LEADERSHIP COACHING AND MENTORING
‘A perfect blend of expert knowledge and challenging questioning has helped me become a great leader’ - Lucie Wainwright (Headteacher)
OVERVIEW
As an external expert, Anne will work with you to understand your context and needs to tailor a bespoke package of onsite/in person and remote support over 6 or 12 months, as appropriate. The initial in person visit is designed to enable you both to meet and for Anne to know more about your context and needs; your vision and values; and what you want for yourself and your organisation. Following this personalised coaching and mentoring can beremote. Coaching and mentoring support leaders to feel empowered, to lead and be value-driven, to have greater levels of resilience and self-awareness, in an ever-changing educational climate and to better support their own well-being and that of other colleagues.
Developing a working relationship of openness, honesty and confidentiality
Working with you to strengthen your self-belief and moral purpose to make the right, and sometimes very difficult, decisions and choices, that ultimately positively impact children and young people’s lives
Developing and embedding positive beliefs and self-talk about what can be achieved through the development of your own leadership, as you navigate your professional career
Conversations about strengths and areas of development
Coaching and mentoring you to support your leadership teams to overcome challenges, further developing excellence in yourself and other colleagues
Empowering other leaders
Making time for yourself.
Leadership Mentoring and Coaching Foundations…
“I have had the pleasure of working with Anne for over two years. She has been the perfect coach for me. She always listens attentively to each situation and is able to use her knowledge and experience to tease out the best solutions. Anne has an amazing ability to inspire confidence in everyone she meets. I have relished working with her; she is approachable, personable and has the skill and compassion to develop everyone she works with.” - Dominic Hudson (Chief Education Officer)
Working with Anne
Anne will work with you to understand your context, needs, vision and values. She will personalise the approach of every session in collaboration with you, building on existing strengths whilst developing priorities identified by you and your colleagues. The work is flexible and dynamic, understanding the pace and pressures of the educational environment as well as the school timetable.
The time commitment is flexible and tailored to suit you and your needs at every step. Each session can be adapted as one-to-one or group mentoring and coaching with a clear vision and goal in mind throughout.
‘It is a privilege to work with leaders at any level in the education sector. You do an incredible and inspiring job every day, working relentlessly to improve outcomes and life chances for all children and young people, whilst investing in your own professional learning and well-being’ - Anne Martin
the challenges of teacher engagement
Anne speaks about effective leadership and management in an ever-changing school environment, emphasising the importance of placing children and young people at the centre of everything. She discusses how clear and regular staff communication is crucial for maintaining alignment, building trust, and ensuring continuous improvement within schools.