Developing a coaching-informed SEND toolkit

SENDCOs, senior leadership, academic staff, pastoral professionals, house staff

A coaching-led approach provides an additional toolkit to support SEND students.

This can help to build strong relationships with students and provide tools for meaningful self-efficacy and accountability.

• Asking effective questions to generate better conversations

• The 3 Ms of listening: micro, macro and ‘me’

• The power of lenses: gremlin and champion talk

• Building a coaching toolkit for SEND teams

Embedding character education within PSHE

PSHE Leads, pastoral professionals, senior leadership

An effective PSHE programme equips young people with the skills, (self-) knowledge and moral agency to navigate the world of today and tomorrow.

Utilising coaching insights and tools within PSHE provides the ‘how’ to tackle difficult issues as well as fostering better classroom conversations and student self-undestanding. This workshop also supports schools in meeting ISI and Ofsted personal development/SMSC requirements.

• Asking effective questions for better PSHE conversations

• The 3 Ms of listening: micro, macro and ‘me’

• Using values exercises successfully in PSHE to further character education

• Coaching-led strategies to support the teaching of:

• Misogyny and online pornography

• Peer influence and substance abuse

• Using coaching exercises within the PSHE classroom

Coaching tools for Careers Leads

Careers Leads, Heads of Year, house staff

The employment market is predicted to look very different by 2030 and even more competitive than it is for school- and university leavers today.

By introducing a coaching-informed, values-based toolkit, Careers Leads can support young people in finding a careers path that aligns with their core principles, ultimately leading to greater motivation, sense of purpose and fulfilment.

• Meeting the Gatsy Benchmarks through coaching

• Asking effective questions for better Careers conversations

• Exploring motivation: the 10 Cs of inner drive

• Building a coaching toolkit for Careers Leads

Creating a successful boarding house culture

House staff, senior leadership

Studying and living with peers and friends is a journey that has its ups and downs.

Conscious and collaborative decision-making about house values and vision helps to foster an enriching, empowering and happy house culture in which self-efficacy, accountability and resilience thrive.

• Building a house culture around the 4 Vs:

• Values: why are we doing this?

• Vision: what are we trying to achieve?

• Voyage: how are we going to get there?

• Validation: how do we measure impact?

• Listening skills, empathy and conflict resolution

Coaching skills for tutors

House, year and pastoral tutors

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• Asking effective questions for better conversations

• The 3 Ms of listening

• The power of lenses: gremlin and champion talk

• Building a coaching toolkit that improves ‘tutor time’ conversations:

• Improving motivation

• Goal-setting

• Managing difficult conversations

Foundational coaching skills

Academic staff, pastoral professionals, senior leadership, house staff

Coaching skills can be a gamechanger in educational settings to build and enhance relationships, foster motivation and engagement, and support students’ personal development.

• Asking effective questions for better conversations

• The 3 Ms of listening

• The power of lenses: gremlin and champion talk

• Building a coaching toolkit that works in schools