The role of the headteacher is challenging.  I offer different types of coaching options for headteachers and senior leaders.  Create a package of support that is right for you and your team.  ​

Headteacher and leadership coaching

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There are different types of coaching.  I offer a distinct fusion of professional dialogue and coaching, tailored to your challenges.  Form a special coaching partnership and receive invaluable support in your professional life.

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* Journey Coaching - regular sessions of 60 to 90 minutes with a focus on reflection, examining internal dialogue, interpretation of events, and thinking forward.  Coaching sessions can help you to better understand and capitalise on your strengths, provide much needed headspace to think through complex matters, and re-charge mental capacity.  Having a safe space to share the challenges of leadership is important for mental well-being.

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* Leadership conversations - half-termly sessions of 60 or 90 minutes (or more frequently) to discuss current work.  This type of session does not aim to be pure coaching, but aims to provide a space for professional dialogue about educational leadership, school improvement and current leadership remit.  We can think through your ideas, unpick problems together, grapple with challenge questions, utilise data and monitoring information, consider progress against an action plan.

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* Strengths coaching and personal impact dialogue This is an incredible, uplifting programme that focuses on positive change by 'naming, aiming and actioning' your strengths as a leader. This coaching helps achieve performance management targets and thriving in role.  Even seasoned leaders are amazed at how their personal impact improves. Included in this package of support is the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment. This type of conversation can help you better understand your talents and how to capitalise on them, and how to make adjustments that will improve your personal impact.

The strength coaching approach can continue beyond this by adding in additional sessions.

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* Leadership development coaching - a mix of theory, practice, coaching and dialogue on leadership skills and knowledge the leader wishes to develop, e.g. delegation, pedagogical leadership, communication for impact, time management, team building, developing relationships, emotional intelligence, people management, strategic thinking.  The topic(s) are set out at the start of the year and include assessment and tracking of progress.  The sessions can be matched to role and experience to ensure headteachers, deputy headteachers and senior leaders can access leadership development that is right for them.

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* Leading a whole school priority coaching - Launch, implement & monitor, evaluate: One-to-one sessions which help leaders to engage in professional dialogue throughout the year linked to a new initiative or project.  This type of coaching supports the leader in achieving a whole school change or a large scale development.  It enables the leader to have support every step of the journey.

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* Tap into expertise - leadership dialogue (one theme across the year for deeper knowledge)- 90 mins, 120 mins or 3 hour sessions with leaders on a regular basis across the year to build expertise, provide an opportunity to ask questions, explore research, consider implementation in school on a key theme, e.g. improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, ensuring all pupils achieve minimum word reading standards, supporting lower ability writers to succeed, developing an approach to pedagogy, development of oracy, addressing vocabulary issues, curriculum implementation and impact, metacognition & growth mindsets.

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*Group coaching:  Small group coaching for 4-6 leaders working together usually on a theme, e.g. communication, teamwork, managing change, accountability, emotional intelligence.  

* Team development: Strength Finder coaching for SLT.  Help colleagues to understand their own strengths.  Then support colleagues to understand each other's strengths.