Coaching and mentoring conversations are premised on a shared understanding by the principal and teachers, of the priorities within the school improvement agenda that is being pursued.
The main focus of
coaching and mentoring conversations for school improvement is to build the competency and capability of teachers, so that they can take steps towards achieving the school's strategic vision and priorities in the curriculum, teaching and learning, and assessment, and can effectively make judgments about students» progress and outcomes.
Coaching and mentoring conversations that have a deliberate aim require a solid foundation.
Professor Kathryn Moyle expands on the steps that a school can take to successfully implement
coaching and mentoring conversations.
Some steps that can be used for
coaching and mentoring conversations for school improvement are further expanded below.
Not exact matches
Where these conditions have not yet been established, the principal
and school leadership team have to build the capacity of the staff
and culture within the school in order to build a culture suitable for
coaching or
mentoring conversations to be used.
Seeking volunteers from the teaching staff who can be considered «early adopters» can build the confidence of the principal who is using
coaching or
mentoring conversations with teaching staff for the first time,
and model the new approach to other staff members.
Helen Parkinson, assistant principal of Ashton - on - Mersey School — which leads an alliance of 11 schools — highlights how being a professional or subject mentor is excellent CPD for staff: «
Coaching and mentoring skills
and experience in things like handling difficult
conversations are transferable to other areas of people's work.
A comprehensive law firm TD framework includes cohesive
and integrated programs covering, for example, recruiting; lawyer training programs customized to class year
and practice group; a clear, robust performance review
and associated compensation system; a philosophy
and system for the allocation of work; resources to enable lawyer career development
and self - direction, including core competencies, benchmarks, individual development plans,
and other self - assessment tools;
mentoring and sponsorship programs; career
coaching and conversations about pathways to partnership;
and fully developed alumni tracking programs, including, when appropriate, the placement of law firm attorneys with clients
and the provision of professional outplacement support.
We hear about improvement plans,
and regular
conversations,
and coaching and mentoring,
and reassigning work to keep the problem employee away from others.
The
conversation we had has given me renewed energy
and focus on my
mentoring and coaching that will definitely affect my speaking.
Career
coaching and career
mentoring Established theories of career decision making Counselling theories to inform career counselling
and coaching practice New
and emerging approaches Using narrative approaches in career counselling
and career
coaching Working with diversity Career development in organisations Models for structuring career
conversations Developing skills
and techniques for career counselling
and coaching Supporting career learning
and development in a range of contexts Using digital technologies
and creative approaches in careers work Becoming a critically reflective practitioner Appendices References