Induction: Establishing a foundation for professional development

Robbie Campbell, Doctoral Student, Sheffield Hallam University, UK; Teacher, XP School, UK Martin Said, XP Trust, UK What does our induction look like? It is June 2019, and in the bar of a rugby club, two new members of staff are discussing the increase in food poverty in the area with Glen and Mick Hennessey, who founded Thorne and Moorends Foodbank. Other members of our staff crew are packing or handing out food parcels, or talking to users of the foodbank about their circumstances. In the corner of the room, a volunteer at the centre describes to our staff how Glen and her colleagues saved her from a deep depression, helping her not just to feed herself, but also to get her life back on track. Meanwhile, back at school, some other members of our staff crew are creating an eco-greenhouse. Among the newly constructed raised beds, staff are busy planting leeks, donated by an expert gardener from the local Rotary Club. So what do these vignettes have to do with staff induction? Th