Teacher coaching could transform professional development and school improvement, according to a new discussion paper launched at the Confederation of School Trusts' Directors of Improvement conference.

The co-published paper, Leveraging Trust Capacity to Deliver Effective Professional Development, developed with Josh Goodrich and Claire Hill from ...

Teachers, leaders and mentors are now able to gain formal recognition for improving their practice by using their engagement with Steplab as evidence towards Chartered Status with the Chartered College of Teaching.

For years, we've wrestled with how we can help coaches to become more effective. Now, we're launching a tool we hope will make a big difference to coaches. Read on to find out what it is, why we’re launching it, and how you can get access.

Are you responsible for leading coaching in your school? Are you:

• Trying to make instructional coaching work (better) in your school (or trust)?
• Wondering what you can do to increase the impact of coaching?
• Searching for ways to improve your coaching leadership – and looking for people to learn from?

The Steplab Certificate in Leading Coaching is...

We are excited to announce the launch of Steplab Coaching Hubs. In this article, we explain what they are, how they can help you successfully implement instructional coaching and how you can get involved.

Meet Simran and Jo

Simran is a headteacher of a primary school in Yorkshire. She is planning to launch instructional coaching at her school next...