As we step into 2026, we know schools will be balancing renewed energy with very real demands. This first newsletter of the year shares how we can support you and your school in the months ahead - from PL opportunities, events and practical resources designed to strengthen teaching, leadership and impact.
Scroll on to find out more about events, including the 2026 Instructional Coaching Institutes and Roadshows, upcoming courses - both near you and online - plus useful resources including the Coaching in Education Podcast.
We wish you a positive start to the year and look forward to supporting you and your school throughout 2026.
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.
In case you missed it, we are thrilled to be bringing the Instructional Coaching Institute back to Shanghai and Bangkok in 2026!
If you’ve been considering a powerful, research‑backed way to implement or strengthen instructional coaching in your school or team, now is the time to jump at this opportunity.
Start your year on the right foot and secure your place today.
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!
Stories from the Coaches: New Beginnings with Dean Clayden and Sarah Cole
In this episode of the Coaching in Education Podcast, we continue our Stories from the Coaches series with a conversation about new beginnings.
Following our recent reflective episode with Penny Verdich as she approaches retirement, this
episode turns toward the future, introducing two of Growth Coaching International’s newest Senior Consultants: Dean Clayden in Shanghai and Sarah Cole in Singapore. Together, we explore the journeys that brought Dean and Sarah into coaching from their early careers in teaching and leadership, to the moments that shaped their coaching practice and philosophy.
We’re excited to introduce CoachED Conversations, a brand-new podcast series designed to bring timely, practical insights straight to our coaching community.
Hosted by Richard Reid and Dan Steele, each monthly episode will explore a focused topic, giving you insights and ideas, along with some strategies and next steps to support your coaching practice straight away.
This inaugural episode kicks off with Goal Setting - a powerful and timely focus for the beginning of 2026 as coaches and educators look to the year ahead.
Conversation is at the heart of learning and leading.
In this highly interactive workshop, Chris Munro, co-author 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.
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."
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.
"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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