2. The Programme Team
• Sheila Smith, CPD Officer
• Lesley Henderson, DHT, Balbardie PS
• Abi Adam, DHT, Broxburn Academy
3. The Programme aims to:
• increase leadership capacity
• increase support for project leaders +
prepare people for the PT role
• embed a coaching culture in West Lothian
• create opportunities to develop coaching
practice
• offer an enhanced professional
development opportunity to both
participants and coaches
4. The elements of the Programme
• 8 x Face to Face
Sessions
• The Self-evaluation tool
and Leadership
Development Plan
• The Leadership Project
• Coaching Sessions
• Home Groups
• Maintaining a Learning
Journal
• Reflecting on Critical
Incidents
• Professional Reading
5. Key Documents
1. Self Evaluation (Middle L and M Standard)
2. Professional Learning Plan
3. Leadership Project
4. Final Documentation:
• Project Report
• Reflective Commentary
• Guide to Portfolio
• Record of Coaching Sessions
• Impact Validation
6. Overview of F2F Sessions
1. Introduction to Leadership
2. Planning for Improvement
3. Leadership for Learning
4. Impact: Evaluation and Evidence
5. Interpersonal Skills
6. Building Positive Relationships
7. The Role of the PT/PTC
8. Celebration: Sharing Learning about
Leadership
7. Role of Coach
1. Entitlement for participants
2. Key element of GTCS Professional
Recognition Accreditation
3. Sponsor
4. Support and Challenge
9. Coaching - A Novel Idea!
Recent research by the Gallup Organisation
suggests that the leader who focuses attention
on identifying the strengths of the employees
will see improvements faster and further (than
those who focus on trying to improve
weaknesses)
Do more of what you are good at!
10. What do we mean by coaching?
• A means to enhance the performance and learning
ability of others
• Involves providing feedback using motivational &
effective questioning
• A solution focused dialogue to empower leadership
• Coaching is about changing thinking & helping
people to become more aware of what they do
11. Coach v Mentor
• A coach does not need to share a
knowledge base with the coachee. Coaches
use questions to challenge thinking and
promote reflection. They lead people to
create their own personal solutions and
seldom give direct advice. They hold the
coachee accountable for taking actions to
achieve their own goals
12. Good Coaching
• Is non judgemental
• Is based on trust
• Is non directive
• Focuses on solutions
• Works to the coachee’s agenda
• Emphasises strengths and resources
• Uses skilful questioning to challenge thinking
• Involves strong empathy
• Involves deep listening
• Holds you accountable for your own goals
14. GROW Model
• Goal
What topic do you want to cover?
What do you want to discuss?
What subjects do you want to look at?
What goal do you want to achieve as a
result of this session?
What specific output would make this
session worthwhile?
What would ensure that your time has
been well spent?
15. GROW Model
• Reality
Tell me about your situation
Describe your current reality
What’s your current experience?
What’s happening right now?
What are the facts in the situation?
What are you feeling?
What do you think is the real issue?
16. GROW Model
• Options
What options do you have?
How could you resolve this issue?
If you could do anything without constraints what would
you do?
If you were a free agent what would you do?
If you had no fear what would you do?
What do you think your boss/colleague/partner think you
should do?
I know that you don’t know the answer, but imagine if you
did, what would you do?
17. GROW Model
• Wrap-up
Implications – what could happen?
Obstacles – what could you stop from following through?
Action – what will you do?
when will you do it?
who is involved?
Support – who can support you?
Review – how was the session?
what have you achieved?
do you want anything to be different?
18. Coaching Session Agendas
Specifics:
• Discussion relating to self-evaluation
• Discussion about school improvement project
• Discussion about understanding of leadership
(general)
Coachee sets agenda:
• Progress of project
• Critical incidents / Learning Journals
19. Participant Homework for Session 1
• Read HGIOS (3) Quality Indicators 8 & 9
• Reflect on these in your Learning Journal and the
impact they have on you
• Complete self-evaluation and discuss with coach
• Think about your leadership project and the
rationale: how will this develop you personally
and have a positive impact on the school?