Coaching colleagues may not be ‘new wave’ or the next trendy thing, but it is an essential tool for everyone in a leadership position or aspiring to be so. This booklet lays out the essentials of coaching and can be used for inset sessions and has been adapted from the NCSL ‘Leading from the middle’ course. It gives numerous examples of how to adopt the questioning approach of coaching and how to maintain a solution focused attitude. Above all, coaching is about supporting each other and is a core asset of all outstanding schools.

One of a series of lessons looking at different career paths and opportunities. It provides a brief overview of the role or profession and entry requirements (character and academic). Each lesson has a number of activities that look at the skills and qualities required in the profession, giving students the opportunity to assess themselves against those requirements. The lessons are taster sessions and encourage students to go on to independently research potential career paths

A smart poster for display in tutor rooms and around school. Directs students to the excellent icould careers website via the introductory Buzz Quiz - a fun way for students to match their interests to career pathways. Students can view their strengths and celebrities they share those strengths with.

Brain Gym was the revolutionary idea to motivate, inspire, invigorate and enthuse students of all ages. It had its detractors - mumbo jumbo, it won’t work. Opinion is evenly divided, so give it a go. My own experience is that it can reach most students; at the very least all students buy into what we are trying to achieve and become more engaged with their learning. The activities are short and as such are very good lesson starters. Establish it with the younger year groups and build from there.

A careers lesson based on the creative ideas of the Honda School of Dreams. It is an activity based around problem solving - trying to develop clarity in thinking and logic in looking at solutions. It is a great activity in creating focus and links well with lessons that look at specific careers. Problem solving and creativity are great employability skills

AfL is part of the bread and butter of teaching and learning. There are many strategies out there that assess end of lesson learning and here are a few of the most effective. This is a display poster of those strategies and is designed to be laminated and taped onto every teacher desk to be a constant reminder of good practice. An excellent CPD tool for senior leadership and Heads of Department.

A careers lesson designed to enthuse students with the power of ambition, goal setting and how to achieve them. It is based on ideas created by the Honda School of Dreams and the ancient Japanese use of Daruma Dolls. A very effective lesson in getting students to think creatively and planning how to aim for success. This is an essential employability skill.

A careers activity and accompanying poster highlighting the essential skills for employment. They make up the transferable skills that all employers are looking for, looking at students assessing their strengths and weaknesses and building on them. This is designed for a 30 minute tutor session. The accompanying poster keeps it at the forefront of student thinking

Whatever your interest, there’s probably a career in it. An assorted range of interests and the careers connected to them. This poster is a way of getting students thinking and researching abut potential careers.

AfL is part of the bread and butter of teaching and learning. There are many strategies out there that assess learning and here are a few of the most effective based on many years of experience and watching top performers. This is a display poster of these strategies and is designed to be laminated and taped onto teacher desks to act as a constant reminder of good practice. A very effective CPD tool for senior leaders and Heads of Department