#19 Bailey Thomson Blake, SPARK Schools: "Schools Change Communities for the Better." Creating Affordable, Values-led Private Education

The Learnit Podcast

A network of 18 affordable, globally competitive independent schools in Gauteng and the Western Cape regions of South Africa. We talk about their values-led model; what that means, how they measure it and how it positively impacts academic performance. We also talk about navigating COVID and the importance of relationships when keeping a private school afloat while families are facing unprecedented levels of hardship.
Correction on the detail given in the intro to this episode - SPARK Schools have a network of 18 schools.
Show notes:
- Twitter: @SPARKSchools
- More about SPARK Schools: https://www.sparkschools.co.za/
- More details on Sparks Fly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyN0S4EdP0c
- Bailey’s TEDxJohannesburg talk on their core values: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tFe-Xn7Ipo&t=29s
- Launch of their vision, "South Africa leads global education": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOU0TYnNsZo&t=9s
- Favourite book about learning: The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization, Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas K. Smith, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/170486.TheWisdomof_Teams
- Favourite book not about learning: The Book of Embraces, Eduardo Galeano, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9490.TheBookof_Embraces
- Binge-watching: New Girl, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1826940/