AESOP | Head of Schools Meeting - Breakout Outcomes
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2025
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This video captures the final breakout feedback session of the AESOP Head of Schools Meeting 2025. Moderated by Olivier Sykes, the session presents outcomes from several thematic discussions. The first presentation focused on democratic challenges within planning systems, highlighting issues such as insufficient political training, participatory planning barriers for younger and female staff, and structural discrimination within local development processes. Another segment explored how employability is integrated into planning curricula, emphasizing transferable skills and balancing institutional metrics with core planning values like social and environmental justice. A third discussion addressed diversity and inclusion in the planning profession, referencing data collection challenges under GDPR and systemic barriers tied to socio-economic background. The final part reported on a workshop by the social enterprise Place, where participants navigated planning scenarios that prioritized different stakeholder interests. The session concluded with reflections on the day’s themes and a positive outlook on the engagement and enthusiasm shown by attendees.
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video available at: https://vimeo.com/1093812632
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