Coaching approaches underpin the national model of professional learning and its key features and principles of learning-as-collaborative and learning by enquiring.

Coaching supports a broad range of professional learning and is a central feature of a teacher’s Professional Update through the coaching approach to PRD. There is a diverse range of coaching opportunities across Scotland with some local authorities having invested time and resources to develop coaching cultures. Many local authorities also offer twilight coaching programmes to support reviewers and reviewees with a coaching approach to PRD or offer an introduction to coaching.

Professional Learning Activities to support the development of mentoring and coaching skills

The following Professional Learning Activities (PLAs) provide self-directed activity to support the development of your mentoring and coaching skills in different contexts (requires log-in). 

• Using coaching approaches to lead colleague development
• Leading the professional learning of colleagues
• Finding ways to wellbeing through coaching and self-empowerment
• Developing and sustaining a coaching culture
• The mentoring continuum dialogue sheet - Word document [download]
• Being a mentor - PowerPoint presentation [download]
• Self-evaluation and reflection - Word document [download]
• Reflective log - Word document [download]