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 episodes, Roma shares with us the 'How' of developing the capacity of senior leaders using a coaching approach. Learn about the wins and the challenges of Roma's experience in both her role as Principal of River Gum PS in Melbourne as well as her school improvement work with the Department of Education across Victoria. Some excellent examples of what happens when theory and good intentions meet reality.

'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 schools and how coaching could make a significant contribution to the numbers of flourishing educators in your school. Also in this episode, Brittany talks about the book she is writing on educator flourishing and encourages you, the listener, to contribute your own story to the process via www.educatorflourishing.com

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 more about their well-established coaching culture but this time with a specific focus on Literacy. Listen in as Raelene shares why she considers Instructional Coaching to be the highest impact role of her career in education. This is an episode you'll not want to miss.

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 has developed and established a complex and highly effective coaching culture. With a team of fourteen coaches and a healthy mix of coach training from both Growth Coaching International and the Instructional Coaching Group, Brighton Grammar is an excellent example of what can be achieved when theory and good intentions meet reality. Student coaching, peer coaching, training days for parents, coaching in action days for visiting schools. This first of two episodes is a must listen.

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 and want assistance in how to best recruit and position your staff? If it's a yes to any of these then join me in conversation with Amanda Samson of Hutton Consulting Australia and learn about the impact coaching can have on your specific situation. In this episode Amanda shares her journey into education, her passion for supporting and developing school leaders and how the effective use of coaching is central to her success. This is another excellent example of what happens when theory and good intentions meet reality.

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 but what about conversations at student level? How do we enhance the quality of conversations between our students? In this episode of the Coaching in Education podcast series I'm in conversation with Alison Spence, Principal at Kohia Terrace School in Auckland, New Zealand and we are joined by five of her amazing students who each have been trained as student coaches and are keen to share the impact coaching has had on them.

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 but what about conversations at student level? How do we enhance the quality of conversations between our students? In this episode of the Coaching in Education podcast series I'm in conversation with Alison Spence, Principal at Kohia Terrace School in Auckland, New Zealand and we are joined by five of her amazing students who each have been trained as student coaches and are keen to share the impact coaching has had on them.

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 the last three years. Mark emphasises the importance of a strategic approach to developing a coaching culture in a school and the need to regularly revisit the question of 'Why?'. Mark gives us an insight into his theory behind starting small, building trust and relationships and over time generating a curiosity in his staff to guarantee 'buy in'. This is a perfect example of what happens when theory and good intentions meet reality.

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 research from schools around the world, he managed to turn things around. Howick College now boasts a coaching system where 12 specially trained coaches support an incredible 134 teachers on a fortnightly basis throughout the school year. Listen to Paul explain their 'Tracking Outcomes' programme, developed in collaboration with GCI, to regularly monitor and evaluate the impact of coaching at Howick. This is a truly inspiring example of what can happen when theory and good intentions meet reality.

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 years developing a coaching culture. Join me as I learn how video peer coaching has provided a wonderful vehicle for improving the quality of conversations as the school aims to provide an 'Education with a Heart'.