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SUMMARY:

PART C: THE POWER OF COACHING

▪ Coaching provides a space to keep yourself on track strategically. It is a cost-

effective way to keep yourself sustained. Don’t feel it is a luxury – it should be part of

your professional support package as a school leader.

▪ ESCC have fully funded six sessions of coaching for all current Heads. They will

part-fund (50%) a second programme of coaching for leaders. The aim should be for
the coaching to be funded by the school as part of your support package.

▪ Clean questions are a useful tool for exploring issues in a way which doesn’t

influence the questioner.

▪ Shifting from fixer to coach takes practice and time.

▪ Learning to listen to understand rather than listen to respond is the first step.

▪ Coaching requires not jumping in with the answers.

▪ Using coaching across an organisation empowers others and increases motivation.