There are three self-directed professional learning activities (PLAs) designed to support you to use a coaching approach and to learn and develop your coaching practice.

1. Introduction to Coaching in Education
2. Coaching Skills: Building the Coaching Relationship
3. Coaching Models and Tools

In addition, there are three planned coaching workshops for anyone leading professional learning with colleagues in their school or setting which mirror the corresponding self-directed professional learning activity.

And finally, we have information about Scotland’s National Coaching Strategy for Education, Coaching and our Professional Standards and research studies and other readings to develop your knowledge and understanding of the theory, research and practice of coaching in education.

Please note these sessions are optional - you do not need to attend to benefit from the learning within the online resource.

Introduction to Coaching online workshops consider:

• what makes you curious about coaching as educators
• how can you get started on your coaching learning or how can you continue to build your practice and support the learning of others
• how to engage with the online learning resources to build your coaching practice, knowledge and skills
• Scotland’s national approach to coaching in education

There are two opportunities to attend this live national workshop throughout the academic year.

Session dates and links

1. Tuesday 24 September 2024: 4pm - 5.30pm
2. Tuesday 28 January 2025: 4pm - 5.30pm

 We aim to make our professional learning inclusive, welcoming and accessible for all our participants.

A Reflective Journal template is available to participants to help them plan, engage and reflect on their coaching. This is aligned to the learning content in the self-directed learning activities.

Yes! Local Authorities and settings can facilitate professional learning sessions for teachers, early learning and childcare practitioners and community learning and development practitioners using these materials.

Downloadable workshop presentations with facilitation notes are included within the webpages, to support you to facilitate the professional learning of colleagues.

Go to Facilitating professional learning on coaching to find out more about and to download these workshops.

Our sharing event will take place online on Wednesday 28 May 2025 from 1pm to 4pm.

This online event is aimed at educators who have been engaging in our Leading Professional Learning programme as well as our Enquiry in Education and Coaching in Education online professional learning resources this year. You do not need to have completed any of the offers to attend.

The event will provide an opportunity to share reflections and to hear about the learning from colleagues nationally. The event is also open to educators who might be interested in engaging with these offers in the future.

Further details and sign up here.

Open the Coaching in Education open access pages.