Coaching at Haddon Primary School

The journey begins ..… together

Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership

Establishing Literacy Coaching

Goals

To provide access to current research and perspectives

To develop deeper understandings – what does it mean to become powerfully literate?

To increase confidence and capacity in coaching conversations

To foster teacher leadership and coaching expertise to strengthen learning and teaching in schools

ParticipantsSchools who have had internal coaches

Schools who have had external coaches

Schools who have not had coaches before

Graduate, Accomplished and Expert teachers

Leading Teachers, Assistant Principals and Principals

Primary and Secondary schools

Why Coaching?

Develops individual and group capacity to engage in creative problem solving and self reflection

Supports teachers in their learning

Challenges teacher thinking

Provides a focus for teacher learning

Who? Individual teachers

pairs

Teams

A coach …..

works with individuals and teams

negotiates with teachers on an area for improvement

uses data to focus on the learning conversations with teachers

secures teacher learning providing a focus for development

Provides a supportive environment for conversations

A coach….develops professional relationships

uses data and Evidence

engages in substantive conversations

promotes and supports purposeful instruction

works towards school improvement

continues self development

When and WhereWeekly individual conversations in teacher’s

office

PLT meetings to focus on student data and areas for improvement

PartnershipsTeachers are learners

Professional learning for individuals

Coaching model will depend on the the needs of the teacher

The journey begins……..