Blog of Susannah Quinsee about life, work, parenthood and play
I will use my learning from the past year to improve my leadership practice and my professional work. Each of the lovely blue orbs (my favourite lego pieces ever!) represent different insights and how I will bring these together. Use Continue reading SEDA CPD Report: 2021-2022: How I will use my learning
My leadership philosophy is that I strive to create the conditions in which others can act. This means, for me, that I wish to support others and facilitate their development. This led me to work in universities and be an Continue reading SEDA CPD Report: 2021-22: Why I did it
Last year, I wanted to the following things: Find out how I can support our parents and carers’ network (EDI objective) Continue my coaching apprenticeship Create more Lego Serious Play and playful practice opportunities Release my podcast series Seek opportunities Continue reading SEDA CPD Report 2021-2022: What I did
I had the pleasure of speaking at WonkHE and Adobe’s Educational Espresso at the end of May. The subject was “pedagogy and playfulness” and I confess to having a “I’m so not qualified to speak on this” imposter syndrome moment. Continue reading Playful leadership: 10 reasons to use play in leadership
I found some notes in one of my notebooks from reflections I had done when I started as a VP. It was fascinating and I wish I had kept it up. This might encourage me to start it again. Anyway, Continue reading Things I learnt the week ending 6/5
It is not quite halfway through January yet so I reckon this is still “ok” and as I keep telling myself all these goals and things I sign up to are self motivated so if I don’t do things quite Continue reading 2021 goal review
Blogging this as part of my “blog daily” challenge for November. The good thing is that it has made me sort out these blogs as usually I am weeks behind. October was about pumpkins, Halloween (of course), Mike’s birthday, catching Continue reading October 2021 – in pictures
I’m cheating with my blogging for November and posting this on November 7th as one of my daily blogs. September was full of Sylvia’s birthday, ur holiday in the South Downs/Buckinghamshire, visit to Roald Dahl museum, return to school, back Continue reading September 2021 in pictures
I’ve had a new box of IKEA Lego on my desk for AGES and not had the opportunity to open it or play with it. Shocking! So as a bit of fun on a Friday I decided to create my Continue reading Playing around with unboxing