E15 | Rethinking Education: Meet Liz Robinson
Scale To Win with Dominic Monkhouse · Monkhouse & Company
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Show Notes
At 29, Liz Robinson was the youngest headteacher in England. She took on a pretty rough inner city school (Surrey Square Primary School) which she turned into a fantastic place. She’s done it in a remarkable way, by throwing away the rule book.
I first met Liz six months ago when I visited the school. I was absolutely blown away with how positive and amazing the parents and the teachers were, given its location in a very challenging environment.
After being the headmaster of Surrey Square for 10 years, Liz just started a new role with Big Education, an organization on a mission to change the education system by empowering teachers and leaders to ask bigger questions about what schools should or could stand for.
On today’s podcast:
- The flaws in our current education system
- Engaging children to be active change agents
- A school with no rules
- Surrey Square’s seven core values
- Innovating quality assurance
- Tracking progress using personal excellence journey books
Links:
- Surrey Square Primary School
- Big Education
- The Guardian: 'It's like family to me': the school feeding its poorest families