@glennsavage.bsky.social
Professor of Education Futures at the University of Melbourne. Policy sociologist, researcher and critical pragmatist. I work with schools and systems to imagine, design and lead better futures.
Our latest article "Equity in Practice" examines how school leaders in Australia and Scotland understand and operationalise equity within the constraints and opportunities of their policy contexts. Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ahargreaves.bsky.social @glennsavage.bsky.social
I would need a very long time to explain :) ... but, in short, they're the system in Australia closest to what Singaporean educator Pak Tee Ng calls "centralised-decentralisation". Steering from the centre but allowing educators freedom to exercise their professional expertise in context #EduSkyAU
Since the Gonski report was released in 2011, a generation of young Australians has started kindergarten and finished Year 12 while we have failed to put in place the political arrangements needed to fully fund public schools in line with the national Schooling Resource Standard (SRS). #EduSkyAU
And, on this note, it was a privilege to contribute to a story on last night's episode of ABC’s 730 by Norman Hermant and help bring national attention to this critical challenge. #EduSkyAU iview.abc.net.au/video/SEGS20...
The final Q for tonight's chat... c'mon people, tell me what you really think and want!: Q6. What’s one bold policy change you’d make today to better prepare our schools for tomorrow? #EduSkyAU
The final Q for tonight's chat... c'mon people, tell me what you really think and want!: Q6. What’s one bold policy change you’d make today to better prepare our schools for tomorrow? #EduSkyAU
It's hard if you are a system leader to lead in a way that recognises complexity and context. I really do feel that South Australia is getting this right at the moment. The leadership of Martin Westwell is currently swimming in a different direction to many other systems and it's working. #EduSkyAU
I think that sometimes people think co-design is just a fashionable word to use. Having worked with co-design and participatory methods with educators and system leaders for many years now, I really do believe that it is a superior method for generating meaningful change #EduSkyAU
And... now Q5, which takes us to the heart of context and the communities in which education happens: How might we work with students, families, and communities to co-design education futures? #EduSkyAU
In a few weeks, I'll be giving a keynote at the SAPPA Conference in Adelaide where I'll get into this topic, arguing that the most impactful leaders I’ve worked with think like designers, scientists, and gardeners—crafting change through iteration, experimentation, and care. #EduSkyAU
Having just come from a week of intensive work with school leaders in South Australia, this next question is very present in my mind: Q4. What unique role do school leaders play in turning future-focused ideas into action? #EduSkyAU
I agree 100%%%%%%% #EduSkyAU
I'm not sure how useful this is, but I put together this video recently on evidence use in education #EduSkyAU: www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
This sounds very interesting!
Ok, so I could stay on Q2 all night, but here's a third one that really is just as important: Q3. What role should evidence play in shaping education futures? #EduSkyAU
And for me, there is a greater need to actually reframe the role of the state: rather than being the sole author of reform, governments can act as stewards and enablers—creating conditions that support local experimentation and shared learning. #EduSkyAU
And you've probably all heard me say this before, but we need to shift focus from ‘what works’ to ‘what might work here’: Innovation needs to be context-sensitive. The best ideas often emerge from within schools and systems that are trusted to take risks and experiment and reflect #EduSkyAU
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Can I use this as a chance to plug my article that came out on Saturday with Pasi Sahlberg? #EduSkyAU
Alrighty... this second one very close to my heart: Q2. How can governments better promote innovation in education, without imposing it from above?
I think this first question is really about future casting and backwards design. I find a lot of the work I do with school leaders when we apply these methods, it positions them to think differently about the future and their role in shaping it #EduSkyAU
I also think that this question is about the kind of citizens and societies we aspire to produce. #EduSkyAU
Yeah, and for me this is about being both "human-centred and purpose-driven". Start with the student needs, not the system needs. #EduSkyAU
This is something I think about a lot. For example, I've been thinking a bit about how we must consider what kind of future we are designing for. How do we take a wellbeing and ethical lens to that? #EduSkyAU
Hey folks! I'm looking forward to this chat. Let's get the ball rolling... Q1 today is: "If we start from today’s emerging realities, what kind of future schools must we design?" #EduSkyAU
Hi everyone, I've been hopping all over Australia the past few weeks, but currently in Perth. It's great to be here for this chat
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