Real Schools - The Inner Circle Podcast

So much of becoming a truly restorative school focuses on interactions between students and teachers. But what about us? How do we become a restorative staff and seize the most powerful opportunity we have to influence our students and families ... our example. Our teachers, leaders and non-teaching staff are all role models in our school communities. What’s the work required to attend to this critical component of our schools in order to support the work of implementation? That’s the question this podcast seeks to answer.

In this podcast, Adam unpacks the importance of a reflective staff. This is, of course, is in contrast to the staff that’s judgemental of themselves and others. To achieve this, we take a deep dive into the Restorative Operating Domains, discussing several was to use these for meaningful reflection and also how to create the habit in those you lead of reflecting for constant improvement and adjustment.

In this podcast, Adam takes a forensic look at Shame - why we have it, what does it do for us and how can it make a real mess of everything. Shame is the one emotion that every teacher and school leader needs a sound working understanding of. Shame tells us when we’ve done the right thing and also, importantly, the wrong thing. When we can see its presence as a signal for positive action, we can start to harness its undoubtable power for a positive shift in conduct within our schools.

In schools, it’s so important to be prepared for the unexpected. When that unexpected event comes, and it causes people significant harm, a formal school conference can be the perfect way to ensure that you aren’t dealing with the fallout for months. In this podcast, Adam provides a succinct and clear roadmap for planning, implementing and following through on a formal conference in such a way that your school is actually better for the effort you’ve gone to.

In this podcast, Adam Voigt unpacks the mindset required by School Leaders to embrace conflict as a normal and healthy part of a relational system, such as a school - and then what we need to do about it.