Teachers need time out to think...
Sometimes teachers need help and support.
Teaching is a very personal profession. And often schools are places where the emotional fall out of misunderstood communication can litter the classrooms and corridors.
A Mind to Teach online training for teachers is one way of gaining a greater understanding of the role and toll of emotion in teaching and learning.
Total-teacher 1:1 coaching is another.
Teachers need to be sensitive creatures
Teaching is like no other profession.
Teaching is a highly skilled profession carried out by
emotionally intelligent, courageous and resilient people...
A teacher communicates for a living.
Teachers are the gateway between learner and learning.
Teachers need to be able to think clearly and express ideas with precision. Teachers need to understand and take charge of the communication they are making; communication that is more than the words they say..
Good teachers are always on emotional alert.
Alert to the ebb and flow of student behaviour. They use their emotional radar to spot the rise and fall in a whole class engagement and are sensitive to how individual students fall in and out of step with the learning.
Teachers make thousands of decisions every day and need to hold the balance between heart and head in every moment.
Total-teacher coaching supports teachers to hold all of these skills in balance.
Steve Carr, PGCE, MA(Psych)
Founder, A Mind to Teach
Teachers are leaders of learning
This dynamic coaching model is a leadership framework. The approach helps the client explore the challenges of their professional role but includes the personal aspects of what they bring to the table.
The marriage of leading learning with
relationship psychology
Total-Teacher Coaching brings together a knowledge of the demands of classroom teaching with a Masters Level understanding of how we are configured to relate to one another in classrooms. staff rooms and board rooms.
The belief that we are born with both the skill and the innate desire to connect to one another underpins this approach.
Teaching is a personal profession..
Teaching is a very personal profession. It demands that teachers not only share their subject knowledge to help students but that they share something of themselves.
Time after time, students look for teachers who are willing and able to 'be there' for them. But sometimes, teachers need this facility too. Someone or a network of someones who are able to understand exactly what it takes, both personally and professionally to step into a classroom or seminar room and share oneself with focus and clarity with others who have come to learn.
1:1 coaching helps teachers work through what's important in a sympathetic environment and supports them in finding where to put their energy and focus.
What happens in the sessions?
Sessions last for 50 minutes. The aim of any session is to help clients find ways forward; with their practice, with their leadership skills, through their limiting beliefs to the next step on their personal and professional path.
A coaching session is a facilitated conversation totally focused on you and what you need. You will be listened to, encouraged, questioned and asked to challenge your own thinking at times.
It is not an endless stream of positive mantras. Instead it is a space where you can get help and support with whatever you want to achieve and take a look at what might be holding you back. All with someone who is trained to help you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get a refund if I'm unhappy with my purchase?
Yes. If you are unsatisfied with your coaching after one session, then ask for your money back and find someone who suits you better.
No problem.
How do I schedule my appointment?
Before purchasing coaching, fill out the 'intake form' and start a conversation with Steve. From there, you can decide whether it's a good fit for you.
Can I purchase coaching more than once?
One-off coaching sessions can be great. You might just want a sounding board. Fine. We all need that at times. However, I recommend at least six sessions if you want to really evolve your thinking.