Coaching and mentoring

A photograph of Graeme Finnie, Leadership Consultant, Learning and Teaching Scotland

A photograph of John Daffurn, National CPD Adviser, National CPD Team

Foreword from John and Graeme

Across Scotland in the last few years there has been a significant increase in interest in the potential of coaching and mentoring for learning and teaching. Coaching and mentoring strategies are being employed in a diverse range of situations:

to develop powerful leadership practice
to engage young people in their studies
to tackle behaviour that is difficult to manage
to facilitate collaborative learning
to support CPD
to help focus school leadership issues

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In the following sections you will find commentary from a wide range of education professionals on the difference coaching and mentoring is making.

Developing professional practice

Case studies describing how coaching and mentoring contribute to professional development and practice.

Coaching and leadership

Accounts of school leaders who are incorporating coaching into their leadership approach.

Working with pupils

Examples of how coaching approaches are being employed with pupils.

Creating coaching cultures

Examples of approaches on developing coaching cultures in schools and education and children’s services organisations.