Coaching in Education is an open access resource designed to support all educators to learn about the far-reaching benefits of coaching which can have a significant impact on how we learn and develop within Scottish education.

This resource is designed to support those working in education to:

• build an understanding of coaching in education and how it can benefit our workforce
• build skills in using a coaching approach across different contexts
• develop an understanding of how a coaching approach can be applied in education.

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

1. Introduction to Coaching in Education

This resource will introduce you to the practice of coaching in education and will support you to reflect on how coaching has the potential to impact you in your role.

2. Coaching Skills: Building the Coaching Relationship

Explore how to build effective and supportive coaching relationships through developing key coaching skills such as contracting, listening, and questioning.

3. Coaching Models and Tools

Explore tools and techniques to support you to use a coaching approach in your education setting.

A key feature of these professional learning activities is reflective learning and applying learning to practice. We have developed a reflective journal to accompany these self-directed professional learning activities that you may find helpful.

Coaching in Education – Reflective Journal

Before accessing the PLAs, you may wish to check out our guide to creating an account on our website.

We have designed this Reflective Journal (Word) to be used with the Coaching in Education self-directed learning activities.  It is intended as an optional support and is not for submission.

If you undertake some learning around coaching and would like to share and network with others, please register for our Professional Learning event on Wednesday 28^th May 2025.

Please note there are corresponding workshops on these topics that can be used to facilitate professional learning in your setting.