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Creating a culture of coaching: upskilling the school workforce in times of change - summary

Author: Jo Lindon
Subject: Coaching and mentoring
Audience: Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers, School business managers, Stakeholders and partners
Date of publication: April 2011   |   File format and size: PDF, 195 Kb

This research associate explores how a small cross-phase sample of eight schools in one local authority area went about the process of creating a culture of coaching. It examines different approaches to integrating coaching into the school improvement cycle.

Developing the culture

Schools found that coaching needed careful introduction before being launched. Successful
implementation was achieved when:

  • clear links were made with existing initiatives such as Assessment for Learning (AfL) and school self-evaluation
  • coaching could be seen to supplement and improve existing CPD
  • models of coaching are used to maintain focus

Sharing the concept with others

Schools involved in this research were also working on ways to extend the impact of their coaching work through further collaborative working, upskilling more staff in coaching skills and sharing good practice in a wider arena, thus contributing to the system-wide evolution of a culture of coaching in times of change.

A full version of this report is also available.