Quite simply, we believe that coaching wants to be used, be useful and be accessible. So we offer three core programmes that allow these things to happen. They are:
There are thousands of coaches in the UK, many of whom have qualifications, and many more who don’t. Coaches who choose to get qualified want to see a return on their investment, and a benefit from all their hard work. So we are an approved centre for the Institute of Leadership and Management, and deliver their accredited coaching qualifications.
They are well respected and recognised, in the commercial and public sectors, and allow our qualified coaches to access more coaching opportunities. Although they are a standard qualification, we are allowed to tailor them to the needs of our learners, and to deliver the courses in the way that we know works best for successful learning
The courses are a combination of training room days, home study and working on assignments. We offer them as open courses, where individuals can book themselves on, and in-company courses where we work with small groups who work for the same company.
The headteacher of this school was committed to coaching, and wanted to engage in it fully. First step – he enrolled on our ILM level 7 course and studied to be an executive coach. The programme took him 6 months to complete, after which he was coaching at a high level.
He then moved to have us help train his leadership team as coaches, so that the whole organisation has some coaching capacityThe head, Peter Hopkinson, now uses coaching as his main approach to supporting staff development and school improvement. He meets regularly with his team members, and the conversations are coaching in style. He has seen a significant impact, both in how he works with his team and in their capacity to work out their own solutions.