Time: 1.30pm - 4.00pm
This course will be delivered online but will not be recorded.
Fees
Member - £99
Non-Member - £149
Facilitator: Kelly Hannaghan
This course equips school leaders to embed coaching and supervision into everyday practice, fostering a feedback-rich, supportive environment where staff feel valued, trusted, and continuously developing. Learn how to use coaching to boost wellbeing, retention, and performance, without adding to workload. Discover practical frameworks, clear strategies, and time-effective routines to turn growth into a whole-school culture.
Aims
• Understand key coaching and supervision models and how they support professional growth and staff wellbeing
• Differentiate between coaching, mentoring, supervision, and performance management, and apply each appropriately within school settings
• Develop and embed a feedback-rich culture, where staff feel safe, supported, and continuously developing
• Build coaching conversations into everyday leadership practice, using structured frameworks to foster trust, autonomy, and accountability
• Design or enhance a school-wide coaching or supervision strategy, aligned with school improvement priorities and individual development needs
• Use coaching to support wellbeing, reflective practice, and retention, particularly in high-pressure roles and contexts
• Implement simple systems and routines that make coaching and supervision time-effective and impactful, not another ‘add-on’
Audience
Senior and middle leaders, CPD leads, line managers, and aspiring leaders in primary, secondary schools and specialist schools.
Facilitator
Kelly Hannaghan
Kelly is a Mental Health and Wellbeing Consultant and the Director and founder of Mind Work Matters Ltd. She puts wellbeing and people at the heart of education. Kelly is an award-winning motivational speaker, school improvement advisor, published author and founder of the 'Family Matters’ empowerment and engagement programme. Kelly develops the strategies to help people in education thrive from adversities. Her work with schools and organisations raises aspirations, engagement, attendance, and outcomes.