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Innovation Unit tools cover a range of subjects and most can be used with either large or small groups. Before we share our tools with people, we like to understand about their proposed use. When requesting a copy of one or more of our tools please can you let us know what you plan to use it (them) for, the name of your organisation and what problems and challenges you face in making innovation happen in your organisation? This helps us think about how we might develop new tools to meet differing challenges. Innovation Unit is a not for profit social enterprise committed to helping leaders in public services to innovate and we are therefore happy to make tools available for free on the basis they are for non-commercial use. If you are seeking to use our tools as part of a commercial programme of work, please let us know and we would be happy to discuss an arrangment which includes a non-exclusive licence fee to cover usage which we would reinvest in development of new tools. Delta 6
This two part booklet and resource pack is for use with leadership teams or wider groups such as governing bodies of a network of schools. The toolkit, which was developed with school leaders, can be used to think about and prioritise the key global, national and local challenges we face and how your school can respond to them. It includes think pieces from leading figures, as well as interactive activities and a facilitators guide. For a PDF copy of Delta 6 please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . (Please see note, in bold, at top of this page for information to include in request email). To-Be
To-Be provides a set of tools and techniques which allow you to look at your Next Practice idea from a different perspective. To-Be allows you to identify what needs to be changed, how you need to change it and how you are doing to do it. It is a participative approach which brings the ideas and insights of lots of people together, to design new ways of working. It allows the surfacing of choices which can then be taken and it also helps create a positive intent to design a better way of working. It is a systematic approach and is aimed at how you organise, collaborate and lead schools and school networks through radical change. For a PDF copy of To-Be please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . (Please see note, in bold, at top of this page for information to include in request email). Looking to Learn
This three part booklet is a guide to innovative and disciplined collaborative enquiry. It outlines an approach that combines peer observation and written accounts of practice. The booklet sets out the background and rationale to this approach and outlines an overview and step-by-step guide to undertaking Looking to Learn. There are also four guides designed to support those who wish to convene or lead the enquiry process and the creation of written accounts. Finally, two example accounts of practice are featured. For a PDF copy of Looking to Learn please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . (Please see note, in bold, at top of this page for information to include in request email). The Leadership and Governance Landing Pad
A facilitated toolkit which enables constructive dialogue around five complex issues; context, action, purpose, leadership and governance. It explores system leadership from a number of different perspectives. For a PDF copy of this toolkit please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . (Please see note, in bold, at top of this page for information to include in request email). Self Evaluation Activity
These self evaluation materials are designed to prompt discussion and reflection about your innovation project. Completing the activity will support you and your colleagues to review your starting point and success criteria; evaluate plans and progress to date; revisit and revise plans in light of progress and changes in context or priorities. For a PDF copy of this toolkit please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . (Please see note, in bold, at top of this page for information to include in request email). Picture This! Planning for Personalisation
Innovation Unit worked intensively with practitioners on personalised learning. Together we looked at how it translates into practice for schools, for pupils, teachers and wthe wider community. The Pictures This! toolkit includes the learning from experiences of practitioners and Local Authorities from across England. For a PDF copy of this toolkit please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . (Please see note, in bold, at top of this page for information to include in request email). Futuresight
People taking part in the Futuresight events are encouraged to look at trends in society that are likely to affect the future of schools, consider what impact combinations of these trends could have on the future shape of schooling and then construct a 'preferred future' based on their own beliefs and values. Finally, people are encouraged to reflect on the differences between their current reality and their preferred futures and to indentify what is going to speed them and up, and what is going to slow them down. A freestanding Futuresight programme is now available to schools, networks and partnerships. It has been developed in partnership with the OECD, NCSL, Demos and Innovation Unit. It builds on a set of scenarios developed from OECD trends and offers extensive workshop materials for disciplined and creative thinking about the future. For a copy of this toolkit please click here. All-Age SchoolingThis practitioner written guide gives you the background to all-age schooling with some examples of the challenges you may face, with possible solutions. For a PDF copy of the guide please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . (Please see note, in bold, at top of this page for information to include in request email).
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