notosh insights

Here, we distil and share what we learn through our work with over 1,000 schools in 70 countries.

Leadership

Whether you lead by position, influence or both, find advice, opinions and experience – some from the NoTosh team, some from your peers.

Learning and Teaching

Discover insights and ideas on these messy but noble practices.

Space Design

Look into, and out of, places designed to support and encourage people to learn, work and play.

Strategy

This is what sets you apart – our crafted and curated advice will keep you company on your journey.

Communication

The communication secrets of the world's great school teams

What's the purpose of curriculum?

What's the purpose of curriculum?

Scotland

An introduction to our paper on the purpose of curriculum in Scotland

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Beyond consultation in learning environment design

Beyond consultation in learning environment design

Our approach redefines the learning experience on the ground before we redesign space

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Find your North Star: Defining Values for Change

Find your North Star: Defining Values for Change

Ottawa Jewish Community School, Canada

By rethinking their purpose and direction with us, this Ottawa school improved the experience of every student and increased engagement with the whole community.

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Inquiry-based learning in STEM

Inquiry-based learning in STEM

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, Australia

Together we explored an active and sustainable process for thinking about STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) to help pupils make that tricky transition from primary to secondary school with greater confidence.

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Transforming Learning Environments: award-winning space design

Transforming Learning Environments: award-winning space design

Nanjing International School, China

Posing the question “Does space help or hinder learning?”, we worked with the school and their architect to design a brief for spaces that would confidently reflect their school’s forward-looking strategy for success.

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Hitting the Refresh Button: Mission & Values that grow a school

Hitting the Refresh Button: Mission & Values that grow a school

The American School of Warsaw, Poland

The Board wanted to implement a new strategy. But first, they needed our help to review the values upon which the school had been founded – values perhaps no longer reflective of the community it served.

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Creating a school from scratch

Creating a school from scratch

Colina Learning Center, Romania

Colina’s purpose is to support everyone to learn how to thrive in life, and their vision is to build a learning culture throughout every home. We helped them devise a dual curriculum for their school – for children and adults.

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Designing Learning Experiences and Spaces

Designing Learning Experiences and Spaces

Iona Presentation College, Australia

Along with the school and their architectural partner, we helped to create a visionary masterplan for space design that reflects and supports the art of the possible for the next 20 years.

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