/

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To get in touch, please find us online here:

Website: https://makingstuffbetter.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/makingstuffbetterltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Makstubet/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingstuffbetter/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stuff_better?lang=en

Additional links to follow:

Matt Hall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hall-msb/

Gill Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillkelly/

Naomi Ward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-ward-098a1535/

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Ep5: Zahara Chowdhury: How Schools Should Be

Welcome to the Principled podcast.

In this episode, Matt Hall and Gill Kelly of Making Stuff Better talk to Founder of the School Should Be community, Zahara Chowdhury.
They discuss various topics based around the theme of belonging, including: why leadership can be incredibly lonely, and the ways in which leaders can feel more connected; how to integrate new staff into a school in a more holistic way; and how not contributing for the first three months can actually lead to greater long-term insight into an organisation.
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To get in touch with Zahara, find her online here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaharachowdhury/

Schools Should Be: https://www.schoolshouldbe.com/

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To get in touch, please find us online here:

Website: https://makingstuffbetter.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/makingstuffbetterltd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Makstubet/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingstuffbetter/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stuff_better?lang=en

Additional links to follow:

Matt Hall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hall-msb/

Gill Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillkelly/

Naomi Ward: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-ward-098a1535/