Coaching in Education Podcast Series

'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 in Adelaide, South Australia. Join me in the conversation where Angela walks us through how coaching has developed at the school over recent years. Listen in to Angela sharing highlights from the recent HALT 2023 Conference in Melbourne where she talks about 'Coaching At West', shares insights into the HALT programme at Westminster and very helpfully gives us some insight into what happens when things don't always go according to plan when developing a coaching culture.

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 interesting journey into education, highlights how his research on staff wellbeing introduced him to the world of coaching and gives us a little insight into how he sees the role of coaching play out in the complexity of the teams within our schools. For further insights into Sam's work check out his excellent blog at pocketwisedom.blog and keep an eye out for his first book 'The Power of Teams' to be released in the summer of 2023.

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 they developed individual coaching models over the last number of years. Listen in to hear the benefits and the challenges of a 'cluster' approach to developing a coaching culture. Find out how individual schools can benefit from the collective experiences of a Kãhui Ako' (learning community) and together, improve the quality of their conversations.

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 culture off the ground starting with one coach, way back in 2015. In part two I'm pleased to have Elle join me again and this time she has brought along one of her colleagues - Anthony Sharman. Anthony is a learning coach at St Andrew's and through this episode he and Elle are going to give us some insight into the ups and downs of sustaining and growing a team of coaches in a school setting.

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 culture off the ground starting with one coach, way back in 2015. In part two I’m pleased to have Elle join me again and this time she has brought along one of her colleagues - Anthony Sharman. Anthony is a learning coach at St Andrew’s and through this episode he and Elle are going to give us some insight into the ups and downs of sustaining and growing a team of coaches in a school setting.

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 together, or rely on the fact that a crowd draws a crowd. However, it's not always the case, so when you're the only advocate for starting a coaching culture in your school what do you do? – You Start With One.

Join me in this episode where I'm in conversation with Elle Smith. Elle is the senior learning coach at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney, Australia and has a fascinating story to share about how coaching has grown and flourished there over the last seven years since 'starting with one' back in 2015.

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 together, or rely on the fact that a crowd draws a crowd. However, it’s not always the case, so when you’re the only advocate for starting a coaching culture in your school what do you do? – You Start With One.

Join me in this episode where I’m in conversation with Elle Smyth. Elle is the senior learning coach at St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney, Australia and has a fascinating story to share about how coaching has grown and flourished there over the last seven years since ‘starting with one’ back in 2015.

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, when faced with both significant changes and challenges how do school leaders best support and grow the capacity, motivation and wellbeing of their team? How do they improve relationships and ultimately how do they improve outcomes for students? What is the most effective way of leading schools?

Join me in this special episode of the 'Coaching in Education' podcast series where I'm joined by Chris Munro, Claudia Owad and Roma McKinnon to discuss the concept of 'A Coaching Way of Leading Schools.'

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, when faced with both significant changes and challenges how do school leaders best support and grow the capacity, motivation and wellbeing of their team? How do they improve relationships and ultimately how do they improve outcomes for students? What is the most effective way of leading schools?

Join me in this special episode of the 'Coaching in Education' podcast series where I'm joined by Chris Munro, Claudia Owad and Roma McKinnon to discuss the concept of 'A Coaching Way of Leading Schools.'

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 you are just fresh out of teacher training? What if the ink on your teaching certificate is still drying? What happens when you realise you have joined one of the most challenging professions out there? What happens when theory and good intentions meet reality? In this episode I am excited to be joined by two inspiring educators – Tomaz Lasic and Sue Knight. Both work as coaches in a long running, and in many ways trailblazing, In Class Coaching Programme in the Western Australian government school system. Their coaching helps early career teachers build their self-efficacy that is so essential at the start of their career. The strong reflective practices they build with them increase their confidence and resilience in an increasingly complex and difficult environment that is classroom teaching.