Coaching and the Pastoral Role

Coaching as part of the pastoral role is a solutions focused model where empathy and trust lie at the heart of managing a process linked to creating feelings of security, belonging and responsibility. Coaching for pastoral leaders and their teams creates the right atmosphere to foster learning, progression and self- belief. Join us on 28th June in Manchester to learn some valuable coaching skills and take away models and tools and techniques that will enhance the many pastoral roles that exist within the school.

Click on the link here to book your place. Coaching and the Pastoral Role.

Where those with a pastoral role learn to coach they develop a range of skills that will foster self-belief where the pupil and other staff begin to see a way forward that will help them to find their own solutions, articulate their worries and concerns and move forward towards being more confident and aware of the consequences of their behaviour and actions on their own and others well-being. Coaching builds self-esteem and allows for a two way dialogue that includes the fostering of learner voice as well as a shared dialogue for staff.

Learning how to ask questions that are deeply incisive and lead to deep thinking are powerful for all those who have a role within the pastoral system of a school. Raising their awareness of the importance of listening, not just as a surface activity but as an essential process in hearing what is behind what is being said and not being said can have a positive and affecting impact on the pupil who is troubled, misbehaving and lacks concentration.

There are many tools and techniques that pastoral leaders and their teams can use to enhance their potential to support pupils who are unable to learn, who lack organisations skills or are simply not performing well. These are all in the coaching tool box and form a framework for a powerful structure that emerges from the process of learning how to coach.

Coaching and the Pastoral Role raises awareness for all those working in the field of pastoral support in a school. We provide an opportunity to learn and practice a range of coaching skills and we provide models, tools and techniques that will be invaluable in the quest to build harmony and a culture of learning across the school. Coaching in the context of the pastoral process reaps untold benefits for teams from across the pastoral spectrum, including the SENCO, LSA leads and LSAs, year heads and form tutors.

The potential for shared dialogue and opportunities to focus on good and best practice in order to better understand the issues that affect the school's equilibrium is profound and those who have attended this course say that the skills they learn on the day and put into practice on their return to school have a direct impact on learning, behaviour and well-being across the school.

All our courses are built on sector led research and are delivered by highly experienced coaches who all have senior leadership experience in schools across the UK and beyond. It is an echo from many of the schools that we work with that behaviour and associated issues to do with well-being and mental health continue to be problematic. We know that coaching can have a significant impact for staff and pupils alike. Coaching can also have a powerful impact on those conversations that need to take place with parents.

Book to attend this course, enjoy a good lunch and return to school with a pack of materials, a deeper understanding of coaching as a powerful model for positive change and a range of tools, techniques and resources that will make a difference. Coaching and the pastoral role is one of a whole suite of coaching courses that support all roles within a school or college.

Please ring me on 07974 754241 or email me glynis@learningcultures.org if you want to find out more. Have a look at our website to see the range of coaching courses we offer and the other courses we provide linked to many important elements of school improvement including curriculum, senior and subject leadership and teaching and learning.