CPD Team

Have a look at the attached newsletter which highlights some of the excellent practice taking place in Moray.

 Coaching in Moray

This is a brief update on some work which Graeme Finnie and I are taking forward to develop examples of practice and approach to coaching and mentoring with the working title “A Guide to Practice”. 

The aim is to build on the project commentaries, the CPD paper on coaching and mentoring and other initiatives underway to develop a practice focused publication to further support coaching and mentoring developments.  The core of the Guide to Practice will consist of case studies, examples of approach, key learning and outcomes from across the spectrum of coaching and mentoring activity taking place in Scottish schools and authorities.    We think we have reached a stage where we have an important story to tell about developments over the last couple of years or so and this is an opportunity to highlight the quality of the work, that many of you have been involved in, to the wider educational community.   Over the next few weeks Graeme Finnie and I (and perhaps others we will ask to assist with this) will make contact in relation to specific examples of developing practice we would like to follow up on.

We envisage using a combination of interview, discussion and workshops to develop the content and we’ll come back to you with details on these.

One of the areas we will focus on is how coaching is being developed in the classroom to support learning and teaching.  We know of some examples, we’re sure there are more, please think and let us know.   We’ll have some other specific requests which we will let you know about in due course.

We hope, with your help, to tell a great story about coaching and mentoring in Scottish schools and we are aiming to produce a LTS publication in Spring 2008.

Please get in touch if you have any questions/ideas.

John Daffurn / Graeme Finnie