Pre-event Task – Culture and Ethos Table Current Culture Symbols
How are visible symbols and signs used to project a culture?
Norms
What agreed social behaviours exist?
Assumptions
What are the assumptions underpinning your school’s culture? How do staff experience reward and/or recognition in your school?
Stories
What stories does the organisation tell about itself? Who are the heroes and villains?
Rituals and routines
What happens when?
Organisational structure
How is the school organised? Who is accountable to whom?
Control systems
What systems and processes of control are in place? What rules and regulations?
Power structures
How are responsibilities organised? Who are the gatekeepers and influencers?
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Ideal Culture
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