How to Become an Effective Coach, Mentor and Team Leader

Programme

10.00 Session 1 The changing context of continuous professional development

The movement towards teacher leadership and its implications
Lead teacher and the peer coach as a model for improving individuals and the school--key points highlighted

10.20 Session 2 Becoming a Peer Coach

Purpose, focus and rationale of peer coaching explored
Coaching styles and their use

11.00 Session 3 Developing the Skills of the Peer Coach

Listening skills and their application
Questioning skills and the range of techniques available
How to provide constructive feedback to colleagues
How to observe colleagues' professional characteristics in action

2.00 Session 4 The Role of the Peer Coach in Developing and
Building Relationships

Code of practice for managing the peer coaching relationship
Modelling skills and styles in the role as peer coach
Openess, trust building and the development of a supportive working environment
Knowledge sharing and building networks
Do's and don'ts highlighted

3.00 Session 5 The Role of the Peer Coach in Improving
Classroom Practice: Strategies

Improving teaching and learning through coaching
How to develop your role as a lead teacher across the school
Building internal networks to support teaching and learning

3.30 Plenary

Course Dates:

Please contact us regarding in-house delivery of this course. In house is now the most cost effective way as we are using an innovative peer coaching model.

Price £600

Course Leader

The course will be led by Chris Haines who is a full time trainer . He has a background in school improvement and leading on learning. He works closely with many schools on improving teaching and learning in the classroom and the leadership of learning across the school. He is an expert on learning, assessment, leadership and school improvement . He has worked extensively in developing the coaching skills team leaders need for performance management. He has recently been coaching teachers on structuring lessons that are more interactive with students. He is working to be a fully qualified coach.

Target Audience

Lead teachers, team leaders, coaches, mentors and lead teachers in primary, secondary and special schools

The course:

This training course has been designed to give colleagues confidence and solutions to develop their skills as a peer coach and improve their own teacher leadership.

It will provide an opportunity to:

Improve your skills to observe, coach and mentor others towards performance
Clarify your role as a developer of other teachers
Develop strategies to influence the quality of classroom practice
Accept responsibility for helping colleagues to achieve success in their subject area
Share ideas and approaches that generate
discussion about teaching and learning

Schools improve when individual teachers change their behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. Such changes often cannot be imposed but are fostered through collaboration, mentoring, peer coaching and meaningful debate among teachers about classroom practice. This rationale will be a constant feature throughout the day using tactics and methods which move staff through a process which builds self esteem and develops the individual's capacity to change and improve.

The course aims to:
Explain the purpose and benefits of peer coaching
Develop knowledge, skills and behaviours in peer coaching
Practice the skills and behaviours
Understand learning styles and the peer coaching relationship