Using coaching competencies within group dialogue to enhance the delivery of leadership development
Written by: Liz Barratt
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LIZ BARRATT, COACHING LEAD, CEFEL, UK; DIRECTOR OF ADULT LEARNING, TRANSFORM TRUST, UK
Context
The current suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) was first delivered in autumn 2021, with an aim of creating a ‘golden thread’ of leadership development, rooted in the best available evidence available throughout a teacher’s career. The Department for Education contracted nine lead providers to deliver the reformed NPQs in different regions (CFE Research, 2023), including the Church of England Education Office (CEEO) through the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership (CEFEL).
Each lead provider designed their own delivery model. CEFEL developed a four-stage model of ‘Activate –Teach – Practice – Apply’, which was described in Impact (Lomax and Watkins, 2023). The deliberate focus on using a coaching mindset and behaviours to support professional learning is one of the four underpinning principles of the CEFEL NPQs and is the focus of the â
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