Welcome to the 2016 May/June Journal.

In the May/June Issues we focus on further teacher tools for starts and ends of lessons, Five Key factors for successful Coaching Schools the recent Licensed Coach Trainer training, and the increasing trend for life and career changes, amongst the 35-55 age group.

STOP PRESS – Coaching Courses Running Soon

16th June and 1st July 2016  – Level 1 Coaching for Leading One day course  – with Chris Giles, Licensed Coach Trainer

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12/13 November 2016 Level 2 Advanced Coaching Skills Course  Two day course – with Will Thomas

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Teacher Tools for Great Starts and Ends of Lessons!

Here are a bunch more tools from Creative Teaching and Learning Toolkit by Best B and Thomas W. Click here

Here the focus is on activities for starts and ends of lessons.

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Five  factors for Whole School Coaching Success –  and a new career?

 

In February half term of this year, four more talented teachers and coaches took on the challenge of becoming Licensed Coach Trainers.  Richard Lindo, Jean Ramsey, Terri Broughton and Ruth Springer all spent three days gaining their Master Trainer Accreditation and are now learning how to deliver the specifics of the one day Introduction to Coaching Accredited course.  They follow last year’s four trainees who have graduated as Licensed Coaches and have already begun running courses with excellent feedback from participants.

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Time for a mid-life shift of perspective?

Increasingly teachers and other education professionals are leaving the profession to seek more realistic working hours and expectations.  But is this really wise? Should we just slug it out until we get our golden pension pot?

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