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School improvement and managing the performance of = all=20 staff in an environment of tightening budgets and fewer intermediaries = is a=20 challenge that is on the mind of every school leader. The decentralized = world=20 will mean on one hand fewer people instructing you on how to run your = school or=20 college, and on the other hand less co-ordinated support. In this world = you need=20 to know that the professional development in place for your staff is = likely to=20 make the biggest difference, in a sustainable way and for smaller = amounts of=20 money. Whilst everyone will say they can help, there is a lot of = superficial=20 practice about and this is where you can rely on CUREE to provide you = with=20 approaches that are not superficial but based on significant evidence = about what=20 really makes a difference to educational practitioners and their=20 learners.
The Effective Mentoring and = Coaching suite=20 of resources was developed following CUREE's research for the National = Framework=20 for coaching and mentoring and brings this knowledge into highly = practical sets=20 of tools and activities which will allow a CPD Leader to run anything = from 30=20 minute starter sessions on coaching to full day INSET=20 sessions.
If finding the time for CPD is a problem in your = school,=20 these packs will enable you to create sustained learning by enabling you = to=20 build an integrated programme from bite-sized activities threaded into = work you=20 and your colleagues are doing anyway. Coaching does involve making time = for high=20 quality, structured learning conversations rooted in day to day evidence = about=20 your pupils' learning experiences =E2=80=93but these packs show you how = to manage that=20 creatively and efficiently, reducing precious time away from the = classroom and=20 maximising the learning value of time in it.
Every single resource you need to run sessions for = and with=20 colleagues is assembled here from detailed session plans, through video = clips=20 and active learning activity hand outs to model answers. The = accompanying=20 resources for activities simply require printing and=20 photocopying!
For the cost of one day's supply cover you can = access tools=20 to build a sustained in-house CPD programme for colleagues, which will = enable=20 you to build, long-term, a mentoring and coaching culture and=20 infrastructure.
The packs are specifically designed to cater for = the=20 individual needs of different schools and can be used by CPD leaders, = regardless=20 of your previous knowledge and experience. You can use the packs to run=20 workshops and twilight sessions, structure meetings, or just work with=20 colleagues on a one-to-one basis.
Each pack contains a = Facilitators Guide=20 and a CD which is full of original training material=20 including:
The menu system helps you access, assemble and =
retrieve=20
everything you need and are interested in at the click of a mouse in an=20
intuitively supportive way. For any session that you would like to run, =
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it is a twenty minute activity at the start of a meeting or a twilight =
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or INSET day, the packs will help you assemble every handout, video =
clip,=20
Powerpoint presentation and model answer you=20
need.
If you aren't sure which pack suits you click=20
here for more guidance or download the Effective=20
Mentoring and Coaching suite=20
flyer.
Some schools and networks are = keen to=20 kick start their Mentoring and Coaching programmes by an input from one = of our=20 experienced facilitators. Click=20 here to find out more about training programmes which can support = your use=20 of the Effective Mentoring and Coaching suite.