The Space Between Knowing and Doing
Why Relational Practice Requires a Shift from Control to Curiosity
Educators understand the importance of relationships, belonging and student voice, yet under pressure, even the most committed professionals can retreat to patterns of control and compliance. Why does this happen, and what can we do about it?
Join us to celebrate the launch of The Relational School as author Sue Chandler draws on her book to explore the gap between our relational intentions and our relational responses. She introduces the Relational Practice Bridge, a framework for translating relational values into sustainable cultural transformation.
Focusing on the first pillar of the framework: Relational Thinking, Sue explores three powerful stories that shape how educators interpret behaviour and respond in moments of challenge:
- The stories we inherited
- The stories we were taught
- The stories our systems tell us
Through reflection, discussion and practical provocation, this workshop challenges the false choice between control and rescue, inviting educators instead to hold high expectations while building responsibility, problem-solving and capacity in young people.
REGISTRATION COST
PESA Members: free registration (membership will be verified before the webinar link is sent).
Non-members: $30 donation to support PESA’s ongoing professional learning program. Includes 1 month PESA membership and access to the recording.
