Coaching in Education Podcast Series podcast

03.04.2024

Stories from the Coaches with Gray Ryan

I’m delighted to share with you the second episode in our podcast mini-series called ‘Stories from the Coaches’. In our first episode we turned the spotlight on our very own Dan Steele who shared some fascinating insights into coach training...

02.08.2024

Jo Camozzato: Coaching through Growth

As this issue of CoachEd Update goes live there is great excitement and anticipation at Bemin Secondary College in Victoria as the doors are opened for the very first time. Join me in this episode where I’m in conversation with...

12.15.2023

Justine Smyth: Coaching through Change

In this latest episode of our ‘stories from the field’ series, my guest conquers a whole new level of challenge when developing coaching in a school. To date, most of my guests have shared their experiences within one specific setting...

11.09.2023

Stories from the Coaches Dan Steele

This episode is the first in a new mini-series called ‘Stories from the Coaches’ where we're shifting the spotlight on to those who train the educators to become exceptional coaches. Join me as I sit down with some of our...

10.16.2023

Coaching at Salesian College

In this latest episode of the Coaching in Education Podcast, host Richard Reid is joined by three members of the team at Salesian College Sunbury in Victoria, Australia. Listen in as we learn about the early stages of their coaching...

09.25.2023

The British School of Brussels: Part 2

In this second episode Melanie Chambers joins Richard Reid once again to discuss further the coaching journey at BSB, gathering some great insights into the details of that journey through the eyes of one of BSB’s professional learning partners –...

09.06.2023

The British School of Brussels: Part 1

An international learning community for children aged 1-18 and currently the only school in Belgium independently ranked as one of the best schools in the world. In this first of two episodes I’m joined in conversation by Melanie Chambers –...

08.31.2023

Instructional Coaching with Jim Knight and Chris Munro

Instructional Coaching – What does it mean to do it right? Join me in conversation with none other than Dr Jim Knight, senior partner at the Instructional Coaching Group and Growth Coaching International’s executive director Chris Munro as they both...

08.22.2023

Westminster School: Part 2

‘Coaches are human, humble and works in progress’. In this second part of the Westminster coaching story, Richard reid is in conversation once again with Director of Teaching Angela Phillips who introduces us to one of Westminster’s HALT teachers and...

08.03.2023

Westminster School: Part 2

‘Coaches are human, humble and works in progress’. In this second part of the Westminster coaching story, I am in conversation once again with Director of Teaching Angela Phillips who introduces us to one of Westminster’s HALT teachers and coaches...

08.02.2023

Westminster School: Part 1

‘The coalition of the willing. Coaching is a precious in demand resource. Don’t fret about those who have not opted in yet.’ In this episode I am delighted to be joined by Angela Phillips, Director of Teaching at Westminster School...

05.31.2023

Sam Crome

In this episode I’m delighted to be in conversation with Sam Crome, Deputy Head of St Peter’s Catholic School in Surrey, England and more recently the Director of Education for a Multi Academy Trust. In this episode Sam shares his...

05.15.2023

Howick Coast Kãhui Ako

In this episode of the Coaching in Education podcast I’m in conversation with Mark Keenan and Jane Ginders from New Zealand who share the findings from a recent case study of the seven schools in Howick Coast Kãhui Ako as...

01.12.2023

Start with One (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of the coaching journey at St Andrew’s Cathedral school in Sydney, Australia. In part one I was in conversation with senior learning coach Elle Smith who shared with us the fascinating story of getting a coaching...

01.10.2023

Start with One (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of the coaching journey at St Andrew’s Cathedral school in Sydney, Australia. In part one I was in conversation with senior learning coach Elle Smith who shared with us the fascinating story of getting a coaching...

12.19.2022

Start with One (Part 1)

When introducing a new initiative in a school setting it’s always an advantage to have ‘buy-in’ from a number of colleagues right from the start. You could claim there is safety in numbers, be encouraged that we’re all in this...

12.19.2022

Episode 16 - Start with One (Part 1)

When introducing a new initiative in a school setting it’s always an advantage to have ‘buy-in’ from a number of colleagues right from the start. You could claim there is safety in numbers, be encouraged that we’re all in this...

10.30.2022

Coaching Way of Leading: Chris Munro, Claudia Owad and Roma McKinnon

In 2022, school leaders from around the globe can reflect on a two year period which saw the most significant changes and challenges they have ever had to embrace. There were no guidebooks nor case studies to refer to. So,...

08.30.2022

Coaching Early Career Teachers with Sue Knight and Tomaz Lasic

Over the last dozen or more episodes we have heard terrific stories of how teachers, having served for 30 or 40 years, have found renewed enthusiasm for the profession through the impact coaching has had on them. But what if...

07.06.2022

From Surviving to Thriving at University

From surviving to thriving. A student’s guide to feeling and doing well at university. Join me in conversation with our very own Global Director – Professor Christian Van Nieuwerburgh, where in this episode we take a sidestep into the field...

06.23.2022

River Gum Primary School: Robyn Trzeciak, Amy Parsons & Jordan Warren

Join me in this episode where I’m in conversation with Robyn Trzeciak, Amy Parsons and Jordan Warren. A group of young educational leaders who have a proven track record of empowering teachers to improve student outcomes. Through a collective, coaching...

06.23.2022

River Gum Primary School: Roma McKinnon

Building a high performing team using a coaching approach to leadership. With over 40 years of experience in education, 20 of those as a Principal, Roma McKinnon is no stranger to developing school leadership teams. In this first of two...

05.09.2022

Brittany Rehal: Educators Flourishing

‘Educators Flourishing. A term that many school leaders would love to use to describe their team. Join us in conversation with educator flourishing specialist Brittany Rehal from California in the US, as we consider what this concept looks like in...

04.18.2022

Brighton Grammar - Part 2 Raelene Plozza

This is GCI's second virtual visit to Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne Australia in a ‘double header’ episode of our Coaching in Education podcast series. Join us in conversation with the director of instructional coaching Raelene Plozza as we hear...

04.11.2022

Brighton Grammar – Part 1 Dr Mark Dowley

In this first of two episodes based at Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne, GCI is in conversation with Dr Mark Dowley Associate Head of Staff Development and Instruction. Join us as Mark shares the incredible journey of how his school...

02.22.2022

Amanda Samson: Hutton Consulting Australia

Are you an aspiring or emerging school leader? Or are you already in a leadership role and want to expand your reach or maybe consider a move to a leadership role in another school? Maybe you lead an executive team...

12.21.2021

Alison Spence, Principal at Kohia Terrace School - Talking about Student Coaches

Enhancing the quality of conversations in educational communities. A key objective in the work of Growth Coaching International. For many of us we think immediately of adult conversations in staff meetings or board rooms, maybe even in the school corridors...

12.20.2021

Mark Keenan, Principal of Maraetai Beach School in Auckland, New Zealand

In this episode I’m joined by Mark Keenan, Principal of Maraetai Beach School in Auckland, New Zealand. Join me in conversation with Mark as he shares the incredible coaching journey he and his staff and students have been on in...

10.01.2021

Howick College - Paul Bennett

In this episode of the coaching in education podcast series we hear how Paul Bennett, Assistant Principal of Howick College in Auckland New Zealand, upscaled coaching in his school to a very impressive level. Paul shares how his initial attempts 'bombed' but with sheer determination and an eye on the...

08.26.2021

Ian Dickinson - Pigeon Mountain Primary School

In this episode I'm in conversation with Ian Dickinson, Principal of Pigeon Mountain Primary School in Auckland, New Zealand. Listen in as Ian shares many of the wins as well as some of the barriers he has experienced over recent...

06.25.2021

Janice Lenarduzzi - MacGregor State School

In this episode GCI speak with Janice Lenarduzzi, Deputy Principal at MacGregor State School in Queensland, Australia. Janice shares with us the successes and challenges of introducing a coaching culture in a large state school of over 50 staff...

06.07.2021

Alison Spence - Kohia Terrace School

In this episode I talk to Alison Spence, Principal of Kohia Terrace School in Auckland, New Zealand. Alison shares the highs (and lows) of establishing a coaching culture in her school. From a challenging first few years Alison has successfully developed coaching...

05.06.2021

GCI Coaching in Education Podcast Re-Launch Episode

In this ‘re-launch’ episode of the Coaching in Education podcast, GCI Managing Director Chris Munro introduces our new podcast host Richard Reid and interviews him about his own coaching journey. As you will hear, Richard is a school leader who...

03.16.2020

Better Conversations with Dr Jim Knight and Gray Ryan

“Effective communication is an essential skill for a fulfilled life, and we can’t teach it to students if we don’t know how to do it ourselves.” In this podcast, Leigh Hatcher interviews Dr Jim Knight about his new book, Better...

12.02.2018

The School as a Conversational Community

In this podcast, Leigh talks to John Campbell, GCI Executive Director, on the topic of schools as conversational communities. John talks about conversational contexts in schools and where the coaching style conversation could make a difference.

10.12.2018

Students as Peer Coaches

Do students have the emotional intelligence to coach their peers? And what would some of the other key considerations be for schools interested in implementing a student peer coaching program. In this short interview, we talk to Ben Calleja,...

08.21.2018

Case Study - Laing O'Rourke

Over the last 18 months GCI Director, Annette Gray, helped initiate and embed a coaching culture to improve safety at Laing O’Rourke, a multinational construction company. Laing O’Rourke is a quite a different setting to the education sector that GCI...

07.02.2018

Instructional Coaching and Growth Coaching International – New Partnership

Growth Coaching International (GCI) is excited to announce a new partnership with Dr Jim Knight and the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). This partnership will enable GCI to deliver the world-leading instructional coaching programs to educators in Australia and New Zealand....

06.29.2018

Case Study Santa Maria College WA

Staff and students at Santa Maria College in Western Australia are encouraged to focus on growth. In this interview, Anthony Phillips and Shani Andrews share practical implementation tips and discuss the significant benefits of the Teacher Growth and Development...

06.29.2018

Case Study - Hale School, Perth, WA

Schools are complex environments faced with unique issues. In order for staff and students to flourish, relationships within the school need to be really highly connected. Hale School in Perth WA has embraced coaching as a platform to enable people...

06.04.2018

Building Capacity, Cooperation and Confidence through Coaching

Peter Macbeth is passionate about building belief in young people. At the core of this drive to meet the needs of young people in their context is the focus on building relationships and on good communication, something which can be...

05.24.2018

Impactful Transformation Begins With Small Steps

Change happens from very small steps - those small steps can make a huge impact. This is a follow-up interview with Elena Joli, a science teacher who went to Antarctica to help make an impact on climate change and in...

05.08.2018

Using a Coaching Approach to Grow the Capacity of Beginning Teachers

Exposing graduate teachers to models of good practice involves navigating along the conversational continuum between mentoring and coaching. This is a school-based story about how using a blended approach to mentoring and coaching, as needed, supports beginning teachers. In...

04.22.2018

Case Study - Woonona High School NSW

A coaching approach underpins the Woonona High School approach to professional learning, resulting in significant improvements in student learning outcomes. In this interview, Belinda Wall, former Principal at Woonona and, since 2018, a Director with NSW public schools, describes how...

04.22.2018

How your Professional Conversations can Lead to New Learning

Learning how to effectively conduct professional conversations can achieve real change. Since the release of an important publication from AITSL, written by Professor Helen Timperley and focusing on professional conversations and improvement focused feedback, a lot of people are thinking...

03.02.2018

Performance Development Conversations

Performance Development conversations are usually ‘cascading conversations’ which can set the direction for Peer Coaching conversations. In this interview, we talk to Grant O’Sullivan about how a coaching approach is useful in these types of conversations and we explore how,...

03.02.2018

How Coaching is Helping a Science Teacher Achieve her Antarctica Dream

As a child, Italian science teacher and physicist Elena Joli (Ph.D) dreamed about visiting Antarctica. In this inspiring interview, Elena, and her coach Annette Gray, explain how she has finally been able to achieve this goal as she heads off...

03.02.2018

Using a Strengths-Based Approach in Education and at Home

As teachers and parents, how can we put the new scientific insights into using a strength-based approach into practise to help build resilience and optimism in children and teens? In this inspiring interview, Professor Lea Waters shares practical tips on...

03.02.2018

Case Study - Churchlands Senior High School WA, Australia

Kate Grayson feels fortunate to have been coached by some wonderfully supportive people very early in her school career. Going through that process inspired her become a champion of coaching in her role as Deputy Principal at Churchlands Senior High...

03.02.2018

Getting Started With Coaching in Your Schools

You’ve completed your coach training and are keen to start implementing coaching in your school. But where to start? In this short interview, Chris Munro, Growth Coaching Senior Consultant, gives us some practical tips on what happens after the workshop...

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Coaching in Education Podcast Series episodes:

Stories from the Coaches with Gray Ryan

Jo Camozzato: Coaching through Growth

Justine Smyth: Coaching through Change

Stories from the Coaches Dan Steele

Coaching at Salesian College

The British School of Brussels: Part 2

The British School of Brussels: Part 1

Instructional Coaching with Jim Knight and Chris Munro

Westminster School: Part 2

Westminster School: Part 2

Westminster School: Part 1

Sam Crome

Howick Coast Kãhui Ako

Start with One (Part 2)

Start with One (Part 2)

Start with One (Part 1)

Episode 16 - Start with One (Part 1)

Coaching Way of Leading: Chris Munro, Claudia Owad and Roma McKinnon

Coaching Early Career Teachers with Sue Knight and Tomaz Lasic

From Surviving to Thriving at University

River Gum Primary School: Robyn Trzeciak, Amy Parsons & Jordan Warren

River Gum Primary School: Roma McKinnon

Brittany Rehal: Educators Flourishing

Brighton Grammar - Part 2 Raelene Plozza

Brighton Grammar – Part 1 Dr Mark Dowley

Amanda Samson: Hutton Consulting Australia

Alison Spence, Principal at Kohia Terrace School - Talking about Student Coaches

Mark Keenan, Principal of Maraetai Beach School in Auckland, New Zealand

Howick College - Paul Bennett

Ian Dickinson - Pigeon Mountain Primary School

Janice Lenarduzzi - MacGregor State School

Alison Spence - Kohia Terrace School

GCI Coaching in Education Podcast Re-Launch Episode

Better Conversations with Dr Jim Knight and Gray Ryan

The School as a Conversational Community

Students as Peer Coaches

Case Study - Laing O'Rourke

Instructional Coaching and Growth Coaching International – New Partnership

Case Study Santa Maria College WA

Case Study - Hale School, Perth, WA

Building Capacity, Cooperation and Confidence through Coaching

Impactful Transformation Begins With Small Steps

Using a Coaching Approach to Grow the Capacity of Beginning Teachers

Case Study - Woonona High School NSW

How your Professional Conversations can Lead to New Learning

Performance Development Conversations

How Coaching is Helping a Science Teacher Achieve her Antarctica Dream

Using a Strengths-Based Approach in Education and at Home

Case Study - Churchlands Senior High School WA, Australia

Getting Started With Coaching in Your Schools