Coaching – A Vehicle for Driving Continuous School Improvement

The focus of this bespoke accreditation package is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in your school. Up to six members of staff are trained as expert coaches for your setting and so provide hands on support and challenge for classroom teachers. It includes a systematic way to evaluate the quality of teaching in a way that supports the work of the coaches and provides the school with the robust data that is needed.

 

This bespoke package is the equivalent to fourteen consultancy contact days over 12 months. A vital element of the package is supporting teachers in embedding this practice across their school. The content of this package will depend on the main need within the school. The aim is to improve the quality of teaching and enable leaders to evaluate the quality of teaching.

 

An example of a 12 month package to become a coaching school could look like this:

• Initial meeting with the HT and staff meeting to introduce coaching – ½ day

• Training course for SLT (maximum 6 people) – 2 days

• Staff meeting - writing indicators for the school – ½ day

• Supported coaching for 3 pairs – 3 days

• Consultancy to support initial triads x 2 – 6 days

• Consultancy to write timetable, improvement plan – ½ day

• Consultancy to write policy, report to governors – ½ day

• Accreditation visit – 1day

 

Cost: £10000

 

An example of an additional 12 month package to develop a coaching school could look like this:

• Training for middle leaders / teachers on coaching – 1 day

• Training for middle leaders on other monitoring – 1 day

• Supported monitoring events – 2 days

• Training for Support staff – 1 day

• Consultancy for developing the system – 2 days

• Accreditation visit – 1 day

 

Cost: £6000

 

An example of an additional 12 month package to be a coaching school could look like this:

• Ongoing consultancy support to meet the needs of the school 1 day per half term

• Accreditation visit

 

Cost: £4000