solution focused education coaching

Client comments - Education

All comments are "live" and are taken at the end of courses that I have run. Click on the heading to see those most relevant to you.

• Behaviour Support
• Heads
• Assistant Heads
• Department Heads
• Teachers
• Music Mentors
• Higher Level Teaching Assistants
• Teaching Assistants

Behaviour Support

“I would not hesitate in recommending Rob to anybody who required his services and very much hope to work with him again.”
Billy Davies
Director of Ethos and Community, Oasis Academy Southampton

“The speed of the day was great and everyone was very open in asking questions. This only comes about when the facilitator of the day makes people feel comfortable and confident, which is definitely something you did.”
School and Family Support Worker
Specialist Behaviour Support

“I think it is useful for people who work with children and adults to affect change as well as for managers”
Project Officer
Social Work

“Will be more positive in approach especially with children with behavioural problems”
Behaviour support

“I enjoyed practising using coaching tools as well as discussing and reflecting on the process along the way”
Project Officer
Social Work

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Heads

"I think that all leaders/managers would really benefit from this. Anyone who is working with people and values their contribution and willingness to move forward would really benefit"

"Great balance between teaching and practising"  

"It was a fantastic 2 days –very intensive and challenging but extremely valuable. Very valuable for working with staff individually and team sessions."

"Thanks for one of the best courses I’ve done"

"Giving me real tools to take this forward. Recognition and acceptance of the challenges of the job. Time and opportunity to practice. Professional focused dialogue is really useful."

"Giving me real tools to take this forward. Recognition and acceptance of the challenges of the job. Time and opportunity to practice. Professional focused dialogue is really useful."

"Kept me interested all day"

"Thought provoking and intensive but very worthwhile and lots of things to think about and ideas to work with."

"Tied in very well with leadership training."

"Lots to think about but great to challenge myself in this way."

"Thank you very much for your encouragement Rob. Reflective practitioners need to apply! They would increase their toolkit of skills to enable others to improve performance in learning and teaching."

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Assistant Heads

"Thank-you again for all your hard work in preparing and delivering the session to-day. I have had many positive comments from members of staff."

"Will use the tools to develop skills across staff, improve PRD and staff development"

"Rob was a very clear speaker who delivered the courses at an appropriate pace. This was an excellent course and I hope to use a lot of it in the future."

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Department Head

"This has been most insightful and has helped to give me good ideas."

"All management would benefit"

"Enjoyable and useful. I feel I have improved my skills in supporting staff and pupils."

"An excellent course and an excellent opportunity to meet and discuss issues with other colleagues."

"Very good 2 days, time passed quickly good for CPD."

"I will now try and interact in a positive way with all colleagues."

"An excellent course and an excellent opportunity to meet and discuss issues with colleagues."

"Reflecting on current practice very beneficial. Don't usually have time to think!"

"More confident about using coaching and mentoring skills with members of department."

"Investment in time to use in "real life" likely to be worthwhile, both with colleagues and pupils."

"Enjoyed all aspects of the 4 days. All management would benefit, definitely "food for thought"."

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Teachers

"Felt I was given a number of tools which will greatly help me in coaching and mentoring in the department"

"This was an excellent course. I hope to use this a lot in the future."

"The training has made me reflect on my thinking and practise. This will make conversations in my department/school more meaningful and solution focused."

"Well presented, good mix of slides, working together and practical work. Very relevant covered everything from working with individuals and teams. All leaders, managers etc. should do this."

"Allowing the time to have a go at coaching was great."

"Plenty of discussion and interaction and we were given the choice of whether to speak or not. We were given plenty to think about."

"Excellent day! Can't believe how quickly the day went. I will be trying it out on Monday. More of the same please!"

"Very relevant. Excellent courses. Very intensive but so interesting and lots to think about."

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Music Mentors

"What did I enjoy?
Everything!
Clear focused and development orientated, with less distractions for me."
Tim Boulton, Mentor/Tutor

"I enjoyed the positive approaches to what could be seen as problems, these practical approaches are useful."
Jane Harwood, South West Music School Mentor

"Wealth of experience, knowledge and understanding, presented in a manner (relaxed) which I could understand. New perspectives for mentoring. Many more techniques to explore, making mentor sessions more interesting for me and mentees."
Rob "Bomber" Harris, South West Music School Mentor

"Some really good tools for mentoring."
Elfyn Jones, Music Development Leader for Devon Music Service, South West Music School Mentor

"What did I enjoy? Atmosphere, working in groups, pairs, handouts for future references, having slides...."
Penny Tweed, South West Music School Mentor

"Simple sophistication!"
John Harries, Head of Cornwall Music Service, South West Music School Mentor

"What did I enjoy?
Interaction..Collaborative approach between mentors. Clear guidance from Rob in a short space of time on specific tools to use for personal / professional development. It will help me focus on achievable goals with mentee and clear approaches to development."
Math Booth, Chair of the Bristol Music Foundation, South West Music School Mentor

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Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTA)

"I got a lot out of the course. The way in which you presented it made it easier to understand. The real life situations/.scenario was extremely useful."

"I would like to see a day course for HLTAs in Dorset."

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TEACHING Assistants (TA)

"What was useful was the way I can ask questions and praise in my work."

"It was really enlightening to see the way this works."

"It has made me stop and think about my actions …"

"Although very short, very informative thank you."

"Will be more positive in approach especially with children with behavioural problems."

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