Pressure on school leaders has never been greater – with complaints that new accountability measures do not take into account the time needed to boost results. The news this week that a survey of school governors has reported 43 per cent have had trouble recruiting senior staff, with head hunting firms being called in to […]
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Coaching is central to current thinking about leadership within the education environment. But what exactly is coaching and how does it apply specifically to schools and to head teachers in particular when it comes to leadership? Paul Lefebvre (in Downey, 2001) illustrates the coaching process when he points out that: “In the sixteenth century, the English […]
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At some point in their career, chances are a teacher will undergo a program of mentoring. This may arise during their time as a PGCE student, as a newly qualified teacher (NQT) or after a promotion within the education system. However, not many working within the education field can say they have been “coached” and […]
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When it comes to personal improvement the education field is one where standards and criteria are constantly changing, so it can make it difficult to track success outside the traditional field of exam results. Coaching for education gained particular attention in the UK with the publication of ‘Student Achievement through Staff Development’ by Bruce R. Joyce […]
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