Introduction to Coaching Skills

1 DAY COURSE

This one-day course is designed to build confidence and skills in using a coaching approach to inspire, challenge & empower teams.

You will:

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• Understand the difference between coaching & mentoring

• Become an active listener and gain a greater connection with your colleagues

• Learn a range of questioning techniques that help you to challenge your team to become more independent

• Gain practical communication skills that you can use the very next day.

• Experience the GROW model from the point of view of being a coach, coachee & observer

• Have the opportunity to be listened to & coached through your own professional challenges & goals

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Essential Coaching Skills For School Leaders

2 DAY COURSE

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This two day course is designed to give you practical skills in using a coaching approach in the school-based leadership context. 

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You will:

• Be able to reframe observation feedback to become a lesson dialogue ensuring staff no longer feel judged but feel supported in their development.

• Learn to lead with empathy by understanding the needs, behaviours and viewpoints of those around you and how to coach specific personality types

• Have the opportunity to be listened to & coached through your own professional challenges & goals

Introduce, Embed & Sustain a Coaching Culture

3 DAY COURSE

This course will give you the tools and reflection time to create a clear plan of action in order to introduce, embed & sustain a Coaching Culture at your organisation.

You will:

• Know how to create a bespoke action plan to transform the culture of your school. Teaching & Learning through staff collaboration & sharing of good practice using a coaching approach

• Have an impact on staff morale, succession planning and staff retention

• Change management – What conditions need to be in place to ensure this is a success?

• Includes evaluations and impact surveys/reports

• Have an impact on staff morale, succession planning and staff retention

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ILM Level 5 In Coaching & Mentoring

ONE YEAR COURSE

You will:

• Be able to assess your own skills, knowledge and behaviours as a coach and mentor

• Know how to manage the coaching or mentoring process within an organisational context

• Deepen your understanding of how the organisational context can affect coaching or mentoring

• Plan, deliver and review your coaching and mentoring

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Who is this course for?

• Suitable for all sectors

• This qualification is for managers and those with significant responsibility for effective coaching and mentoring as part of their daily role within an organisational context.

• It is also ideal for individuals who wish to move into a development role or start a career as a freelance coach or mentor.

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