 It's always helpful to really listen deeply to someone else and that as Neil was saying helps you think about the ways in which you go about your job. It's that space just to go for a while. It's a non-threatening space as well. If you go to a colleague you say, oh I'm thinking about so and so. Because it's in a rush it tends to come out as, oh why don't you such and such? That is not the same as this at all. What we so rarely get is just a space to be thoughtful, to just let those thoughts come up. Hello, I'm Linda Haddock, an Action Learning Facilitator. Action Learning is a self-managed, structured discussion in which a group of peers look at real life challenges. It is an internationally recognised problem solving and professional development tool. The format is based on a set of agreed ground rules. An Action Learning session moves from a bidding round. I'm going to ask each one of you to answer the question. If I were to present today it would be about and then to say whether you'd like some time today or not. To a presentation by an individual. And I would like to think that I'm sort of rescuing the next wave that way and perhaps being able to provide a little bit of what I would call incubation for them for next year. Through to factual questions. What percentage of your time roughly does the sort of interview take place in terms of your whole job? And then open questioning. What's the minimum information you need to glean at an interview? The presenter then shares their learning and their proposed future actions. Do they need half an hour each? Sometimes I let them offer them enough opportunity with a little bit less. I can swap that over. Each session ends with a process review. Brief versions of the procedure can be used when time is limited. As a set develops its members' questioning and listening skills become increasingly acute. It is an excellent problem solving and management tool. It also supports personal and professional development and team building. The process is powerful because it is based on genuine reflective learning rather than on prescribed answers. For more information on action learning and to access the video learning module go to www.teachertoolkit.co.uk forward slash resources.