Resources

A new discussion paper from Dr Jennifer Barker, Peps Mccrea and Josh Goodrich explores how we might reframe our approach to classroom teaching in response to the current SEND challenges in England.

Alex Gingell, former primary Headteacher and Steplab Coaching Development Lead, explores how to make coaching work in smaller schools.

Assistant Principal Steve Allen shares Farnborough Spencer's experience of working with Steplab to improve teaching and learning across the school through a whole-school coaching model.

Chris Routledge, Assistant Principal for Quality of Education explains how instructional coaching became central to their school improvement model

Dr Sam Sims (UCL IoE) explores how school leaders should spend their limited PD budget to maximise the positive impact on teaching and learning

The Ribbon Academy is a large primary school in the North-East of England. Stuart Houghton, Deputy Headteacher, explains how they successfully implemented instructional coaching and the impact this has had on staff engagement and pupils' outcomes.

Three years since partnering with Steplab, Coaching Lead and Assistant Headteacher Alex Evans explores what they've learned and updates us on St Luke's incredible progress, including recognition for being in the top 3% of schools of a similar context and improving pupil progress by +0.9.

Instructional coaching is one of the best ways for schools to improve teaching. We’ve pulled together this Beginner’s Guide to help share what we’ve learned about successful instructional coaching and how to make it work.

What is responsive coaching and why is it so important?

Josh and Kat delve into the structure of Josh's book and some common questions about implementing a coaching programme across a school or trust.

We really do believe the quality of teaching in our schools has got better because of responsive coaching. It locks in consistent systems and strong habits, creating a predictable, positive learning environment for all students.

There are various conceptions of instructional coaching. The different terms used to describe instructional coaching models are often unhelpful, at times divisive, and can be a cause of confusion.

What does it take to build truly effective teacher professional development?

There are multiple ways to define expert teaching – the question is what to do with the analysis.

Caroline Sherwood is Deputy Headteacher at Pilton Community College. In this case study, Caroline shares her school's experience working with Steplab and the impact this has had on her school community.