This practical, virtual course equips educational middle leaders with the essential skills and confidence to adopt a coaching leadership style. Participants will learn to unlock the potential of their teams, foster a culture of continuous development, and lead with greater impact.
Coaching is a pivotal leadership approach for fostering a culture of continuous and sustainable development within schools. It moves beyond traditional management by empowering individuals to solve their own problems, navigate challenges, and enhance their professional practice. This intensive, practical masterclass is designed specifically for middle leaders, providing the tools to develop the beliefs, knowledge, and skills necessary to embed a coaching approach. You will explore how coaching supports staff well-being, builds confidence, and ultimately leads to better conversations and more effective teams.
Over four interactive virtual sessions, you will delve into key coaching theories and immediately translate them into practice through hands-on activities. Guided by an expert facilitator, you will discover the art of active listening and learn to ask powerful, incisive questions that unlock potential and drive progress. You will build a personalised toolkit of coaching strategies and models that can be applied directly in your own school context. By the end of the course, you will not just understand coaching; you will have the skills and confidence to be a true ‘coaching leader’.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND This course is designed for aspiring and current middle leaders in primary, secondary, and further education settings who are looking to develop a coaching approach to enhance their leadership. This includes Heads of Department, Year Group Leaders, Pastoral Leaders, and anyone with team leadership responsibilities.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This masterclass will enable you to:
Define coaching and understand the mindset and beliefs of an effective coaching leader.
Develop and practice deep listening skills to foster trust and understanding.
Learn how to ask powerful questions that stimulate reflection, creativity, and problem-solving.
Build a practical toolkit of coaching models and techniques to use in various leadership scenarios.
Explore the links between coaching, staff well-being, and professional development.
Gain confidence in applying a coaching approach to your everyday leadership practice.
Understand how to foster a coaching culture within your team and the wider organisation.
Practice coaching conversations in a safe and supportive environment.
FACILITATOR
Stephen has spent over 25 years teaching and leading challenging secondary schools across the UK, is now a sought after expert practitioner, consultant and trainer in: Developing outstanding leadership at all levels, Highly effective strategies to ensure outstanding learning, teaching and progress, Positive behaviour management techniques to re-engage disaffected learners, Restorative justice, Performance management, professional development, coaching and mentoring, peer mentoring, Safe recruiting, child protection and safe interview practices, Meeting the needs of exceptionally able learners; and Music and Performing Arts Education
