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Wisebirds can be teachers too!

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I was coaching a pupil recently and explaining that coaching can be useful for anyone if they are in the right place for it, and they said - what, even teachers?!


Many people take the teaching that they or their children receive for granted in their lives. Unless you experience it from the inside, you do not appreciate just what a challenging career it can be. My husband was a teacher for several years and so I am always delighted  to help teachers thrive in a profession they have chosen from a place of passion.


Whilst I have an understanding of the demands teaching places on individuals, I do not purport to be an expert in it. Rather, I am an expert in providing you the space to find the answers to making a change and getting what you want.


How can coaching and NLP help?

Coaching can help teachers at any stage of their career, generating fast, practical answers to help you manage your state and keep moving forward.


You may be looking to address:

  • Time management

  • Work /life balance

  • Confidence issues

  • Difficult classes or parents

  • Overwhelm, anxiety or stress 

  • Conflict with other members of staff

  • Pupil motivation

  • Pandemic related issues

  • Career progression and promotion


If you have moved to a more senior role, you may also want to explore:

  • Your leadership mindset and style

  • Setting and performing to targets

  • Your team management skills

  • Your vision and strategy for the school

  • Managing change and unpopular decisions

  • Fulfillment at the top


As an NQT, coaching will help you:

  • Make the transition to the classroom

  • Find your feet as an independent teacher

  • Manage the combination of teaching and ongoing workplan development

  • Learn to work with senior management

  • Feel supported


Whatever your position, as long as you are ready to take action to move forwards and make a change, I am ready to work with you. Read about what it is like to be coached here.


Some teacher coaching stories...


Achieve balance

This teacher was working long hours to the detriment of their family time, leisure time, eating patterns and fitness.

 

Coaching helped them see the life they wanted instead and make it happen. 


Be confident in the classroom


This NQT was struggling to manage difficult classes in their first school.

NLP gave them the tools they needed to manage their state so that they could look forward to their lessons and perform with confidence in them.


Find new motivation

This head teacher had reached the top and was lacking motivation in their role.


Coaching helped them to understand what motivated them in other areas of their life and how they could apply it to inject renewed enthusiasm for their work.


Overcome anxiety


The exceptional circumstances for teachers during the pandemic had left this teacher feeling overwhelmed and anxious, and very reluctant to go to work.


Coaching and NLP helped them manage their state, manage their self talk, take back control and continue in the profession they loved. 





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