Innovation and skills development in international education

Grupo Ensinus is an international organization dedicated to education, operating a network of private schools in Portugal and Africa. The group covers all educational levels, from preschool to higher education, including vocational institutions and business schools such as ISG – Business & Economics School in Lisbon, and the Commercial Schools of Lisbon and Porto.

With an innovative vision, Ensinus set the goal of modernizing education, developing new skills for school leaders and teachers, and improving organizational and relational well-being across its institutions. To achieve this transformation, from 2018 to 2020, the Group selected Quantasia SA as its strategic partner to design and implement training programs focused on leadership, soft skills development, and emotional management in the educational context.

The Challenges

Grupo Ensinus undertook a transformation journey that required targeted interventions at multiple levels:

• Leadership evolution: supporting the CEO and management in strengthening strategic competencies and resource management.
• Development of neuro-emotional skills: training school leaders, teachers, and corporate teams in stress management tools and emotional regulation.
• Innovation in Social & Emotional Learning: integrating new approaches to educational leadership and mentoring strategies across Portuguese and African schools.
• Improved collaboration and internal governance: building a stronger organizational culture aligned with the group’s goals.

The Solution

Quantasia designed and delivered a multidisciplinary program to support Ensinus in its evolution, involving school leaders, coordinators, teachers, and psychologists through tailored training and facilitation paths.

• Leadership Coaching for the CEO and School Directors: individual and group coaching to foster strategic awareness and decision-making skills.
• Stress Management & Neuro Emotional Training: theoretical and practical training to enhance stress handling and emotional regulation in complex school environments.
• LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® – Corporate Facilitation: experiential workshops helping school directors visualize and lead their shift from bureaucratic managers to educational leaders.
• Human Capital Development & Mentoring: training for teachers focused on soft skills, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal relationship management.
• Corporate Training on Leadership Strategies: advanced program for school and corporate leaders, aimed at strengthening leadership strategies and human resource management in the education sector.

Program Focus

The initiatives addressed several strategic areas:

• Development of leadership and managerial competencies in education
• Neuro-emotional training for organizational well-being
• Strategic facilitation for redefining the role of school directors
• Improvement of team communication and dynamics
• Development of relational and mentoring skills for teachers
• Strategic support for strengthening the governance of Grupo Ensinus

The Results

The collaboration with Quantasia enabled Grupo Ensinus to achieve tangible benefits in its transformation process:

• More conscious leadership, with improved decision-making skills among the CEO and school directors
• Increased resilience and organizational well-being, thanks to stress management and neuro-emotional development programs
• Integration of emotional intelligence strategies into educational leadership
• Greater educational impact, through enhanced self-awareness and self-mastery in teachers and school leaders
• Alignment of the group’s educational vision with a more cohesive and goal-oriented organizational culture, supported by team facilitation work

The experience with Grupo Ensinus demonstrates how a strategic facilitation path, combined with coaching and neuro-emotional training, can drive meaningful transformation in the education sector. With the support of Quantasia, Ensinus strengthened its leadership, innovated educational processes, and improved the well-being of its leaders and teaching staff.