Restart-Ed: real school improvement
Organisational consultancy, coaching and professional development - helping schools become better places in which to work and learn
Leading change in schools is difficult
Schools – like any other type of organisation – rarely work according to the meticulous plans that leaders have for them. There are good reasons for this. The emotional and psychological dynamics at play in these highly complex systems are mostly hidden away under the surface of organisational life, unseen, unspoken and unthought. And yet this is what drives the behaviour, forms the culture and influences the decisions in your school. Trying to lead or manage change without an understanding of these dynamics is very difficult.
Working out what’s really going on
Restart-Ed is a specialist agency with deep experience in organisational behaviour and group dynamics and a broad understanding of schools. Through our coaching, consultancy and training services, we aim to help you better understand what’s going on in your school, and to adapt your strategy and leadership practice accordingly. We support you and your staff teams to not just achieve the goals you all share, but also to thrive.
"Over the last few years, I have found Ben’s strategic insight invaluable, and the organisation has benefited greatly from his ability to take that insight out into the market context to inform our approach. Ben draws on his experience and network to make links and connections across fields of practice and sectors and has added a great deal from his understanding of organisation development in the schools context."
Dr Rob Loe, Relationships Foundation
Improving schools from the inside out
Trained to look deep into the relational aspects of organisational life and experienced in working out where to go, Restart-Ed will work with you and / or your teams (plus your students and wider community if required) to make sense of your experience and others’ in your school, and to explore the very roots of the challenges you face.
By focusing on the emotional and psychological undercurrent - the stuff that goes on under the surface of organisational life - we address more than just the obvious symptoms and can thereby identify opportunities for deeper change, greater organisational learning and more sustainable improvement.
We believe that schools should the very best places in which to work and learn, but we see that this is often more difficult to achieve than it needs to be. By supporting leaders and teams with insight and opportunities for reflection and growth, we aim to enable a better understanding of what's really going on, clarifying purpose, building engagement, and improving outcomes.
What we offer …
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Coaching
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Consultancy
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R&D
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Training - OD4S
"Ben has strong insights into the challenges of education - and the possibilities - and is actively addressing these challenges and opportunities in his work with schools. Essential to Ben's success is his ability to connect with people easily and his willingness to embrace innovation and difficult thought."
— Ross Hall, Jacobs Foundation
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Ben Gibbs
Founder & consulting director
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Associates
Ben has a network of specialists to call on if support is required in the delivery of a project
"I found my coaching sessions with Ben Gibbs tremendously useful. His easy style quickly put me at ease and his listening skills and interest enabled me to explore some difficult professional issues. This has increased my capacity to lead effectively in the future."
— Deputy Headteacher, secondary school, Brighton