Coaching is now becoming more widely used in schools and can make a remarkable difference  both with staff and students.

My many years working in education has made me well aware of the poor work life balance experienced by many staff in schools.

Figures published by the School teachers Review Body in 2003 showed that the average hours worked by Headteachers ranged from 55 to 60 a week, for deputies around 56 hours a week , classroom teachers 51 hours a week.  A full study has not been conducted since work force remodelling but initial figures show that these hours have not been reduced for headteachers and deputies.  Most people who work in schools are very good at looking after others but find it more difficult to look after their own needs.  For many years a poor work-life balance has been assumed as going with the territory in education often resulting in stressed teachers who worked less effectively with young people or who felt the only way to get a life for themselves was to quit a career they loved.

This is where coaching comes in, helping the individual to focus on what is important and ways forward.

I am available to work with individual headteachers or members of leadership teams on work life balance issues in order to increase their personal effectiveness.

I also  work with groups of staff, either looking at work-life balance issues, improving performance or establishing coaching programmes for school students.