Now that we’re a month into the calendar year, many schools are shifting focus from planning to action - turning priorities into practice and thinking carefully about how best to support staff through the year ahead. This is often the point where professional learning, coaching and leadership development move firmly onto the agenda.
In this month’s newsletter you will explore some of the upcoming learning opportunities available to you - including learning for all levels of coaching experience, flexible online courses and exciting instructional coaching events.
Continue scrolling to catch up on some free resources, including our latest podcast discussing building coaching cultures, and a recent webinar focused around the new book and course, Growth Talk - exploringhow everyday conversations can turn into meaningful coaching moments.
As always, if you’re looking to further unpack your school’s goals or priorities for the year ahead, we’d love to connect and explore how we can support you.
The Instructional Coaching Institute is the most comprehensive learning opportunity on instructional coaching out there.
The Institute is an essential professional development opportunity for developing and sustaining a successful coaching program in your context. It provides a big-picture view of instructional coaching, covering the key topics presented in Jim Knight’s bestselling books and research spanning almost 30 years.
Start your year on the right foot and secure your place today in Shanghai or Bangkok 👇
The Instructional Coaching Done Well Roadshow 2026
Stopping in Singapore, Auckland, Sydney, Hobart & Melbourne
Knowing that every school is different, how do you create a sustainable, impactful instructional coaching program that really works in the short and long term?
Join Jim Knight, the world’s leading expert in instructional coaching, for a special 2-day learning experience designed to help school leaders, instructional coaches, and educators answer this question.
To discover more about the Roadshow, and to get in early to secure your place at one of the stops in 2026, click the link below!
The Teaching, Leading, Coaching Conference (TLC) returns in 2026 in Dallas Texas, marking a truly significant milestone. This year, we celebrate 30 years of Jim Knight’s pioneering research in Instructional Coaching - work that has shaped how educators collaborate, learn and grow together for decades.
TLC 2026 honours this remarkable legacy while looking ahead to the future of coaching practice and its impact in schools.
Registration is now open - for both in person and virtual attendees!
Welcome to the latest episode of the CoachED Conversations podcast series.
In this episode, hosts Richard Reid and Dan Steele delve deep into the art of building coaching cultures in educational settings. As the academic year begins in many countries, this timely discussion sheds light on the significance of fostering an environment where coaching thrives.
Join Richard and Dan as they explore essential strategies and insights to enhance your coaching practices.
Conversation is at the heart of learning and leading.
In this highly interactive workshop, Chris Munro and John Campbell, authors of Growth Talk, will bring to life the key concepts and field-tested frameworks presented in this ground-breaking new book.
Participants will explore how to bring shape to conversations; the key skills that fuel learning conversations; and how to show up in ways that best support the thinking and progress of our colleagues.
Each participant will receive their own copy of Growth Talk.
Designed for educators by educators, the Coaching Accreditation Programprovides comprehensive training for educators in the skills, conversational frameworks, and "way of being" of coaching.
Delivered ONLINE by leading experts in the field, this course provides a pathway to industry recognised coaching credentials with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
"I found this course to be very powerful. The learning was well paced, supported by experts as well as evidence based written research and the learning activities were practical."
Are you or your team new to coaching, and curious where to start?
Experience leadership coaching with hands-on practice, feedback, and collaborative learning with the 2-day Introduction to Leadership Coachingcourse.
Gain confidence and competence in using the 3 elements of coaching - the GROWTH framework, key coaching skills, and Way of Being - to foster a culture of growth, improvement, and excellence within your educational community.
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"This course has been life-changing in terms of my professional life. I wish I had done it years ago. It should be mandatory for all emerging leaders.”
The Impact Cycle 2-day course is designed to support educators in establishing instructional coaching cycles that lead to improved teaching and student learning.
The course is for anyone who works alongside teachers to help them develop their practice.
"Thank you so much for an amazing 2 days. I have learnt so much and feel much more confident as a leader and to begin engaging in the coaching process with my peers.”
Do you find yourself avoiding difficult conversations - even when you know they need to happen?
The Managing Challenging Conversations 1-day course is designed for leaders and managers who want to enhance their confidence, skills, and understanding to engage in these conversations in ways that maintain high expectations alongside constructive relationships.
"The skills and tools I’ve learned to be clear and concise in my messaging when having challenging conversations - I loved how much time we had to reflect on ourselves and our position in conversations.”
Every interaction between members of a school community are potential opportunities to enhance learning, growth, and progress. In these moments, no matter how fleeting or informal, Growth Talk is about intentionally bringing the key elements of coaching into play to best support the thinking and progress of our conversation partners.
To celebrate the launch of the ground-breaking new book – Growth Talk: A Coaching Way of Leading in Schools - co-author Chris Munro held a webinar introducing some of the key concepts and frameworks underpinning the book, with a particular focus on incidental “got a minute?” conversations that play a significant part in the work of leaders.
Watch the recorded session below, and find out more about the book and course!
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