Working with Carolyn is a helpful, personalised way to pinpoint what you want to work on in your teaching career.
Do any of the following statements resonate with you?
- you are glad you chose teaching as a career, but you sometimes get overwhelmed with the workload
- you want strategies to better manage your own wellbeing
- you are an experienced teacher and you want to take the next step in your career
- you are a new teacher and you have heard about 'burnout' and want to avoid it
- you are a school leader trying to balance your leadership role with your other school responsibilities
You may not be able to articulate yet exactly what you want, so Carolyn offers a no-obligation Discovery Call where you can ask questions and see how she can best support you. To book a 15 minute chat use the form at the bottom of this page.
Working with Carolyn as your professional coach brings many benefits: a fresh perspective on teaching-related or personal challenges you may be facing, enhanced decision-making skills, greater interpersonal effectiveness, and a sense of knowing where you are headed.
You can also expect to get results towards your goals, and more satisfaction with your teaching career and your life.
Carolyn can help you to...
- stay on top of your teaching workload without feeling overwhelmed
- manage your time between home and school, especially if you have other family responsibilities
- manage the responsibilities of being a school leader
- create a good foundation if you are in the first three years of your teaching career
- plan the next steps in your teaching career
- have more effective relationships with your colleagues and/or your students
- Rediscover the joy of teaching
... and so much more. You bring whatever you need to each session and Carolyn will support you to get greater clarity and faster results.
The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximise their personal and professional potential, which is particularly important in today’s uncertain and complex environment.
As your coach, Carolyn honours you as the expert in your life and work.
It is her responsibility to:
- Discover, clarify, and align with what you want to achieve
- Encourage your self-reflection and discovery
- Elicit solutions and strategies generated by you
- Hold you responsible and accountable
This process helps you dramatically improve your outlook on work and life, while improving your leadership skills and unlocking your potential.
For more information on the International Coach Federation click here.
To determine whether you could benefit from working with Carolyn, start by thinking about what you would expect to accomplish during the sessions. When you are clear on the outcomes you would like to achieve, a coaching partnership can be a useful tool to help you reach those outcomes. However, if you do not exactly know what it is you would like to achieve then the first session would help you get clarity on this. You will receive a helpful questionnaire that will enable you to reflect on the results you want to see in your professional and personal life.
Also, ask yourself whether you are ready to devote the time and the energy to making real changes. If the answer is yes, then coaching may be a beneficial way to grow and develop.
Carolyn offers an obligation-free Discovery Session during which you can chat with her about any questions you may have and see if this would be right for you. To book a 15 minute chat use the form at the bottom of this page.
Professional coaching focuses on setting goals, creating outcomes and managing personal change. Sometimes it’s helpful to understand coaching by distinguishing it from other personal or organisational support professions. Coaching is not therapy or counselling, and it is different to training or mentoring.
All sessions are online, so there is no travelling time. Your first session will begin with a chat to assess your current opportunities and challenges, identify priorities for action and establish what you would like your outcomes and results to be.
Between scheduled sessions, you may set yourself specific actions that support the achievement of your goals. Carolyn may also provide additional resources in the form of relevant articles, checklists, assessments or models to support your thinking and actions if this is applicable to your results.
For you to get the most benefit out of the coaching relationship it is best to start with the 8 week programme where you can systematically work through coaching tools and strategies that will lead to the results you want. Ultimately you will learn how to become your own coach and the benefits of this will last for a lifetime.
Each session takes approximately 45 mins to an hour, although the first session may take up to 90 minutes.