Introduction to Coaching
A comprehensive introduction for those about to begin their coaching journey or wanting to refresh their skills.
Start date
Thursday 5 June 2025
15:30 - 18:00
Need more information?
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Introduction to Coaching
Thursday 5 June 2025 - Thursday 26 June 2025
The Introduction to Coaching course has been an excellent way in to building a coaching culture in our school. The course is very well structured across the two sessions, providing opportunities for self-reflection and collaboration that builds confidence with your coaching practice.
Lisa Hanington, Assistant Headteacher, Bexley Grammar School
Unlock Your Potential with our Coaching Programme
Coaching is an essential tool for leaders and educators, designed to unlock individual potential and elevate performance. It plays a crucial role in fostering positive working and learning environments.
Extensive evidence highlights the transformative power of coaching. Coaching empowers individuals to find solutions to challenges and chart pathways to achieving their aspirations.
Our programme offers a comprehensive starting point for those beginning their coaching journey or looking to refresh their coaching knowledge, whether it’s nurturing growth, managing performance, enhancing capacity, or driving change and improvement, our programme ensures participants are well-prepared to help colleagues excel in their roles.
Outcomes
Through interactive sessions and resources, participants will gain:
- A better understanding of what coaching is and how it can help.
- Motivation and confidence to begin to integrate a coaching approach into their practice.
- Skills and knowledge needed to confidently support them in their role developing others.
- Ideas and resources to try out coaching conversations.
- Preparation to make the case for further exploration of coaching in their places of work.
How does it work?
The programme will take place over two 2.5 hour live online workshops, supported by follow up activities and reading.
Workshop 1
Thursday 5 June 2025
Workshop 2
Thursday 26 June 2025
- Strengthening listening and questioning skills
- Challenge and feedback in coaching
- Common issues for coaching conversations
- Practice coaching
- Next steps for coaching in your role and organisation
Who is this for?
This is ideal for teachers, leaders and non-teaching staff in all phases, starting their coaching journey or refreshing their coaching experience.
The powerful difference coaching can make
Steve Bush, Assistant Headteacher at Sackville School, spoke to SSAT Director Angelina Idun about the powerful difference coaching can make and why schools and organisations cannot afford not to coach.
Facilitator
Angelina Idun
Angelina joined SSAT as a Director in 2017. Her previous roles included Acting Principal and Senior Vice Principal. Angelina’s leadership career has been largely focused on south London schools in diverse, vibrant, challenging contexts. Angelina is driven by an unwavering belief in the difference a high-quality learning experience makes to the life chances of young people. She has extensive experience of developing teachers and leaders at all levels, nationally and internationally, and is an experienced, qualified coach.
Are you looking for bespoke training?
SSAT can deliver this programme bespoke to your school, tailored to your bespoke requirements. Get in touch today to get more information.
Date and location
Launch date
Thursday 5 June 2025
15:30 – 18:00
Online
10 ways coaching can help us in our schools
The following are some of the areas in which coaching can positively impact our schools.
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