Making HEADway

Our practitioner-focused webinar and handbook series brings together strategies and actionable tips by leading academics and educators on how to cope with the evolving education landscape, and better manage their schools, staff and students during uncertain times.

The COVID-19 pandemic made clear the urgent need for customised and contextualised capacity building opportunities for educators in the region. The sector was evolving rapidly, and educators, particularly in less-resourced parts of Southeast Asia, craved quality training opportunities. The shutdown of air travel meant that The HEAD Foundation’s traditional model of personalised face-to-face training for educators across the region was no longer viable.

Making HEADway was conceived, designed and launched by The HEAD Foundation in 2020. In each webinar series and accompanying handbook, leading academics and exemplary educators in the region share strategies and actionable tips on immediately responding to school closures, on future-proofing our schools and education systems so as to build back better.

This practitioner-focused series explores the spectrum of educational technologies from virtual classrooms to radio lessons, show how communities play a part in education, and how we can create inclusive and engaging lessons in a remote setting.

PART 1 Working With Your Community

PART 2 Using Digital Tools

PART 3 Rehashing Older Technology

In this first series of 2021, school leaders from Southeast Asia discussed how educators can build and maintain a positive school culture in challenging circumstances.

PART 1 Building a Postive School Culture

PART 2 Building a Culture of Relationships

PART 3 Building a Culture of Learning

Making HEADway

Budaya Sekolah yang Positif di era Kenormalan Baru

Fostering a Positive School Culture in the New Normal

Handbook 2 cover_Fostering a positive school culture (with border lines)

Menumbuhkan Budaya Positif Sekolah di Era New Normal

Handbook 2 cover bahasa_Budaya positif sekolah (with border lines)

Memupuk Budaya Sekolah yang Positif dalam Norma Baharu

Handbook 2 (Malay) cover_Memupuk Budaya Sekolah Positif Dalam Norma Baru (website)

Xây Dựng Văn Hóa Học Đường Tích Cực Trong Thời Kỳ Bình Thường Mới

Handbook 2 (Vietnamese) cover_Xây Dựng Văn Hóa Học Đường Tích Cực Trong Thời Kỳ Bình Thường Mới (website)

This three-part webinar series provides an insider’s look into leading school- and system-wide responses to the educational disruptions caused by COVID-19.