staff inset/away days
Looking for a staff INSET day with a difference? We’re often asked by schools who’ve seen us work with their pupils to come in and run stuff for the teachers!
Our INSET days give your staff:
the chance to bond and integrate over fun problem-solving and team-challenges
takeaway ideas for team-building and critical-thinking for their classrooms
new, memorable experiences - such as archery, axe-throwing and bushcraft, and taking advantage of your school site like never before!
How does it all work?
First of all, we hear from you. Tom will arrange a phone call where we listen to your goals - it might be a mid-year boost to staff well-being, or to give everyone new ideas for facilitation in the classroom or provide everyone with reward at the end of the school year, We’ll ask lots of questions to give us a really good idea of what matters most for you and what success would look like. We don’t want to offer you stuff you don’t want!
Tom will then put together a brief menu of options based on what you’ve told us, all at different price points so you can choose something that fits your budget. It’ll be ready to forward to any fellow decision-makers/budget holders so they can learn about us for themselves.
You get back to us - hopefully with a green light! - and we’ll send you a booking form out to secure the day.
Tom and Alex then work with you on the simple logistical matters, e.g. set-up, groupings and arrival times. We may organise a site visit if there’s lots of outdoor stuff planned. There’s very little for you to do besides organise pupil groups and supervision.
We set up, bring our team of experts to deliver a memorable day, and create a real impact on staff morale, practice and bonding (and also plenty of resources for you and your colleagues). Learn more.
Collaborate!
Get to know your colleagues by working together on Command Task Challenges
Pool ideas to puzzle it out and unlock the Russian chest
Learn new facilitation techniques that you can use back in the classroom
Try something new
Make it up on the spot in an Improv Masterclass
Take on your colleagues at archery and axe-throwing
Who can design the best parachute for their egg?
This is the second team building day we have had from Hidden Leaders and both have been excellent. It was great to have completely different challenges this time round.
The day is always so well planned, resourced and delivered by motivating and fun instructors. Hidden Leaders make the whole process from booking through to clearing up after the day so seamless and easy.
We saw stronger team relationships, improved communication between colleagues and staff members taking on problem solving with greater faith in their ideas
A massive thank you, we will definitely be asking you back!
Head of School, Sussex
…and bond!
New and developed relationships
A buzz either before term starts, or to boost morale
Help everyone see different sides to each other
Before the day… some staff were had trepidation about working with colleagues outside of their usual class groups, and from a senior leadership point, worries were; would staff engage with the day positively, would the day have the intended outcome for strengthened relationships.
After the day… staff were exceptionally positive about the whole day - there was energy uplift, appreciation for skills and strengths not normally seen and team cohesiveness. It had the desired outcome of bringing the staff team together for the last long half term of the year, many staff commented on how the INSET had given them a new energy for the last part of the academic year.
Hidden Leaders were all very professional, friendly and knowledgeable, this greatly helped to relieve any anxieties and put people at ease to then fully enjoy the day.
We have already raved about the Hidden Leaders Team Building Day to our network of partner schools. Our staff have asked to make this an annual INSET Day!!!
Natalie Stevens, Head, Mountfield Heath School
What we do
Listen to your aims and goals for your day(s)
Put together a proposal for you to review
Make changes based on your feedback
Select staff from our trusted team to run your activities
Do a “site visit” to your school in advance, at a time convenient to you
Liaise with your site staff about setting up
Arrive the day before to set up our equipment
Give all SEN/medical information to our staff (and destroy it afterwards)
Deliver all activities on the day
Provide prizes and rewards
Leave your school site looking exactly as it did
Give you a set of activities and resources for your own CPD
All you need to do
Tell us about your aims for your day
Review and tell us what you think of our proposal
Send us the student team lists, with any medical/SEN info
Arrange the timetable with us
Enjoy your CPD day!
FAQs
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Usually, yes. We understand that one of the largest costs for an offsite school experience is the transport needed to get there.
Therefore, we transform your school and its facilities into your very own outdoor learning environment.
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Summer bookings: where possible everything will happen outdoors if the space at your school allows. We may ask to reserve an indoor space for inclement weather .
Autumn and Spring: whilst we will aim to facilitate as many activities as possible outside it is likely that we will look to use a school hall/ gym or classroom for some of our thinking and problem-solving sessions.
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These days are predominantly delivered in the south and east of England. If your school is further afield then please do continue to get in touch and we look into it further
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Yes! We take pride in giving everyone a challenge without the cringe. Our experienced team can differentiate everything, and we put a special focus on making everyone feel comfortable, welcomed and confident.
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It can be one, or both. Most of our instructors are experienced teacher trainers and do a lot of “training” in schools on oracy, critical-thinking and outdoor education. And this sets our team-building apart - you can ideas to take back to the classroom too. However, if you’re just after a fun experience - perhaps your staff aren’t classroom based, that’s fine by us!
Interested in this day?
Send us a message and we’ll get back to you within a day.
Alternatively, call us:
01245 830123
Or schedule a 15-minute call with Tom, our Co-Founder and Co-Director!